The Best King Ranch Casserole Food

KING RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Saute onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper in hot oil until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
• Combine onion-pepper mixture, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, sour cream, cumin, ancho chile powder, oregano, and chipotle chile powder together in a large bowl and stir until sauce is well-combined.
• Spread a few tablespoons of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spread 1/2 the chicken over the sauce. Spread about half the sauce over the chicken and top with 1/3 the cheese. Spread a layer of tortillas over the cheese. Spread remaining 1/2 the chicken over the tortillas, and top with almost all of the remaining sauce, reserving 1/2 cup sauce. Top with 1/3 the cheese, remaining tortillas, the reserved 1/2 cup sauce, and remaining 1/3 cheese.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 40 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to broil. Broil the casserole until top is golden, 2 to 3 minutes more.

THE BEST KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil chicken in broth or stock, I cut the chicken into cubes with kitchen scissors before boiling. Save the stock in case you need to add a bit of liquid to the mixture.
• Combine Rotel, soups, onion, olives, and chicken.
• In a large Pyrex baking dish layer crushed Fritos, cheese, and chicken mixture. Repeat layers until all is used, ending with crushed Fritos.-.
• Heat until bubbly @ 350 degrees.
• When done, cover top Frito layer with cheese, and put back in oven until melted.

FAMILY FAVORITE KING RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If applicable, remove giblets from chicken, and reserve for another use. Rinse chicken.
• Place chicken, celery, carrots, and salt in a large Dutch oven with water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 50 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done. Remove from heat. Remove chicken from broth; cool 30 minutes. Remove and reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid. Strain any remaining cooking liquid, and reserve for another use.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 6 to 7 minutes or until tender. Add bell pepper and garlic, and sauté 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in reserved 3/4 cup cooking liquid, cream of mushroom soup, and next 5 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes.
• Skin and bone chicken; shred meat into bite-size pieces. Layer half of chicken in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with half of soup mixture and 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Cover with half of corn tortilla strips. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. You'll want to make extra because it truly is even better the next day.
• Chili Powder Note: 1 teaspoons chili powder and 1/8 teaspoons ground red pepper.

KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice mushroom and onions and saute with butter until onions are clear and mushrooms are begin to get soft. Add garlic and saute for 1 extra minute.
• Drain Rotel tomatoes and chilies and add into saute with 1 tsp chili powder.
• Stir in cream of chicken soup and rotisserie chicken and heat through. Line 13x9 inch casserole dish with corn tortillas. Pour half of the filling over and top with another layer of tortillas. Finish with the rest of the filling and cheeses.
• Cook at 350 for 20-30 minutes until bubbly.

HEALTHY KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bring broth to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Whisk milk and flour in a small bowl until smooth. Add to the broth and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and smooth, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in yogurt, tomatoes, chiles, cilantro (or parsley), chili powder, oregano and cumin. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Line the bottom of a shallow 3-quart baking dish with half the tortillas. Top with half the chicken and half the onion mixture. Spoon half of the sauce evenly over the top. Repeat layers with remaining tortillas, chicken, onion mixture and sauce. Sprinkle with Cheddar. Bake until bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.