king ranch chicken

6 Pinches
Moore, OK
Updated on May 13, 2015

This is my Granma's recipe for King Ranch Chicken. She mixes everything together all at once, and I actually found I liked that a lot better than those who layer everything. This is my favorite recipe, naturally :)

prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 - whole chicken
  • 1 package tortilla chips
  • 3/4 can fried onion
  • 1/4 cup green peppers
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 can cream of chicken
  • 1 can cream of mushroom
  • 1 can rotel
  • 1 large bag of chedder cheese

How To Make king ranch chicken

  • Step 1
    Cook chicken, draining, and deboning.
  • Step 2
    Fry onions (using oil or butter, it doesn't matter), and drain out the oil/grease. Add chicken to pan with onions and fry for a minute. Add the rest of the ingredients except cheese. Stir and blend.
  • Step 3
    Add 3/4th of your cheese and mix into the rest of the ingredients.
  • Step 4
    Crush tortilla chips and line a 9x13 pan with them. Pour mixture of the chips, topping with more tortilla chips (either crushed or whole) and top with cheese.
  • Step 5
    Cook for 350 for 40 minutes

Discover More

Culture: Mexican
Ingredient: Chicken
Method: Bake
Category: Casseroles

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