King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch Chicken

from my friend Stacey 

2 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed

1 small onion, chopped

12 corn tortillas, cut into strips

2 c shredded cheddar or colby cheese

1 can cream of mushroom

1 can cream of chicken

1 can rotel

1/2 can of chicken broth

Mix soups, rotel (go easy on the rotel if you don’t want it too spicy) and broth with wire whisk to create sauce.  In a 9x13 pan layer:  half of the sauce, half of the chicken, half of the tortillas, half of the onion and half of the cheese.  Repeat.  Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 1 hour.

I cook the onions with the chicken.  I also think it would be a good idea to reverse the order so the tortillas aren't hard on the top layer.  I plan to try that next time.  One time saving trick I often use is dried onions.  Then I don't have to deal with the teary eyes and it is so much faster!

 Husband Rating:  4 stars

Boys say:  thumbs up (okay, the three-year-old didn't like it but don't take his word for it.  He'd eat macaroni and cheese every meal of the day if we let him!)