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King Ranch Chicken for Grown-Ups
Servings: 8by TheRecipeHunter4 recipes>This King Ranch Chicken for Grown-Ups is creamy, cheesy and savory with well-integrated flavors that make this a delectable and luscious dish! Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 1tbsp ground black pepper
- 1 can Ro-Tel® or diced tomatoes, drained, juice reserved.
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup corn
- 1 poblano pepper, diced
- 1 can hot green chiles
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 block cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups tortilla chips, crushed
- 5 corn tortillas, cut into small pieces
- 4 cups shredded cheese, divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Add the first six ingredients as well as reserved juice from diced tomatoes/Ro-Tel® to a saucepan, cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for approximately 15 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temp of 165º. Remove from broth, let cool, then shred.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat and sauté the onion, corn, poblano and green chiles until tender, about 10 minutes. Add broth or water if pan becomes too dry.
- Add sautéed vegetables to shredded chicken mixture and mix well.
- Add the soup, cream cheese, sour cream and drained diced tomatoes/Ro-Tel® to the remaining poached chicken liquid and whisk well over medium heat until thoroughly incorporated.
- Spray a glass 9x13" dish with cooking spray.
- Place enough crushed tortilla chips to cover bottom of dish, about 1 cup.
- Layer the chicken/veggie mixture on top of chips.
- Add enough shredded cheese to cover, about 1.5 cups.
- Pour half of the sauce on top of cheese layer.
- Top with all of the corn tortilla pieces.
- Repeat chicken, cheese and sauce layers.
- Cover with foil and cook for 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.
- Remove foil and add the remaining cup of cheese and crushed tortillas.
- Cook for 5-10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
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