King Ranch Casserole

4 steps

Prep:40minCook:1h 10min

Hearty Tex-Mex winter favorite. Variation of Grandma's recipe.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:48:43 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

½ cupunsalted butter

1yellow onion

chopped

1red bell

pepperchopped

0.5 poundsbutton mushrooms

sliced

4cloves garlic

minced

½ teaspoonchili powder

¼ teaspooncayenne

1 teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonpepper

1 cupflour

3 ½ cupschicken stock

½ cupheavy cream

3jalapeños

roasted, peeled and diced

10 OzCan Rotel tomatoes

18corn tortillas

1chicken

poached, skin removed and meat shredded

1 cupJack cheese

shredded

1 cupcheddar cheese shredded

Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter and saute veggies until softened. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add spices and cook for 1 minute.

Step 2

Add flour a little at a time and cook until white is no longer visible. Whisk in 3 cups of stock a little at a time until thickened. Whisk in cream and add Chile's and tomatoes.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking dish. Soak tortillas in 1/2 cup of stock. Line the bottom of the dish with tortillas, making sure they overlap. Cover with half the sauce then half the chicken. Sprinkle with 1/3 of cheese. Add second layer of tortillas, sauce and chicken and 1/3 of cheese. Layer top with remaining tortillas and cheese.

Step 4

Bake for 1 hour and let stand for 10 minutes. Serve.