Dinner Tonight: King Ranch Casserole
I feel like I should apologize.
I feel like such a failure.
Shame on me.
How in the world have I never shown you my King Ranch Casserole recipe before?!?! It’s a staple in my house! It’s a staple in every Southern lady’s house. The other day, it just dawned on me…I haven’t shared this with my peeps. So, here you go…
Shopping List
1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken (click here to see how to get your chicken fast!)
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 oz) can cream of chicken soup
1 (10 oz) can of Rotel tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili powder
About 10 or 12 corn tortillas, torn into 1″ or so pieces (just roughly tear them…don’t over-think it!)
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
Chopped green onions and/or sour cream to garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease (I use Pam) a 9×13 baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, combine your first 6 ingredients.
In your baking dish, layer half of your chicken mixture followed by a layer of torn tortillas and then a layer of cheese. Repeat once more.
Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake another 10 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
Remove from oven, cut into squares and serve.
This is the perfect meal to freeze! Make this in a disposable pan and freeze for up to 3 months. This is also a great meal to take to pot lucks! Perfection!
Happy Friday!!
Um. Yes. King Ranch Casserole might be MY VERY FAVORITE MEAL EVER. I love it. I love it so SO much. I could eat it everyday for weeks, for months even, and never tire of it.
I an making this as I type. Just needed to check the recipe as I go š Thanks for the idea! Can't wait to try it.
Amanda Garcia
I made this tonight and it was DELISH!! Thank you!
I made this tonight (and I am not a good cook at all) – my family devoured it!!!
No ranch flavor! That's just the traditional name!
Someone brought us king ranch chicken when we had Baby Jonah and I've been wanting it again ever since! Making this first thing after Thanksgiving week. Thank you Shay!
PS- I think I'll try the new chicken shredding trick I learned with this recipe – you throw hot chicken into your kitchenaid mixer with the whisk attachment and boom! Restaurant quality shreddedness in seconds.
I made this last night! I left out the bell pepper because I knew my littles wouldn't touch it with green in it. Everyone loved it inculding my mom and dad.
Thanks,
Sarah
I know this says corn tortillas, but did you mean flour tortillas? Or do you use the taco shell or Tostitos kind?
Nope, I meant corn tortillas. They're sold right next to the flour tortillas. They're a little smaller and made of corn. They're soft like a flour tortilla and not crunchy like a chip. If you can't find them, a flour tortilla will work too!
This is one of the first recipes I learned to cook as a newlywed! Love it! I also made a King Ranch Dip on my blog…a Paula recipe.
I made this after Thanksgiving to use up the left over turkey. I didn't have enough left to make a pound, so I threw in some of the left over ham. It was AWESOME!! A huge hit in my house. It's most definitely going into the meal planning rotation.
Hi Shay! Approximately how many people would this feed? Thanks! ?
Unless otherwise specified, each entree serves 4 hungry adults. Enjoy!
Hey! Are the cooking instructions the same if frozen?
If you're cooking the casserole frozen, it will require an extra 20 minutes or so!
Hi! Should I drain the can of Rotel or just pour the whole thing right on in? Thanks!
Don't drain!! Use the whole can. Enjoy!!
Tried this last week, very good! Suggested it to some of my other mom friends needing to switch up their dinner rotations!
Hi Shay! Thank you for this recipe, it looks delish! What would you recommend for someone who just CAN'T do Cream of Mushroom? Can you double up on the Cream of Chicken? Thanks a ton!
Cream of Chicken would be an excellent substitute! Enjoy!
I'm going to try this tomorrow night. Serve alone or with something else?
Made this the other night for dinner and thought it was good! A perfect weeknight meal. I just had the leftovers for lunch and u think the leftovers might be even better š Have a great weekend!
I made this tonight, and my whole family loved it! Thank you so much for all your great recipes, I love your blog!
This is in my oven right now and it is delicious (I may have licked the spatula after mixing everything). Can't wait to try it! Thanks Shay!
HI Shay! My family loves this recipe but i am wanting to make a batch to freeze for my grandparents. will they need to thaw it before they put it in the oven or just put it in the oven still frozen and cook for additional 20 minutes?
Stick in frozen and cook an additional 20 minutes. They'll love it!!
Thank you!!!!!
Making this tonight. It's got 10 minutes! I'm a little nervous because I goofed on the Rotel. Thought I had some but I didn't. Hope it still turns out as great as everyone else's!!!