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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (450g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 925
Calories from Fat 516		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 57.4g	88%
	Saturated Fat 22.8g	114%
	Monounsaturated Fat 15.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 11.7g
	Trans Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 181mg		60%
Sodium 2218mg		92%
Potassium 707mg		20%
Total Carbohydrate 45.7g		15%
	Dietary Fiber 2.7g	10%
	Sugars 6.4g
Protein 55.0g		109%
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My Favorite King Ranch Chicken

Recipe #54086 | 1½ hours | 40 min prep | add private note

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By: Kim D.
Feb 15, 2003

I adopted this recipe from Recipezaar in September 2006. It was originally submitted by Moxie, but she is no longer a member of Recipezaar. I've been making Moxie's recipe for several years now and I'm proud to give it a home. The only change I make is that I use two cans of cream of chicken soup and omit the can of cream of mushroom soup, because my kids dislike mushrooms. This casserole is a church potluck staple here in Texas and there are as many versions of this dish as there are armadillos in Texas. However, this is the best King Ranch Chicken recipe that I've found! This casserole also freezes well.

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

6-8 chicken breasts
salt & pepper
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 small onion, diced
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
1 (8 ounce) jar Cheez Whiz
1 (11 ounce) bag cheesy plain Doritos or other corn chips, crushed
8 ounces grated cheddar cheese
4 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
paprika, to garnish

Directions

1
Steam or boil the chicken breasts until cooked through (I use my steamer and find it makes the chicken perfectly moist and tender).
2
When cool, dice into bite-size pieces.
3
In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix the soups, onion, Ro-tel tomatoes and Cheez Whiz until blended.
4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
5
Layer the bottom of a greased 9x12 casserole dish with crushed chips.
6
Next, layer half the chicken pieces.
7
Top with half the sauce.
8
Sprinkle with half the cheddar cheese.
9
Repeat the layers, but top with the Cheddar and Mozzarella.
10
Sprinkle paprika over the top to garnish.
11
Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

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From: Chef #650560

On Oct 22, 2009

Love it! I made it with unflavored Tostitos as I just couldn't do Doritos. I also used the health request of the cream soups and lf cheese. Still was soooo yummy. I get requests for it all the time now.

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From: LorenLou

On Oct 4, 2009

I only used 4 chicken breasts and that was plenty of meat for us.....yummy and simple - a Texas classic!

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From: Sidd

On Jul 1, 2003

Holy cow, this recipe was so good I had to make it two nights in a row, and the second night, I was home alone. It is soooo good!!! I halved the recipe, but silly me did not half the tomatoes and chilies. It put a little more zing in it, but I like moderately spicy food. The second night I ran out of cheesy doritoes so I just used plain, it's still good, but if at all possible put the cheesy doritoes in, it really adds to the flavor. I am definately putting this on our keeper list!!! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe Moxie!!

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From: Denise!

On Aug 6, 2004

I have made this recipe with chicken and it was outstanding, but last night I decided to make it with ground round and make it more like a mexican lasagna. I fried 2 pounds of ground round and I layered corn tortillas, a layer of ground round and then the sauce and grated cheese. I also added one more can of Rotel to the sauce. It turned out fantastic! Lots of layers of corn tortillas and beef and layers of the cheesy sauce. Really, really love this stuff, moxie!! Thanks for posting! Orignal Review --Great casserole! I used 2 cans of Rotel and I used leftover fajita chicken that had been prepared with green & red peppers & onion. The sauce is so good! This pleased everyone, from the toddler to the teenager to Papa. Thanks, moxie!

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