Easy Ranch Chicken Casserole
From fluffy24 16 years ago
- 120 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is a bit labor intense, but so worth it. This is a delicious one pot meal. You can use a pre cooked whole chicken and can broth if you don't want to cook your own..
Ingredients
- (4 1/2- to 5-lb. ) whole chicken shopping list
- 2 celery ribs, cut into 3 pieces each shopping list
- 2 carrots, cut into 3 pieces each shopping list
- 2 1/2 to 3 tsp. salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, pressed shopping list
- 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of mushroom soup shopping list
- 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of chicken soup shopping list
- 2 (10-oz.) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1 teaspoon Mexican-style chili powder* shopping list
- 3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
- 12 (6-inch) fajita-size corn tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch strips shopping list
How to make it
- If applicable, remove giblets from chicken, and reserve for another use. Rinse chicken.
- Place chicken, celery, carrots, and salt in a large Dutch oven with water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 50 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done. Remove from heat. Remove chicken from broth; cool 30 minutes. Remove and reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid. Strain any remaining cooking liquid, and reserve for another use.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 6 to 7 minutes or until tender. Add bell pepper and garlic, and sauté 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in reserved 3/4 cup cooking liquid, cream of mushroom soup, and next 5 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes.
- Skin and bone chicken; shred meat into bite-size pieces. Layer half of chicken in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with half of soup mixture and 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Cover with half of corn tortilla strips. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
- *1 tsp. chili powder and 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper may be substituted for Mexican-style chili powder.
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