Best King Ranch Chicken Casserole
Layered shredded chicken, spicy Rotel sauce, corn tortillas, and melted cheese. One-dish Tex-Mex classic.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
- For the Base:
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- Onion bell pepper, garlic
- For the Sauce:
- Cream soup
- Rotel
- Broth + spices
- Layers:
- 12 corn tortillas
- 3 cups cheese
Sauté veg; mix sauce + chicken.
Layer tortillas, chicken, cheese ×2.
Top with sauce + cheese.
Bake covered 30 min.
Uncover 15–20 min.
Rest 10 min; garnish.
- Rotel = flavor punch.
- Freeze baked up to 3 months.
- Rotisserie = shortcut.
- GF: GF soup.
- 9×13 = 8 generous servings.