# Easy King Ranch Chicken Casserole

This is a super easy, great tasting casserole that will feed a lot of people.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium-sized onion
- 1 fresh jalapeño pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 cube chicken tomato bouillon
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 10 ounce can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 10 ounces Queso Quesadilla part skim milk melting cheese
- 1 whole deboned chicken
- 14 corn tortillas
- 6 ounces shredded Colby Jack cheese

## Instructions

1. Start with about a tablespoon of butter.
2. Add the Texas Trinity: a medium-sized onion, one fresh jalapeño, and about three cloves of fresh garlic chopped up.
3. Add one cube of chicken tomato bouillon.
4. Once onions are browned, add about a teaspoon each of black pepper, garlic powder, and chili powder.
5. Add about a cup of chicken broth.
6. Add a 10 ounce can of Rotel (hot or regular).
7. Add 10.5 ounce cans of cream of chicken soup and cream of mushroom soup.
8. Stir to incorporate.
9. Add 10 ounces of Queso Quesadilla cheese, tearing it into pieces.
10. Stir until cheese is melted and incorporated.
11. Add a whole deboned chicken.
12. Stir until chicken is mixed in and broken up.
13. Take off the fire.
14. Grease an oven-safe dish and add a layer of corn tortillas.
15. Add a layer of the chicken mixture.
16. Add another layer of corn tortillas.
17. Add another layer of chicken mixture.
18. Add about 6 ounces of shredded Colby Jack cheese.
19. Cover with foil and bake at 350°F for about 25 minutes.
20. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spatula
- oven
- glass baking dish

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2cY4yQy/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/92e4a9c8-968f-47c1-ae1b-bb9f9a9332bc
- Extracted: 2025-04-01

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