King Ranch Chicken

Name: King Ranch Chicken
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped; 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 (8 ounce) packagesliced white mushrooms (halve large slices) or 1 (8 ounce) package baby bella mushrooms (halve large slices); 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 14 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 34 cup chicken broth; 12 cup milk; 2 tablespoons sour cream (blend the milk and sour cream together); 12 teaspoon salt, taste; 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste; 8 corn tortillas, softened; 3 12 cups diced cooked chicken; 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa; 1 12 cups coarsely grated mild cheddar cheese

16 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 (8 ounce) packagesliced white mushrooms (halve large slices) or 1 (8 ounce) package baby bella mushrooms (halve large slices)
14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
14 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
34 cup chicken broth
12 cup milk
2 tablespoons sour cream (blend the milk and sour cream together)
12 teaspoon salt, taste
14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste
8 corn tortillas, softened
3 12 cups diced cooked chicken
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
1 12 cups coarsely grated mild cheddar cheese

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350.
2

Spritz a 12 x 7 1/2 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
3

Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat; add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes until limp and golden.
4

Add mushrooms, cayenne, and cumin and cook, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes until mushrooms release their juices and most of these evaporate.
5

Blend in flour and cook and stir 1 minute ; add broth, milk mixture, salt, and black pepper and cook, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes until thickened.
6

Cover bottom of baking dish with 4 tortillas, then layer remaining ingredients in dish this way, each time spreading to cover layer below: half diced chicken, one-third mushroom mixture, half salsa, half cheese, then half remaining mushroom mixture, the remaining tortillas, chicken, salsa, cheese, and finish with remaining mushroom mixture.
7

Slide onto the middle oven rack and bake uncovered, 30-35 minutes until bubbling and tipped with brown.
8

Serve at once with a tartly dressed green salad; or spinach bacon salad.