King ranch chicken recipe

Recipe for king ranch chicken in our easy tex mex recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 3 teaspoons butter
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup chicken stock or broth
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons butter or olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium poblano, chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped mushrooms
• 2 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons chopped pimientos
• Canola oil for softening tortillas
• 8 corn tortillas
• 3 to 4 cups cooked, diced chicken
• 1/3 cup sliced green olives
• 1/3 cup green onions, including tops, chopped
• 2 cups grated Longhorn or mild cheddar cheese

How to make king ranch chicken

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish or 3 quart casserole.
• Sauce:
  • Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat.
  • Add the garlic and chili powder, and saute for a minute or two. Raise the heat to medium.
  • Quickly sprinkle in the flour and stir to mix.
  • Pour in a small amount of the chicken broth, stirring constantly to remove lumps and allowing the flour to cook briefly.
  • Gradually add the remaining chicken broth, add the buttermilk and continue stirring until sauce has thickened, 3 or 4 minutes.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Filling:
  • Warm a heavy skillet over medium heat, add the butter or olive oil and saute the chopped onion, green pepper, poblano, mushrooms, tomatoes and pimientos until onion is transparent, about 4 or 5 minutes.
  • Fold into the mixture the diced chicken, olives and green onions, combining well. Remove from heat.
• In a small skillet, heat about about half an inch of canola oil.
• Using tongs, dip the tortillas in the hot oil one at a time, for just a few seconds, so that they are softened.
• Cover the bottom of your baking dish with 4 of the softened tortillas.
• Layer the remaining ingredients in the following order: Half of the chicken/vegetable mixture, half of the grated cheese, half of the sauce, the remaining 4 softened tortillas, the remaining chicken/vegetable mixture, the remaining grated cheese and the remaining sauce.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F until casserole is heated through and bubbly.

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