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6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 19:40:08 GMT

I haven't tested this recipe yet - from Hungry Girll

This lightened-up chicken casserole is pure comfort food! It’s creamy, cheesy, and full of flavor. Whip one up as a family dinner, or make it just for you and enjoy a panful of leftovers

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup light/reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese
12 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
One 10-oz. can diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
Three 6-inch corn tortillas, cut into quarters

Seasonings:
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. taco seasoning

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375℉. Spray an 8"x8" baking pan with nonstick spray.

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add onion, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.

Transfer onion to a large bowl. Add cream cheese, 1/4 cup shredded cheese, chicken, and taco seasoning. Mix until uniform. Fold in diced tomatoes with chiles.

Transfer half of the chicken mixture to the baking pan, and smooth out the surface. Add half of the tortilla pieces in an even layer, and top with 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Repeat layering with remaining chicken mixture, tortilla pieces, and 1/4 cup shredded cheese.

Cover with foil, and bake for 25 minutes.

Remove foil, and bake until entire dish is hot and bubbly and cheese has lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

MAKES 6 SERVINGS

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Solar Is My Name — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 20:07:53 GMT

Thank you! Will try it!

-Solar

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Kachina624 — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 20:12:20 GMT

@Chi-town girl This sounds like dinner tonight. I think I have everything except the tortillas but do have some Fritos. I even have cooked frozen chicken.

Thanks for posting!

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 20:42:19 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Chi-town girl This sounds like dinner tonight. I think I have everything except the tortillas but do have some Fritos. I even have cooked frozen chicken.

Thanks for posting!

Isn't great when you can try a new easy to make recipe with on hand ingredients 😃 enjoy!!! Let us know your review

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

riley1 — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 22:58:35 GMT

@Chi-town girl - got a recipe from wellplated dot com. It is a lighter, healthier version and very good. And I like that there is no canned soup in it.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

nada54 — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 19:00:05 GMT

I didn't see any canned soup in Chi's version. And her ingredients were light.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

riley1 — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 21:15:56 GMT

@nada54 - I was not implying it was not simply saying where I found mine which was some time ago.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

AuntG — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:10:23 GMT

@Chi-town girl your version is light and healthy. We're having it tonight with steamed broccoli. For dessert, I made an Oreo ice cream pie using mint ice cream.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:28:13 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
@Chi-town girl your version is light and healthy. We're having it tonight with steamed broccoli. For dessert, I made an Oreo ice cream pie using mint ice cream.

Hi @AuntG - your dinner menu sounds DELICIOUS!!!

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

maximillian — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:09:22 GMT

Last night I made this recipe for dinner and liked it. Our grocery stores have some strange shortages. I had to buy and use flour tortillas-no corn tortillas to be found. Also, the entire section for "light" cream cheese was empty. I bought and used regular. The recipe was still good.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

AuntG — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:14:23 GMT

@maximillian I was glad I had two packs of cream cheese. My store was cleaned out of it too. Maybe everyone is making dips.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:28:37 GMT

@maximillian wrote:
Last night I made this recipe for dinner and liked it. Our grocery stores have some strange shortages. I had to buy and use flour tortillas-no corn tortillas to be found. Also, the entire section for "light" cream cheese was empty. I bought and used regular. The recipe was still good.

Thank you for the review @maximillian I'm going to make it next weekend

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Oznell — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:35:52 GMT

This is an improved version of the old King Ranch casserole recipe. I also like that it is less fussy, with fewer ingredients. Thanks, @Chi-town girl !

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

cherrywood — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:51:59 GMT

Chi-Town Girl, thanks for sharing this recipe. Sounds great.

Riley1, thanks for the site. Has some recipes I would like to try as well as other good info.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 21:08:08 GMT

@Oznell @cherrywood and all - glad you are finding this to be a good recipe

@riley1 - I'm going to check out the recipe site you posted, thank you!

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

riley1 — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:21:45 GMT

@Chi-town girl - I like your recipe - quick and easy with less fuss. And, I'm glad the updates on these recipes don't use the condensed soup.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

itsmetoo — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:01:55 GMT

I made this recipe last night @Chi-town girl and my family loved it! I did add a little more cheese than the recipe called for and it was delicious. Thanks so much for posting this.

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Sooner — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:10:56 GMT

It looks like a good recipe if you are a cream cheese fan, but I'm not seeing how it is lighter than if you use fat free or lighter soups as the original recipe?

What am I missing?

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Chi-town girl — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:04:50 GMT

@itsmetoo wrote:
I made this recipe last night @Chi-town girl and my family loved it! I did add a little more cheese than the recipe called for and it was delicious. Thanks so much for posting this.

You're welcome @itsmetoo Extra cheese is a good thing IMO

Re: 6 Ingredient King Ranch Chicken Casserole

moxie11 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:40:16 GMT

Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, seems very easy and yummie.