King Ranch Chicken

I recently posted about some yummy tortillas that I recieved to review. I showcased the tortillas in what I called a Southwestern style lasagna.  Beth was interested in the recipe, so here it is!

King Ranch Chicken {taken out of a magazine, I don't know when}

INGREDIENTS

• 1    green or yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2  medium white onion, chopped
• 1    {10 ounce} can diced tomatoes w/ green chilies
• 1/2  pound chicken, cooked and cubed
• 18 yellow corn tortillas {I used about 12 flour tortillas and they were cut up in square pieces}This will depend on the the sizeof your pan
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 packet ranch seasoning
• 2-4 cups of monterrey jack cheese { I used a combination of cheddar and swiss}
• in our version, we added some Mexicorn {green giant}

Procedure

• Blend the chicken broth, sour cream and ranch seasoning until smooth
• Cover the bottom of an 8 x 9 pan with tortilla slices
• Sprinkle cheese, tomatoes, peppers, corn, onions and chicken on top of the tortillas
• Keep building layers just like you would a lasagna
• When you get to the final layer topped with tortillas, pour the sour cream mixture evenly over the casserole and set aside for 3 minutes.
• Top with remaining cheese and tomatoes
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and starts to brown.

Yummy Tortillas

I love how versatile tortillas can be;  you can use them for burritos, tacos or quesadillas. The kind I buy is already pre-cooked and the truth is they are pretty bland. 

Little did I know that Tortilla Land offers fresh flour tortillas!  I swear that prior to trying this product I had no idea that there was such a thing as a fresh tortilla.  Needless to say that they are delish!

We're staying with the in-laws for the summer so we get to enjoy my mother-in-law's cooking.  We decided to try out the tortillas, but instead of going the expected burrito way she decided to use the tortillas in a what I call a South Western inspired style lasgana.

The recipe called for corn tortilla chips, but we substituted them for flour tortillas and end result was really yummy!

Prepping everything.

Each layer calls for tortilla slices, chicken, corn, diced tomatoes and lots of other kinds of yummy savory goodness and then you put the dish in the oven.

We accompanied this entree with a green salad.

This turned out soooo goooood!

. These fresh Tortilla Land tortillas were just the thing that this dish needed to pull it all together.  Every bite was so good and you would think that the tortillas would get all soggy, but they still had a nice bite to them. I think I might never go back to using actual lasagna pasta ever again

Here are some recipes for those of you who like to experiment with new dishes using tortillas:

http://www.tortillaland.com/recipes

Sometime during next week I'm going to show you how else you can use the tortillas when you are short on time.

Disclaimer: I recieved Tortilla Land tortillas for review purposes only.  I was not compensated for this post.