King Ranch Chicken (king Ranch- Kingsville, Texas)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, skinned, boned, halved
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 20 ounces tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiliuted
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 12 small tortillas
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place in a baking dish.
• 2 bake at 325 for 20 minutes; cool. corsely chop chicken; set aside.
• 3 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add bell pepper and onion, and cook, stirring constantly until crisp-tender. remove from heat, and stir in chicken, tomatoes, and soups.
• 4 place 1/3 of the tortillas in the bottom of a greased 13x9x2 baking dish; top with 1/3 of the chicken mixture, sprinkle 2/3 cup of cheddar cheese. repeat layers, reerving the last 2/3 cup of cheese.
• 5 bake at 325 for 35 minutes; sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake for additional 5 minutes.
• 6 let stand 5 minutes before serving.