King Ranch Chicken
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I can't find that I posted this before--it is so good I'll post it again if I have!!

4 whole chicken breasts, bone in, with skin
2 med yellow onions, with brown skin, quartered
3 celery stalks, cut in 4 pieces
1 t salt & 1 t black peppercorns
1 t chili powder
1 t cumin seeds & 1/2 t cumin powder
Water to cover (5-6 C)--in a stockpot
Simmer the above until chicken is tender. Remove from pot-cool, debone, discard bones and skin, cut into small chunks, or shread the chicken. Reduce broth to 3 cups, strain and reserve. You may want to chill and degrease the reduced broth.

3 to 4 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 med yellow onion, chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
1/2 C chopped fresh cilantro
2 cans RoTel tomatoes with chilis
1/4 C chili powder (ancho is good)
1 t garlic powder
1 C shreadded Cheddar cheese
1 C shreadded monteray jack cheese
24 corn tortillas, cut into triangles.

Assembly-
mix chicken with chili and garlic powder.
mix soup and broth
butter a casserole dish
arrange layer of tortilla slices on the bottom.
cover with 1/2 of the chicken
add 1/3 of the soup mixture, bell peppers, onion, rotel, and cilantro
repeat, starting with more tortillas then chicken, etc
pour last of soup mixture over the top

Cover and bake in a 350 oven for 45 min. Remove cover, sprinkle with the combined cheeses--bake uncovered until bubbly (15 min).
Good warmed over and freezes well. Serves 8

*edited to show the water to boil the chicken and make the stock
"He who sups with the devil should have a. long spoon".
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#12
  Re: King Ranch Chicken by Old Bay (I can't find that I ...)
Uh, Bill, where is the broth in the first step?

BTW, this sounds amazing!
Daphne
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Gourmet_Mom (Uh, Bill, where is t...)
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Uh, Bill, where is the broth in the first step?

BTW, this sounds amazing!




The broth is mixed with the soup
"He who sups with the devil should have a. long spoon".
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Gourmet_Mom (Uh, Bill, where is t...)
Probably just cover all the ingredients with water.
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by DFen911 (Probably just cover ...)
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Probably just cover all the ingredients with water.


That's kinda what I was thinking. I can't wait to fix this!
Daphne
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Gourmet_Mom ([blockquote]Quote:[h...)
No, do not add any water--the reduced broth mixed with the soup is all the liquid you need.
"He who sups with the devil should have a. long spoon".
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Old Bay (No, do not add any w...)
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4 whole chicken breasts, bone in, with skin
2 med yellow onions, with brown skin, quartered
3 celery stalks, cut in 4 pieces
1 t salt & 1 t black peppercorns
1 t chili powder
1 t cumin seeds & 1/2 t cumin powder
Simmer the above until chicken is tender. Remove from pot-cool, debone, discard bones and skin, cut into small chunks, or shread the chicken. Reduce broth to 3 cups, strain and reserve. You may want to chill and degrease the reduced broth.


Bill, we're talking about where the broth comes from here. Do these ingredients create enough liquid? I'm confused.
Daphne
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#18
  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Gourmet_Mom ([blockquote]Quote:[h...)
The broth is the liquid the chickens cooked in--remove the chicken and reduce the remaining broth to 3 cups, strain out the solids and mix the strained broth with the mushroom soup--the combination makes plenty of liquid.
"He who sups with the devil should have a. long spoon".
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  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Old Bay (The broth is the liq...)
Thanks Bill. I could have assumed, but wanted to be sure.

This is on the menu...now to go back and find what you served with it. I probably won't find the exact thing, but it will be a guide.
Daphne
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#20
  Re: Re: King Ranch Chicken by Gourmet_Mom (Thanks Bill. I coul...)
We did guacomole--Shiner Bock beer, a good Zin, or as I told Jean, I think one of Washington state tempranellos would wash it down nicely.
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