King Ranch Chicken
I re-invented this by accident one day when I had no idea what to make. I just threw some compatible ingredients in the pot, and behold – out came something that tastes suspiciously like the popular dish.
A very flexible recipe that makes enough to feed a small army. Like ours.
- 3-4 cups cooked chicken, chunks or shredded
- 1-2 cans black beans, drained (optional, but stretches out the food. save more by cooking dry beans yourself.)
- 1 large can cream of chicken soup (like it or lump it. or make your own from scratch.)
- 3-6 TBS chili powder or taco seasoning, depending on your family’s desire and tolerance for spicy food. We use even more, but we’re Texans and you’re probably not. Buy a huge container of either at Costco for less than $4.
- corn or flour tortillas
- grated cheddar or col-jack cheese
Combine chicken, soup and seasoning, then layer into a 6 quart crock pot with tortillas and grated cheese. Stretch it with extra tortillas or beans. Skimp on the cheese if you must, but if you buy at Costco you won’t need to. 
Heat thoroughly. Maybe 2 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low? You know your crock pot better than I do.
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Yum. I think part of living in the Southwest is that when faced with a meal from scratch, we tend toward the “what can be eaten with tortillas?”
You made this for fellowship yesterday, right? – at least, there was something like it in a Coglan-looking crockpot
(and man, It was delicious
so are you saying that recipe as it is feeds your entire family for dinner. Do you have any sides with that. It just doesn’t seem like enough to feed 11 (ok10) people. No wonder you all stay thin.
maryjo,
We’re hearty eaters around here. We don’t stay thin for lack of eating.
We would typically eat this with tortilla chips, salsa, and a big salad. But depending on how much cheese and how many tortillas you use, it really is a lot of food.
Yum! I don’t have an army but I’ll be halving this to feed my family- thanks!
What a great recipe! And since we’re Texans too
we’ll be using plenty of seasoning! 
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I really love casseroles too.
(We buy ours from Sam’s Club.
Thanks for sharing… I look forward to more recipes from you. Our family of 11 eats a LOT!
Oh MAN…….now I’m hungry!
YUM! I made this today and my family loved it! Thanks so much for sharing your
great recipe!