King Ranch Chicken Casserole

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner; canned chicken is budget-friendly.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese has fewer calories; processed cheese is often cheaper.

In a large skillet, add butter and diced onion.

Cook the onion until softened.

Add in green chilies, a can of tomatoes with green chilies, and cream of chicken soup.

Continue cooking until the sauce mixture is warm.

Add pepper jack cheese until the cheese is melted.

In a mixing bowl, mix shredded chicken with taco seasoning and chicken broth.

Lay six corn tortillas in a greased 9x13 baking dish.

Spread half of the chicken mixture on the tortillas.

Top with six more corn tortillas.

Spread the remaining chicken mixture on top, reserving a small amount for a final thin layer.

Spread on the final thin layer of the chicken mixture.

Top with shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake covered at 350°F for 25 minutes.

Remove the foil and cook an additional 20 minutes.

Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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