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King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch Chicken

Yield: 8 servings 1x
Prep: 40 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 1 hour
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Ingredients

Poaching liquid

3 cups low sodium chicken stock (homemade if possible)

1/4 whole large onion, coarsely cut up (save the rest of the onion for later)

1 large garlic clove smashed

8 whole cilantro stems with leaves

1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon Mexican oregano

Remaining ingredients

1 pound boneless chicken breasts cut into one-inch pieces

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons butter

1 large orange bell pepper, diced (could use any color bell pepper)

1 large green bell pepper diced

1 small jalapeno, seeded and diced small

The remainder of the large onion from earlier, diced (about 3/4 of a large onion)

2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 10-ounce can Rotel diced tomatoes with chilies, drained (We used the mild version)

8 white or yellow 6-inch corn tortillas cut into 1-inch pieces

2 cups Jack cheese, shredded (Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack, depending on your heat tolerance)

Chopped cilantro, as garnish


Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.

In a small pot or large sauce pan, place chicken stock, onion, garlic, cilantro, peppercorns, cumin, chili powder, coriander and oregano and bring to a boil. Cover and lower to a simmer and cook five minutes.

Remove lid, add uncooked chicken breasts, cover and remove from heat. The chicken will sit in the hot liquid for five minutes off heat.

Pour mixture through strainer and save liquid. Pick out chicken pieces and lay out to cool on a plate or platter. Discard the remaining solids. (NOTE: The chicken will not be fully cooked after this step. It will finish cooking later in the process.)

If you want your chicken shredded, shred now with two forks, or leave in pieces.

In a large nonstick 3-4 quart pan, melt butter in oil over medium heat and once melted, add both bell peppers, jalapeno and onion and saute three minutes. Add garlic and cook one more minute.

Lower the heat to medium-low and add the flour and stir. Cook for two minutes, increase heat to medium high and add the stock reserved from earlier.

Stir to form a sauce then add the drained tomatoes, cut up corn tortillas and the cooked chicken from earlier. Stir to combine then remove from the heat.

Spray a 9x9x3-inch casserole dish with kitchen pan spray and pour in the mixture.

Top with the Jack cheese and bake for 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Place under the broiler for a minute or two to brown slightly.

Let sit for ten minutes to set up and then serve with chopped fresh cilantro over the tops of portions.

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© Author: A Family Feast
Cuisine: Tex-Mex Method: baked