Recipe from Jim Yarboro of Gun Barrel City, Texas on March 2, 2013 which is his version of the King Ranch Chicken Casserole.  Pix below of Jim and Carol Yarboro long time friends circa mid to late 1970s.  Recipe baked on 05-10-13 and a fun recipe to do......just enough heat in this one to wake up any dormant taste buds you might have.  An excellent chicken casserole recipe with a flavor and style of cuisine from the Southwest .  I substituted regular Doritos for the Spicy Doritos since my bride cannot handle too much spicy stuff since her stroke in 2007.  I had some leftover green and red bell peppers already cut up and frozen and used them.  You could easily make a Burrito or Fajita with the cooked chicken and veggie mixture which would be off the chain also! 

According to Jim Yarboro, this recipe has it's beginning at the legendary King Ranch located in Southwest Texas. 

NOTES:  I used Campbell's brand of the Cream of Chicken Soup and Cream of Mushroom Soup and the mixture was very thick and if desired, thin the soup, chicken and veggie mixture with 1/2 to 1 cup of your reserved chicken broth.  Pay attention to the size of the soup cans you are using because Soup manufacturers have down sized the standard soup can to 10 3/4 oz. or smaller, therefore make appropriate quantity adjustments which means using a can and a partial can of each soup.  Taste test chicken and veggie mixture for salt and pepper and add as needed.  Off brand soups will tend to be much thinner such as IGA, Food Lion and Wal-Mart brands and will not need thinning.   Make certain you allow the corn tortillas to soak long enough in the hot chicken stock to soften, otherwise the bottom layer next to the casserole dish will be a little tough and dry.  The boiled chicken was hand shredded after cooling down instead of dicing.  I will add a teaspoon or two of my standard house seasoning, Wild Bill's Meat Rub to the chicken veggie mixture the next time I do the KRC casserole.  Give this recipe a try and you will not be disappointed, guarantee!

Jim and Carol Yarboro circa. 1979 at the ole Porter home on White Store Road.

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I was pushed up for time when I photographed the completed King Ranch Chicken Casserole and the pixs with the cherry tomatoes added was taken when the casserole had cooled about 15 minutes.  Pixs taken without the cherry tomatoes were a few hours later and you can see the color difference for sure; first pixs with the cherry tomatoes depict the true colors more. 

Web published by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 03-03-13 with pixs on 05-10-13.

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