King Ranch Chicken Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This King Ranch Chicken Recipe | Myrecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped poblano peppers (about 2 medium peppers)
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (10-oz.) can diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 2 pounds coarsely chopped smoked chicken (about 5 cups)
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 18 (8-inch) soft taco-size corn tortillas
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- Vegetable cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; cook, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until softened and lightly browned. Stir in garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute.
- Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Whisk in broth, and increase heat to high. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in tomatoes and sour cream.
- Stir together chicken and cilantro in a large bowl; stir in vegetable mixture. Combine both cheeses in a small bowl.
- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Lightly brush each tortilla on both sides with oil. Cook tortillas, in batches, in hot skillet 1 to 2 minutes each side or until lightly browned and crisp on both sides.
- Line bottom of a lightly greased (with cooking spray) 13- x 9-inch baking dish with 6 tortillas, overlapping slightly, to cover bottom of dish. Top with half of chicken mixture and one-third of cheese. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining tortillas and cheese. Lightly coat a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray, and cover baking dish.
- Bake at 375 ° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 10 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned on top. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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