King ranch chicken
Chicken second courses
There is some debate about the true origin of King Ranch Chicken. I prefer to think that a cook on that gigantic spread of land came up with the original while trying to feed a whole gang of hungry ranch hands. This dish is something like pot pie meets enchilada casserole. There are as many versions as people who cook it - some folks go with canned cream of things soups while others (me) make the gravy themselves, some use tortillas (me) or tortilla chips, and I hear tell of one lovely and genius lady who uses Doritos Cool Ranch chips (I am going to have to try that version). This is not a quick weeknight meal, not the way I make it. You won't see it in Jenny's feature unless Jenny has a long afternoon off. But when you do make it the hungry hoards will be on it like a rooster on a junebug, and they will be full and happy in no time. You need a deep dish 13x9 to bake this - I mean deep, a regular pyrex won't hold it all. It's that big.
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