Gluten-Free King Ranch Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 onions
  • 2 ribs of celery
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 3-4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 4 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons Orrington Farms Chicken Flavored Broth Base Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can Rotel (undrained)
  • 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Pepper
  • Mission brand White Corn Tortillas (says gluten-free on the back of package)

First:

  • Boil chicken in water with 1 onion and celery until chicken is cooked.
  • Turn off heat but leave stock on stove.
  • Take chicken out and cut in pieces.

Second:

  • In a small pan, sauté 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped bell pepper in 1-2 tablespoons of butter (and/or small amount of stock if preferred).

Third:

  • In a separate small pot, whisk milk and cornstarch together until cornstarch is dissolved.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of butter, Orrington Farms seasoning, and salt.
  • Bring to a boil while whisking until fully dissolved and combined.
  • Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes while whisking until it thickens.
  • Remove “soup” mixture from heat and pour into a large mixing bowl.
  • Mix in sautéed onion and bell pepper, Rotel, 1/2 lb cheese, chili powder, garlic powder, pepper, and a few additional dashes of salt if desired.
  • Cover the bottom of a big glass casserole dish with a very thin amount of stock just so there is some moisture.
  • Dip 12 tortillas in pot of warm stock on stove.
  • Layer tortillas in casserole dish and bring the ones on the edges up the sides of the dish.
  • Next layer the chicken over the tortillas.
  • Then spoon just a very small amount of stock over the chicken.
  • Then spread the entire “soup” mixture over the chicken.
  • Then top with the remaining cheese.
  • Then spoon a very small amount of stock over the cheese.
  • Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.


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