How to Prepare Perfect King Ranch Chicken Casserole

King Ranch Chicken Casserole.

You can cook King Ranch Chicken Casserole using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

It's 6 medium of button mushrooms sliced.
It's 3 of stalks of celery sliced.
It's 1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup (10 3/4 oz).
Prepare 1/2 cup of grated cheddar or fiesta mix cheese.
You need 1 tsp of red pepper flakes (optional).
It's 1 can of Rotel brand tomatoes (10 oz, other tomatoes with chilies may be substituted).
It's 6 of to 8 corn tortillas.
You need of salt & pepper.
Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
You need 2 clove of garlic mined (small or to taste).
It's 1 of chicken thigh & leg quarter.
You need of water.

Prep is 20 minutes, but you'll need 40 minutes to an hour for baking..
Place the chicken into a sauce pan with enough water to cover it. Salt & pepper the water well. I like to add some garlic or onion too. Bring to a boil & cook for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through..
Set aside & let the chicken cool. Retain liquid in a bowl. When the chicken has cooled shred the meat off of the bone. Discard bones & skin..
In a frying pan sauté the celery, mushrooms, & garlic in the butter until tender & fragrant. This can be done while the chicken cooks..
Transfer the sautéed vegetables to a mixing bowl. Add the condensed soup undiluted, chicken, Rotel tomatoes, & red pepper flakes (optional). Fold the ingredients together..
Prepare an 8x8 pan or similar baking dish. Preheat oven to 350°F Fahrenheit..
Dip each corn tortilla into the broth reserved from the chicken. Then make a single layer in the pan. (As you would for lasagna) Then place 1/2 of the chicken mixture onto the tortillas, spread evenly. Repeat steps for another layer of tortillas & mixture..
Cover with foil and bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Then remove foil, sprinkle with cheese & continue to bake for 20 to 30 more minutes or untli center is hot. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving..