King Ranch Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

		Sauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
2		Garlic cloves - peeled, minced
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground hot red pepper
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground cumin
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour
3/4		Cup chicken broth
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sour cream
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
		Filling
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 tablespoon	15ml	Yellow onion - peeled, chopped (small)
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Green bell peeper - cored, seeded, (medium)
		And chopped
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped roasted green chilies
6 oz	170g	Mushrooms - wiped clean,
		And finely chopped
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Canned crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced pimiento
		Tortilas
		Vegetable oil - for frying
8		Corn tortillas
		Chicken and Other Layers
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Diced cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Coarsely-shredded mild cheddar cheese
1/4 cup	59ml	Sliced pimiento-stuffed olives
1/4 cup	59ml	Thinly-sliced scallions

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 11- by 7- by 2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Sauce: Melt butter in medium heavy skillet over moderate heat. Add garlic, red pepper, and cumin and stir-fry 1 minute. Blend in flour, add broth and milk, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth -- about 3 minutes. Stir in sour cream, salt, and black pepper to taste; set aside.

Filling: Melt butter in large heavy skillet, over moderate heat. Add onion, green pepper, green chilies, mushrooms, tomatoes, and pimiento, and cook, stirring often, until vegetables soften and flavors meld -- 10 to 15 minutes.

Tortillas: Pour oil to depth of 1/2 inch in small heavy skillet, set over moderate heat, and heat until ripples appear on skillet bottom. Holding tortillas by tongs, dip one by one into oil just long enough to soften, 5 to 10 seconds. Drain on paper towels.

To Layer: Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared baking dish, then build up layers this way, distributing each evenly: 1/2 chicken and 1/3 sauce; 1/2 each filling, cheese, olives, and scallions, and 1/2 remaining tortillas, chicken, filling, cheese, olives, scallions, and finally, remaining sauce. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly -- about 30 to 35 minutes. Serve at once.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9405) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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