I have wanted to make some King Ranch Chicken ever since my neighbor brought a dish of it over to us quite a while ago. It was creamy, cheesy yumminess, so I knew it had to be bad for you! While I was thinking about recipes to remake, this one sprung to my thoughts.

It was as good as I remembered!

I’ll admit mine probably was not as creamy as the original, with its two can of cream soups and copious amounts of cheese, but its still every bit as yummy and comforting!

I put some in hubby’s lunch, and when he called me at lunch time he asked me what that amazing stuff I sent in his lunch was. Looks like we have a winner, folks!

Made Again King Ranch Chicken

adapted from rotel.com

• 8-10 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 can rotel
• 10 corn tortillas
• 1/2 c shredded reduced fat Mexican blend cheese
• 1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
• 1 1/2 c. chicken broth

cooked and dice or shred chicken

mix with soup, broth and rotel

tear tortillas into pieces and place a layer across the bottom of a casserole dish

spoon mixture onto the tortillas and sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top

repeat these layers 2-3 more times, ending with a layer of cheese on top

bake at 325 for 30-40 minutes, or until hot and bubbly

Stats

Original Recipe:                                     Made Again Recipe:

381 calories                                            269 calories

17.25 g fat                                                3.5 g fat

7.25 g saturated fat                              .5 g saturated fat

savings= 112 calories

13.75 g fat

6.75 g saturated fat

as always – values are approximate and based on ingredients and information found at fitday.com – original recipe is 8 servings, made again recipe is 6 servings

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