@alexis: alright! I got off of my booty and cooked something tonight!
My family really enjoys my play on King Ranch Casserole.
(there is no ranch in this thing. the name is super misleading
apparently, it's a place.)
ANYWAY
I'll post the recipe with some shortcuts included.
You will need-
12 tortillas
Pico de gallo (if you're in a pinch, you can buy this pre-chopped or even use rotel. the fresh stuff is amazing in it though)
Cream of Mushroom
Cream of Chicken
Shredded Cheese
3-4 Chicken breasts (you can use a pre-made rotisserie chicken for this part too if you don't feel like cooking. you just gotta debone it.)
Chop up the cooked chicken into bite size pieces and mix it in a large bowl with cream of mush, cream of chicken, pico, and a cup of cheese. Add whatever seasoning you'd like, I usually do some garlic powder and some tony's creole seasoning. Set that aside.
Get a large 9x13 pan and grease it with olive oil. Cut the tortillas into fourths and line the botton of the pan with the cut up tortillas. It just has to cover the bottom, you don't use them all at this point. Spoon half of the mixture you set aside on top of the tortillas in the pan. Add a sprinkling of cheese on the top. Place another layer of tortillas and add the rest of the mixture on top. Put another sprinkling of cheese down. I like to place the remaining tortillas on top, but it usually won't cover it. Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes or until the cheese melts.
Be warned though, this makes a lot of food. We're eating this for dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow, dinner tomorrow, and probably lunch the next day.
Please ping! I get distracted easily.