Chicken Potato Casserole

This super simple and delicious recipe is perfect to freeze ahead of time, then thaw and bake on nights when you just can't face the kitchen.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:
• 10 oz. can condensed reduced fat and sodium cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1-1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 3-1/2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1-1/2 cups frozen peppers and onions, thawed
• 1-1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1-1/2 cups crushed potato chips


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk, chicken and 1-1/4 cups cheese. Spread three-quarters of this mixture in a greased 2-quart baking dish.

Sprinkle hash browns and peppers and onions over the top of the casserole and press down lightly, then top vegetables with remaining soup mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and potato chips.
Bake casserole, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. 8 servings


To freeze, assemble casserole as directed, except do not thaw potatoes, peppers, or onions and do not sprinkle with potato chips. Wrap casserole in freezer wrap or heavy duty foil and freeze. Reserve potato chips in pantry. To thaw and bake, let thaw overnight in refrigerator. Uncover and bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes until bubbly.

Then top with crushed potato chips and bake 5-10 minutes longer.

King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch Chicken

Season 2 pounds chicken with onion, garlic, and celery,
Simmer until done; save stock.  If this is a whole chicken,
debone.  Cut into bite-size pieces.

1 doz. corn tortillas   1/2 c. chopped bell pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup  1/8 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 c. sour cream    1 lb. grated cheddar cheese
1 small can sliced black olives  1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes

Line bottom of 9X13 inch pan with one layer of corn tortillas (3 to 4).
Sprinkle 1/4 cup of stock over this.
Combine in bowl: Soup, sour cream, pepper, half of the olives, and Tabasco.
Layer half of the chicken, then half of the combined sauces, and half of the cheese (like Lasagna).
Repeat the tortillas, stock, chicken, sauce, and half the cheese.
Top with the entire can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and the remaining olives.
Bake at 350 until hot and bubbly.