Gluten-Free Texas Chicken Casserole

Celiac.com 04/13/2022 - This updated gluten-free version of the original recipe made famous by the King Ranch is easy to make, and sure to please even most eaters.

Ingredients:

• ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ medium yellow onion, diced
• ½ medium red bell pepper, diced
• ½ medium green bell pepper, diced
• ½ (10.75 ounce) can gluten-free condensed cream of mushroom soup (like Walmart Great Value)
• ½ (10.75 ounce) can gluten-free condensed cream of chicken soup (like Walmart Great Value)
• ½ (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (or just use the two separately, about half and half)
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1 teaspoons ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ancho chile powder
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• ⅛ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• ½ cooked chicken, torn into shreds or cut into chunks
• 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 small can (4 ounces) of Ortega Diced Green Chiles, optional
• 5 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into quarters
• ¼ cup scallions, chopped, as garnish

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Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. 

Sauté onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper in hot oil until warmed through, about 2 minutes.

In a large bowl, stir in onion-pepper mixture, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, sour cream, cumin, ancho chile powder, oregano, and chipotle chile powder, until well mixed.

Spread a few tablespoons of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. 

Stir in Ortega chiles.

Spread ½ the chicken over the sauce. 

Spread about half the sauce over the chicken and top with ⅓ the cheese. 

Spread a layer of tortillas over the cheese. 

Spread remaining ½ the chicken over the tortillas, and top with almost all of the remaining sauce, reserving ½ cup sauce. 

Top with ⅓ the cheese, remaining tortillas, the reserved ½ cup sauce, and remaining ⅓ cheese.

Bake about 30-40 minutes at 350 F, until bubbling. 

When bubbling, change the oven temperature to broil. 

Broil about 2 to 3 minutes more, until top is golden.

Sprinkle with chopped scallions, and serve.