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Sonora Chicken

By: RHONDA35 
"This family pleaser is definitely not your ordinary chicken casserole. I started making this years ago and still get requests for it."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (35)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 35 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 6 large bone-in chicken breast halves
  • 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (15 ounce) can chili, no beans
  • 1 cup picante sauce
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 12 corn tortillas, torn into strips
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Place chicken in a baking dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour in preheated oven. Remove chicken from dish and allow to cool. Remove meat from bone and tear into small pieces.
  3. Meanwhile, mix the cream of mushroom soup, the cream of chicken soup, chili, picante sauce, milk, onion, cumin, and garlic powder in a large bowl.
  4. Spread half the shredded chicken into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover the chicken with half of the tortilla pieces. Pour half of the sauce on top of the tortillas; sprinkle half the Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese evenly over the dish. Repeat the layers with the rest of the ingredients.
  5. Bake in preheated oven until all the cheese has melted and sauce mixture is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 632 | Total Fat: 30.4g | Cholesterol: 164mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2007 by TheCook07   view full review
This was really excellent!! I highly recommend NOT using flour tortillas.. unless you like...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 8, 2008 by AmyLynn   view full review
This is a great recipe. I changed it a bit to make it more healthy. I replace one can of soup...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by Shelly   view full review
Great dish, I used chicken tenders instead of bone in chicken and shredded them and it turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2007 by LOUISLOVER   view full review
This recipe was awesome~! My 5 year old even liked it. Very easy to make. This is deffinately...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2010 by LIBBYLANE   view full review
This is very good. My husband loved it. I did not use the cream of mushroom and we still...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2007 by Johanna Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
My 7 & 9 yr old kids liked this. I upped the cumin to 1 tsp and used half an onion due to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2010 by Gina   view full review
This recipe was awesome!! The only change I made was I used "chili beans", instead of the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2009 by lisa   view full review
Loved, loved, loved this! I used boneless, chicken breasts sprinkled w/taco seasoning & baked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2008 by Kristina   view full review
This was excellent!! My family loved it including my picky husband. It's cheesy, creamy, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2009 by haleywynn   view full review
DELICIOUS! The sauce mixture looks gross initially, but turns out delicious! Everyone had...

 

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