Mar 17, 2006
I grew up in Texas and remember eating this ALL the time as a kid. My mom's recipe is almost identical, although we do a few things different. First, add a couple of cloves of garlic to the onion and bell pepper and saute for 5 minutes or so to soften. I also buy a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from my grocery store and debone the meat and use that instead of chicken breasts - easy and fast :). Use only 1 cup (1/2 can) of broth, heat that in the microwave and dip the corn tortillas in this (which we tear into strips) before adding to casserole. Lastly, our recipe has 3 cups of cheese, but we toss that with 3 teaspoons of chili powder and 1 tsp of cayenne pepper. In a 13X9 pan, layer in this order, 1/2 the chicken, 1/2 the sauteed veggies, 1/2 the dipped tortillas, 1/3 of the cheese mixture, remaining chicken, remaining veggies, remaining tortillas, 1/3 of cheese. Add the leftover broth (from dipping the tortillas) to the soups and Rotel mixture and pour this over the top. 10 minutes before baking is finished, top with the remaining cheese mixture. Yummy, yummy, yummy. If you like more/less spice, you can adjust the cayenne pepper and/or add Tobasco sauce and now-a-days, you can buy the Extra Hot or Mild brands of Rotel. :)
—PODGER1
