King Ranch Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 to 4 lb.) chicken
2 onions, chopped and divided
2 ribs celery, chopped
salt and pepper
1 can cream of chicken
8 oz. Cheddar cheese
1 pkg. corn tortillas (12 count)
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
chili powder
garlic salt
1 (10 oz.) can tomatoes with green chilies (undrained)

Preparation

Boil hen until tender in water seasoned with 1 onion, celery, salt and pepper.
Remove chicken and cut into bite-sized pieces. Reserve stock.
Combine soups and grated cheese.
Just before assembling casserole, soak the tortillas in boiling chicken stock until softened.
Start layering casserole in a 9 x 12-inch baking dish in this order:
softened tortillas, chicken, onion and bell pepper.
Sprinkle to taste with garlic salt and chili powder; add soup mixture.
Repeat the layers.
Cover the casserole with undrained tomatoes.
Bake uncovered at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes.