King Ranch Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) chicken, cut up
2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (15 oz.) can tomatoes with green chilies
2 c. (1/2 lb.) grated Cheddar cheese
12 oz. tortilla chips or 1 pkg. (1 doz.) corn tortillas, torn into 2-inch pieces
sliced black olives
chopped tomato
shredded lettuce

Preparation

Place chicken in a Dutch oven with enough water to cover. Cover tightly with lid; simmer for 40 minutes, until meat falls from bone.
Remove chicken; let cool.
Discard skin and bone; shred meat.
In a large bowl, mix soup concentrates and tomatoes. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a buttered 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, layer a third of the tortilla chips, a third of the cooled chicken, a third of the grated cheese and a third of the soup mixture.
Repeat layers, reserving a little cheese and crushed chips for the top.
Bake for 1 hour, until hot and bubbly.
Serve with olives, tomato and lettuce.
Serves 6.