Recipe Nook

King Ranch Chicken:

• 3 to 4 lb. chicken breast cooked and cut
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can cream of chicken
• 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes with chilies
• 1 c. onion, chopped
• 1 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 c. bell pepper chopped

Simmer chicken until tender; bone, dice and save broth.  Line bottom and sides of well greased 3-quart casserole with 6 cut up tortillas.  Sprinkle with 2 or more tablespoons of chicken broth.  Combine soups, onion, bell pepper and celery and Ro-Tel tomatoes.  Spread half the chicken on tortillas; pour half sauce over chicken, then half the cheese.  Repeat layers.  Bake at 350 degrees fro about 1 hour, until hot and bubbly.
*This delicious dish serves 12*

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White Chili:

• 1 lb. dried small white beans
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 oz. can green chilies, chopped
• 1 tsp. oregano pinch each: cloves and Cayenne pepper
• green onions, tomatoes and lettuce, chopped and grated MJ cheese
• 1 1/2 qt. chicken broth
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp.oil
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. ground coriander
• 4 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped

After the beans have been prepared for cooking, soak them overnight.  Before cooking, pour off the water and add the chicken broth.  Add half the onion and garlic and the salt to the beans; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer until tender.  You may add more broth or water as needed while cooking.  Heat oil in a skillet; add the remaining chopped onion and cook until clear, about 5 minutes.  Add green chilies and all spices; mix well. Cook about 15 minutes.  Add this mixture to the beans; add chopped chicken.  Serve beans topped with cheese, then green onions, tomatoes and lettuce.

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Pink Fluff:

• 1 container of cottage cheese
• 1 can of crushed pineapple
• 1 package of Jello (strawberry, cherry, flavorings taste best :)  But feel free to experiment with different Jello flavors)
• 1 container of Cool Whip

In a large bowl put in your cottage cheese.  Then drain the pineapple juice from the can (you can do this by pressing firm on the lid once you have opened it).  Mix the cottage cheese and crushed pineapple together.  Now add your package of Jello to your cottage cheese and crushed pineapple mixture.  Mix these three ingredients REALLY GOOD!  Once you have mixed them really good, add in your Cool Whip.  You will need to mix REALLY, REALLY GOOD, because you need to have all the Cool Whip mixed in.  Once all the Cool Whip has been mixed in really well, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put the bowl into the fridge.  Let cool for some time before serving, for some reason it doesn't taste the same. 
I hope you and your family enjoy this recipe, like my family and I enjoy it :)
PS. This makes a really good dessert if your going to a potluck!

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