Sonora Chicken

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 95 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This Sonora chicken recipe uses shredded chicken layered with tortillas, cheese, and a sauce made with two cream soups, chili, picante sauce, and spices.

Ingredients

6 large bone-in chicken breast halves
1 (15 ounce) can chili, no beans
1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup picante sauce
1/2 cup milk
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 the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place chicken in a baking dish; cover.
2 Bake in the preheated oven, 1 hour. Transfer chicken to a plate; cool. Remove meat from bones; tear into small pieces. Discard bones.
3 Meanwhile, combine chili, condensed soups, onion, picante sauce, milk, cumin, and garlic powder in a large bowl.
4 Spread ½ shredded chicken into a 9x13-inch baking dish; cover with ½ tortilla pieces. Pour ½ chili sauce on top of tortillas; sprinkle with ½ each Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. Repeat layers with remaining each ½ shredded chicken, tortilla pieces, chili sauce, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and sauce is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes.