Description
Cool Ranch Doritos Cheesy Chicken delivers a crunchy, zesty dinner that comes together faster than your favorite weeknight playlist. Crushed chips create an epic coating that turns plain chicken into a flavor explosion your family will totally devour.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 12 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 packet (9.75 oz) Cool Ranch Doritos, crushed
Sauce and Binding Ingredients:
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350°F (175°C) and coat a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
- Blend 3 cups shredded chicken with 1 cup sour cream, 10.5 oz cream of chicken soup, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Fold 1 cup cheddar and 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese into the chicken mixture, stirring until evenly distributed.
- Transfer the creamy chicken blend into the prepared baking dish, spreading it in a smooth, even layer.
- Crush 9.75 oz Cool Ranch Doritos and mix with ¼ cup melted butter until chips are well-coated.
- Scatter the buttered Doritos crumbs across the chicken layer, creating a crunchy topping.
- Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup cheddar and ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese over the Doritos layer.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue baking for 10 more minutes until the cheese melts and the top turns golden brown.
- Allow the casserole to rest for 5-7 minutes before serving to let the flavors settle and make cutting easier.
Notes
- For a lighter version, swap full-fat ingredients with Greek yogurt, low-fat soups, and reduced-fat cheeses.
- Rotisserie chicken works perfectly and saves serious prep time when shredding meat.
- Transform this into a gluten-free dish by using gluten-free cream of chicken soup and checking Doritos ingredients.
- Make ahead and refrigerate assembled casserole for up to 24 hours before baking, which helps flavors blend beautifully.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 465 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 770 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg