CHICKEN TACO PIE
From: Marye
Serves: 6–8  •  Prep: 25 min  •  Cook: 30 min at 350°

From a typewritten card with Marye's handwritten annotations in the margin ("2 small cans" replacing the original "1 large can", and "½ can" replacing the original "1 can" of mushroom soup). The back of the card holds a typed note from Marye's sister Mina: "Sister, this is the most divine dish you ever et! Instead of using chicken, you may use turkey. Also I didn't take time to cook a chicken, etc. I just used a can of boned chicken (39¢) and then used only ½ the amt. of ingredients. Since I didn't have the broth, I just used ½ cup of water since that canned boned chicken is real rich. I used a sharp cheddar cheese. xoxoxo Mina." The card was originally typed with "enchilado" sauce — a typo for "enchilada," preserved here verbatim.

INGREDIENTS
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1 (2–3 lb) chicken
2 small cans enchilada sauce (Marye's substitution — the original card said "1 large can enchilado sauce")
½ can mushroom soup (Marye's substitution — the original card said "1 can mushroom soup")
1 large onion, chopped
½ tsp garlic salt
Dash pepper
1 large pkg Fritos
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup chicken broth (reserved from boiling the chicken)

INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Boil the chicken pieces until tender. Retain the broth.
3. Remove the bones from the chicken and cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.
4. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, enchilada sauce, mushroom soup, chopped onion, garlic salt, and pepper.
5. Grease a baking dish and line the bottom with Fritos.
6. Add the chicken mixture on top of the Fritos.
7. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
8. Cover with more Fritos.
9. Pour 1 cup of the reserved chicken broth over the top.
10. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

NOTES
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Mina's note on the back offers a fast version: use 1 can boned chicken instead of cooking a whole chicken, halve all the other ingredients, and use ½ cup water in place of the reserved broth. She also suggests turkey as a substitute for the chicken, and sharp cheddar for the grated cheese.

[Photos in this folder: 27-20260524023106-chicken-taco-pie.jpg, chicken-taco-pie-card-front.jpg, chicken-taco-pie-card-back.jpg]
