Description
Creamy chicken casserole brings comfort straight to your dinner table with minimal effort and maximum flavor. Grab some simple ingredients and prepare a hearty meal that’ll warm hearts and satisfy hungry family members in no time.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 8 cups shredded cooked chicken
Dairy and Sauce:
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 (10.5-ounce) condensed cream of chicken soup
Seasonings and Topping:
- 1.5 teaspoons onion powder
- 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 0.75 teaspoon salt
- 2 sleeves Ritz crackers
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Warm the oven precisely to 350°F, preparing your baking surface with a light spray of cooking oil in a 9×13 inch dish.
- Blend both 10.5-ounce cans of cream of chicken soup with 1 cup sour cream, then season thoroughly with 1½ teaspoons onion powder, 1½ teaspoons garlic powder, ¾ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a spacious mixing bowl.
- Incorporate 8 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken and 1½ cups of cheddar cheese into the creamy mixture, stirring until every morsel is generously coated.
- Transfer the chicken blend evenly across the greased baking dish, creating a smooth, consistent layer.
- Crush two full sleeves of Ritz crackers and combine them with 4 tablespoons melted butter in a separate container, ensuring each cracker fragment gets thoroughly saturated.
- Distribute the buttery cracker crumbs uniformly across the chicken mixture’s surface.
- Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of cheddar cheese over the cracker topping for an extra layer of richness.
- Slide the casserole into the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until the top turns golden brown and the interior reaches a steaming, bubbling temperature.
Notes
- Make sure your chicken is thoroughly cooked and shredded before mixing into the casserole for the best texture and food safety.
- Let the casserole rest for 5-10 minutes after baking so the creamy filling sets and becomes easier to serve.
- For a gluten-free version, swap Ritz crackers with gluten-free crackers or crushed cornflakes to maintain the crunchy topping.
- If watching calories, use low-fat cream of chicken soup and reduced-fat sour cream without losing the rich, comforting flavor of the dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 to 8
- Calories: 488 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 810 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg