Description
A comforting and creamy casserole combining tender chicken, a rich sauce, and a crunchy poppy seed topping, perfect for family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, boiled and shredded in large pieces
- ½ medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 (10.75 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 16 oz sour cream
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp coarse ground black pepper
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1½ sleeves Ritz or other buttery crackers, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cream cheese, poppy seeds, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in the shredded chicken and finely diced onion until well coated.
- Spoon the mixture into a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
- Crush the crackers and sprinkle them evenly over the top.
- Drizzle melted butter over the cracker topping.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25–30 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and bubbly.
- Serve warm, optionally over rice.
Notes
For a crispier topping, broil for the last couple of minutes. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 80mg