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Enjoy!įor the full recipe and detailed baking instructions, please see the recipe card at the end of this post. Bake in the oven uncovered at 350F for 30- 40 minutes or until the casserole is bubbly and the top is golden brown.
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Add the crushed cracker crumbs to the butter and mix to combine.įOUR: Sprinkle the ritz cracker topping over the top of the casserole. THREE: In a medium sized microwave safe bowl, melt butter in intervals of 20 seconds until melted. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until it is bubbling and the crackers are lightly.
Sprinkle the crackers over the casserole evenly. Crush the Ritz crackers, then mix in the melted butter until well mixed. Spoon this mixture into a greased 11-by-7-inch casserole dish. Spread the cream cheese chicken mixture into the prepared 9×9 baking dish. Stir the cooked, shredded chicken and Rice a Roni into the sour cream/soup mixture. TWO: In a large bowl combine the chicken, cream cheese, cottage cheese, chicken soup, sour cream, and spices. Prepare a 9×9 baking dish with cooking spray.
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Looking for more comfort food? Follow LTB on Pinterest! How to make Million Dollar Chicken Casserole You will need a sleeve of ritz crackers or roughly ~5 crackers.īutter – Unsalted butter is what I always use so I can control the level of salt.
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Spices – The spices I like to use are garlic powder and onion powder but you can add a little chicken seasoning or even Italian seasoning.Ĭrackers – Buttery Crushed Ritz crackers are best for this but feel free to use soda crackers, Saltine crackers, and even corn flakes. You can also use plain Greek yogurt instead.Ĭream Soup – Cream of chicken soup is best but feel free to use any of the cream soups: mushroom, celery, onion, cheddar cheese, or broccoli cheddar. Sour Cream – Sour cream adds a tanginess to the casserole. Feel free to use a low fat or fat free version. Feel free to use low fat or fat free versions.Ĭottage Cheese – I like to use the small curd full fat cottage cheese. To make it more colorful and nutritious, feel free to add other ingredients such as pimientos or 1 to 1 1/2 cups of lightly steamed frozen peas, green beans, or mixed vegetables to the chicken and sauce mixture. You can also use a rotisserie chicken!Ĭream Cheese – Bring the cream cheese to room temperature before mixing. Ritzy chicken casserole features a mixture of chicken and cream of chicken soup between layers of crushed Ritz crackers, making a comforting dinner. Be sure to dice or shred chicken before adding to casserole. This cheesy chicken bake recipe gets a crunchy topping made from extra cheese and buttery bread crumbs, and finished off with a bit of chopped fresh parsley for a seriously irresistible dinnertrust us, you’re going to want seconds. I like to make a batch in my slow cooker for later. It only requires 10 minutes of prep time before going into the oven. I then blended it all with the angel hair pasta, put it in a casserole dish and topped it with more cheese and buttered Italian breadcrumbs.Ingredients for Million Dollar Chicken CasseroleĬhicken – I like to use white meat from cooked chicken breasts.
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As I assembled, I used the Classic Melts (America/Cheddar blend) shredded cheese plus a 1/4 Cup of Italian Blend and a few crumbles of Cranberry Stilton (YUM!!!). I used 4 tablespoons of butter to saute the onions and I crushed 2 cloves of cgarlic and added it to the onion. Pour cheese mixture on top of noodles, chicken, onions, and pepper. It has just a touch of green chiles) I had to cut the turkey off of the bone early this morning so I could get it out in the trash, but I was worried that it would dry out so I put the 4 cups of diced turkey in a bowl and covered it with a full can of chicken broth and added garlic powder, crushed pepper and Italian seasoning and put it in the fridge until I was ready to assemble. This was a fabulous dish for my leftover Christmas Turkey! I made the following changes: I substituted one can of Cream of Mushroom for a can of Condensed Chicken Verde (it's new by Campbell's. Next time I might try Ritz cracker crumbs. Finally, I thought it needed something "crunchy" on top so I sprinkled some bread crumbs on top of the cheese before baking.
I was afraid that my kids would be turned off by the red bell pepper on top so I mixed it in the casserole. I used about 18 oz of spaghetti, 6 cups of turkey, and a little more chicken broth, onion, & garlic than what the recipe calls for. I wanted to make extra casseroles to freeze for later but I didn't just double the recipe. A definitive southern favorite, called a Cracker Barrel copycat and often referred to simply as funeral or party potatoes, hash brown potatoes are combined with. I followed the recipe with just a few exceptions. We smoked our turkey this year and it did give this casserole a nice flavor. Either way, it was the perfect consistency for this dish. Either I've never noticed it before or it is a new product. I found some shredded american & chedder cheese at the grocery. I was looking for a different way to use up the leftover Thanksgiving turkey and this was a BIG hit at my house. Chicken Spaghetti Recipe with Ritz Crackers: For buttery crunch on top of your casserole, add a Ritz cracker crumb topping.