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Creamy shredded chicken seasoned and baked under crushed crackers. This Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole has become a family favorite and one recipe that we will be having again and again.
Casserole Recipe:
I love making casseroles. It’s so easy to mix everything together and pop in the oven. Plus they taste amazing. I know casseroles can get a bad rap but I can’t help it but love them. This Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole is so simple to make. My husband even told me it was his favorite casserole I ever made! That’s saying a lot since I’ve made a lot of casserole days in my day. Here are a few more casseroles to give a try next.
How to make Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole:
- Preheat your oven.
- Prepare a casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside.
- Mix cooked and shredded chicken with cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and seasonings.
- Add to the bottom of your prepared casserole dish.
- Top your casserole with crushed crackers and melted butter.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Cooking Tip:
This recipe calls for cooked and shredded chicken. When adding this recipe to your menu you can cut out some work by cooking the chicken ahead of time. I usually make enough for 2-3 meals and it saves me lots of when it comes to dinner. You can read more and check out the recipe here, Slow Cooker All-Purpose Chicken.
Here are more recipes to use any leftover cooked and shredded chicken with:
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells: Stuffed shells are always a hit at my house and we love loaded them up with chicken Alfredo.
Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas: A new way to make enchiladas and a must-try!
Buffalo Chicken French Bread Pizza: I love buffalo chicken and this pizza is my all-time favorite.
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Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken , (fully cooked and shredded)
- 10.5 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, (or to taste)
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper, (or to taste)
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, (crushed)
- 6 tablespoons butter, (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a casserole dish with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix cooked and shredded chicken with cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and seasonings. Add to the bottom of your prepared casserole dish.
- Top your casserole with crushed crackers and melted butter. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Nutrition
Can you add frozen vegetables to this recipe?
Yea you sure can. I believed mixed veggies would work great!
Salted or unsalted butter ?
I use unsalted for this recipe but either would work depending on your liking for salt.
Can I make this with thighs? What about skin on? Lol. I love chicken thighs.
Yeah, you can. I would just cook the thighs and shred the chicken then add it to the recipe.
I love this casserole, it was the 1st recipe I learned to make at 17. I’ve been making it 33 yrs now and it’s always been a family favorite. I mix 1/2 can of cream of chicken with 1/2 can of cream of celery. Yummm.
Can you freeze this with the ritz cracker topping
I like to add cream cheese to mine! So yum but not so healthy LOL
How many Ritz crackers are in a sleeve? There are different sized sleeves depending on the box you buy.
Hi John, the average size ritz cracker sleeve has 35 crackers.
What do you usually serve with this ?
We like to serve it with a salad, broccoli, or carrots. A lot of my readers like it with rice also.
What temperature should you put your oven to? I can’t wait to try this tonight!
Hi Stephanie, you will heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Added Broccoli; diced onion and cheese . Delish
So glad you liked it!