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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
Made this. Taste amazing. Didn’t change anything. Absolutely great. Will be nightly for us haha
So glad you like it!
What size casserole dish?
I used a 9×13 casserole dish for this!
This sounds yummy. What size casserole dish do you use?
I typically use a 9×13 casserole dish
Can you make this, freeze it and then thaw it and bake it?
You sure can! Just make sure once you make it, you completely cool it before moving it to the freezer container.
I actually meant, can I make it and then freeze it without baking it and without putting the Ritz Cracker topping on? And then later, thaw it, put the crushed Ritz Crackers and melted butter on and bake it? So can I freeze it before baking it?
Yes, that would be perfectly ok to do!
Thanks!!
You say preheat oven…what temperature?
Hi Mary. The temperature is in the recipe card if you scroll down. Sorry for the confusion. You will need it at 350.
Do I cover it when I bake it??
I do not cover it.
No. I’m looking for a simple recipe my mom made with a whole chicken boiled and deboned shredded with Rita crackers and hard boiled eggs.
Sorry! Not sure what that recipe is you are mentioning.
Can I use ground chic raw?
You can use ground chicken but will need to cook and crumble it first.
Could you use cream of mushroom soup instead?
Yup, I’ve used it before when it was all I had.
Do you think this would freeze well?
Yes, I have frozen it before and given it to families as meals. Just make sure it is cooled completely before putting into the freezer safe container.
Love this, I added water chestnuts, sliced. Delicious!
That sounds great!