Cream Cheese Ritz Cracker Casserole
This Cream Cheese Ritz Cracker Casserole is the best recipe ever. It's so simple to make and my family's favorite recipe.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup instant rice (uncooked)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 medium chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
- 1/2 cup onion (diced)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 10.5 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 1 sleeve Ritz Crackers (crushed)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook rice according to package directions then set aside.
- In a skillet heat 2 tablespoons unsalted butter on the stove top over medium / high heat.
- Dice Chicken into bite size pieces and add to skillet to cook. Once the chicken is almost cooked add in diced onions.
- Once chicken is cooked through and onions are tender add in cream cheese and cream of chicken soup. Cook until cream cheese is melted and creamy.
- Season with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in prepared rice then place all of this in the prepared casserole dish.
- Crush Ritz crackers and place them on the casserole.
- Pour on melted butter evenly over crackers.
- Place in the oven to bake for 20-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve warm.
Notes
Tip: I used a 2-quart casserole dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 660mg | Potassium: 375mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1087IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg