Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

This Million Dollar Chicken Casserole earns its name with a rich blend of tender chicken, a velvety cream cheese sauce, and a buttery cracker topping that’s hard to resist. It’s the perfect recipe that uses just a handful of simple ingredients for busy weeknight meals or when you just want to treat your family to something special.

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword million dollar casserole, million dollar chicken casserole, rotisserie chicken casserole recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 486kcal

Author Brandi Crawford

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs Diced into ½-1 inch chunks or 3-4 cups cooked/shredded/diced chicken
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
4 oz cream cheese Softened.
1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
10 ½ ounces cream of chicken soup I used homemade and this was 1 ¾ cup.
3.5 oz Ritz crackers Crumbled. This was one full sleeve of crackers.
cooking oil spray I use olive oil.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
If you're using raw chicken you will need to cook it first. I use a cast iron skillet (10 or 12inch), that way I can cook the chicken and bake the casserole in the same dish. A 9x13 baking dish also works.
Add the chicken to a pan on the stove at medium heat. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir and cook for a few minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat or liquid from the pan to prevent a watery casserole.
1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste, ½ teaspoon onion powder
If you're using pre-cooked chicken add it to the pan/baking dish here along with the spices (Skip the step on cooking the chicken).
Add the cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream or Greek yogurt and stir until fully combined. Taste the dish repeatedly and adjust the spices if necessary to suit your taste.
4 oz cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt, 10 ½ ounces cream of chicken soup
Sprinkle the crushed crackers throughout the pan over the mixture. Spray the top of the mixture with cooking oil spray.
3.5 oz Ritz crackers
Bake for 30-35 minutes until the mixture is bubbling.
For a browned top crust, after the casserole has baked, adjust the oven to Broil and broil for 2-3 minutes until the topping has browned.
Cool before serving.

Notes

I love to add 1-2 teaspoons of Creole Seasoning or Cajun Seasoning for extra flavor.

You can use melted butter instead of cooking oil spray in the casserole topping if you wish.

You can use canned cream of chicken soup or make my simple homemade version. You will need the following:

1 cup chicken broth

¾ cup milk (Any milk, I use 2%)

¼ cup all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon poultry seasoning

salt and pepper to taste

Add the chicken broth to a saucepan on medium-high heat. Bring to a boil.

Combine the flour, milk, and seasonings in a separate bowl. Stir until the flour is combined.

Slowly add the mixture to the pot with the broth. Stir.

Lower the heat to medium low and cook until the mixture thickens, about 6-10 minutes.

Allow the soup to cool fully.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 22g