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Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

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pmillen:
I was practically raised on soup and casseroles—they are my comfort food.

A friend cooked this for me and gave me the recipe.  I subsequently found it on the Internet, here.

Ingredients
4½ cups cubed cooked chicken (≈1lb. 6 oz. or 22 oz.)
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup cottage cheese
½ cup sour cream
1 (10.75-oz) can cream of chicken soup
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried onion powder
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
5 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

* Preheat the pit to 350ºF.
* Lightly spray a 9×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set it aside.
* Combine the chicken, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, garlic powder, onion powder, and cream of chicken soup.
*
Spread the mixture into the baking dish.
*
Combine the crushed crackers and butter and spread it over the chicken mixture.
*
Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes.           
           Served

Tips & Comments

* A rotisserie chicken is an excellent choice for the cooked chicken.  I cooked a seasoned breast sous vide.
* It can be topped with crushed potato chips instead of Ritz crackers.
* My baking dish was a different shape but about the same volume as the 9×9-inch dish the recipe called for.
* I had to make a bit more butter & Ritz Cracker topping to get the covering I wanted.
* You can stop after step 5 and refrigerate or freeze it for later baking.
* To bake it after freezing, thaw it completely and bake it as directed.
* For a gluten-free dish, use gluten-free Cream of Chicken soup and crushed pork rinds instead of Ritz crackers.

hughver:
It sounds like a million dollars, I'll have to give it a try. Did the sous vide chicken breast dry out during the 350° baking? For baked casseroles I normally use thighs. I use sous vide breast for a plethora of different dishes I but add the juices during the cooking and the breast meat at the very end after it has cooled a bit. This technique works well with Curries, Pasta Alfredo, stews, Gumbo, etc..

pmillen:

--- Quote from: hughver on May 12, 2021, 07:35:02 PM ---It sounds like a million dollars, I'll have to give it a try. Did the sous vide chicken breast dry out during the 350° baking?

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It's so good that I overate both times I had it.

No, the chicken breast doesn't dry out.  It's baked in the mixture that has a lot of moisture.

Bentley:
I guess I always think of casseroles as having noodles in them.  This would normally be served as a main with sides?

pmillen:

--- Quote from: Bentley on May 13, 2021, 11:13:42 AM ---This would normally be served as a main with sides?

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Exactly.

Try it, Bentley.  You'll go back for a second helping.

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