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Million Dollar Casserole after baking garnished with green onions

Million Dollar Chicken Casserole Recipe (Crispy Topping!)

4.93 from 41 votes
Million Dollar Chicken Casserole is a treasure of a recipe. It’s smothered in a rich creamy sauce, chicken, and a generous sprinkle of buttery Ritz crackers. This chicken bake is the perfect party dish and an easy base to add more ingredients t customize it further.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 38 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 585

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cooked chicken breast or thighs shredded
  • 4 ounce cream cheese softened at room temperature
  • 1 cup cottage cheese or ricotta
  • cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 cups of my recipe for cream of chicken soup
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 32 Ritz crackers or any gluten-free crackers, crushed
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
  • 2 stalks of green onion for garnish

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. In a large bowl combine the cottage cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and seasonings. Stir to connect with a spatula.
    4 ounce cream cheese softened at room temperature, 1 cup cottage cheese or ricotta, ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese, ½ cup sour cream, 2 cups of my recipe for cream of chicken soup, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder
  3. Add in the cooked chicken and mix again. Transfer the chicken mixture into a 8x11 (or 9x9 is perfectly fine too) casserole dish.
    4 cups cooked chicken breast or thighs
  4. In a separate medium bowl add Ritz crackers and melted butter. Toss to coat. Top the casserole with the Ritz crackers.
    32 Ritz crackers, 4 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
  5. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Garnish with green onions or fresh herbs (thyme or parsley works well here).
    2 stalks of green onion

Nutrition

Calories: 585kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 49gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 157mgSodium: 1378mgPotassium: 508mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 751IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 240mgIron: 3mg

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