Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole recipe – creamy chicken casserole loaded with ham and swiss cheese. Super easy to make and tastes great! Cooked chopped chicken, ham, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, swiss cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, butter, and Ritz crackers. The whole family LOVED this easy chicken casserole. It is already back on the menu again this week!
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This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole has quickly become a favorite at our house. Chicken and ham baked in a cheesy sauce. All of my favorite flavors in one pan. This recipe is super simple to make and tastes great! We ate this for dinner last week and finished off the leftovers for lunch. Add this to your menu ASAP! It is sure to be a hit!
How to Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
This casserole is very easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. In a large bowl, stir together cream of chicken soup, sour cream, grated swiss cheese, cooked chopped chicken, diced ham, onion powder, garlic powder, and dijon mustard. Season with salt and black pepper. Spread the chicken mixture into a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. In a small bowl, melt butter. Add crushed Ritz crackers and stir to coat. Sprinkle the crackers over the top of the casserole. Bake uncovered in the oven until bubbly. Garnish with parsley.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- I use rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this recipe.
- Any cooked chicken works fine. Chicken breasts, chicken thighs, chicken tenderloins, or chicken legs.
- Feel free to add some chopped broccoli to the casserole.
- I prefer to grate the swiss cheese by hand. I find freshly grated cheese melts better than the bagged cheese.
- Can substitute panko breadcrumbs for crackers.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- For a gluten-free casserole, use gluten-free cream of chicken soup and substitute crushed pork rinds for crackers.
- Can I make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole in advance? Yes! Assemble the casserole. Cover the dish with plastic wrap or foil and place in the fridge until you are ready to bake.
- Can I freeze Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole? Yes! Assemble the casserole. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- To reheat after freezing, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake as directed.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with Chicken Casserole
This casserole has been on repeat at our house. I always have the ingredients on hand to whip this up at a moment’s notice. We usually serve this over some rice or egg noodles with green beans. It is equally delicious with some asparagus or a green salad. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this creamy chicken casserole:
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Ingredients:
- 4 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 8- oz diced ham
- 1½ cups sour cream
- 1½ cups grated swiss cheese
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Combine chicken, ham, sour cream, swiss cheese, dijon mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, and cream of chicken soup. Spread into prepared pan.
- Combine crushed crackers and melted butter. Sprinkle over chicken mixture.
- Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes.
Notes:
- I use rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this recipe.
- Any cooked chicken works fine. Chicken breasts, chicken thighs, chicken tenderloins, or chicken legs.
- Feel free to add some chopped broccoli to the casserole.
- I prefer to grate the swiss cheese by hand. I find freshly grated cheese melts better than the bagged cheese.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Need Gluten-free Cream of Chicken Soup? You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Can substitute panko breadcrumbs for crackers.
- For a gluten-free casserole, use gluten-free cream of chicken soup and substitute crushed pork rinds for crackers.
- Can I make Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole in advance? Yes! Assemble the casserole. Cover the dish with plastic wrap or foil and place in the fridge until you are ready to bake.
- Can I freeze Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole? Yes! Assemble the casserole. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- To reheat after freezing, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake as directed.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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4/3/24 – Made this for a family Dinner. It came out quite good. Easy recipe. I used leftover spiral ham and almost all the chicken from a Costco rotisserie chicken. Feedback was quite good but they requested that the meats be cut in larger pieces next time.
I had the same question but saw no answer. Googled it. Answer was one sleeve of crushed crackers equals 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups. Hopefully that’s correct. Plan on trying today.
Hi
How much Panko should I use as a substitution? I cant wait to try this!
This tasted great. The only change I made was more garlic and onion powder. However ours was extremely watery. Any ideas??
It was most likely your ham. Cook the ham in the skillet or microwave it to release the excess moisture.
What’s the substitution ratio of Panko bread crumbs to 1 sleeve crackers??
I made this the other night for dinner and it was excellent! The leftovers the next night were also very delicious. My husband was skeptical at first because he really hates chicken cordon bleu but after one bite, he changed his tune. He went on and on about how good this was and said we can have it every week if I want! Our picky eater daughter even raved about this dish and said she would eat it again. Give this a try, it’s a great weeknight dinner for your family!
Wicked good! 🫶
Just made this tonight for dinner and was a hit. Next time I make it I want to mix broccoli in, would the frozen be best?
Fresh or frozen broccoli would be fine.
Can you use something in place of the sour cream…would milk work?
I do not recommend substituting milk for sour cream, but Any changes and substitutions to the recipe are up to you.
Would a cup and a half of the Swiss cheese be around 6 oz.?
Thx
yes
Can you substitute Cream of Celery soup for the Cream of Chicken?
sure