Million Dollar Chicken Casserole – This is our go-to chicken casserole! SO easy to make and tastes like a million bucks! Chicken, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, onion, garlic, cream of chicken soup, topped with crushed Ritz crackers and butter. Can make this casserole in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later. #chicken #casserole #chickencasserole #ritzcrackers
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Chicken casseroles are a weeknight staple at our house. I am always thinking of ways to change them up so we don’t get bored with the same old thing. This Million Dollar Chicken Casserole is a kicked-up version of the classic Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole I ate growing up with cream cheese, cottage cheese, and sour cream. This casserole is super simple to make and tastes like a million bucks! Serve the casserole with some green beans and crusty bread and dinner is done!!
How to Make Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
This chicken casserole is super easy to make. Start with a rotisserie chicken. Remove the skin and pull the meat off the bones. Next simply combine the chicken, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, and onion powder. Spread the chicken mixture into a baking dish, top with crushed Ritz crackers and bake.
Can this Casserole be Frozen?
This Million Dollar Chicken Casserole makes a great make-ahead meal and freezer meal. I usually double the recipe when I make this. I bake one and freeze one for later. You can freeze the casserole baked or unbaked. To bake the casserole after freezing, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake as directed below. To reheat the casserole after freezing, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Cover the casserole with foil and bake at 350ºF for 30 to 40 minutes.
What to Serve with the Best Chicken Casserole
This Million Dollar Chicken Casserole is a family favorite. We make this at least once a month. We like to serve this with some green beans, asparagus or broccoli. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this easy chicken casserole:
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Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 4½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- 4- oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp dried onion powder
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
- 5 Tbsp butter, melted
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine chicken, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, garlic powder, onion powder, and cream of chicken soup. Spread into prepared pan.
- Combine crushed crackers and butter, sprinkle over chicken mixture..
- Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes.
Notes:
- Use a rotisserie chicken for quick prep of the cooked chicken.
- You want the cream cheese to be very soft so it gets fully incorporated into the casserole. Microwave the cream cheese for 15 to 20 seconds if you are short on time.
- Can prepare through step 3 and refrigerate or freeze for later.
- To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
- For a gluten-free dish, use gluten-free Cream of Chicken soup and crushed pork rinds instead of Ritz crackers.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- 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/
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This is so good and so easy, I can’t imagine not using the recipe. Everyone in our family thought it had the correct name. I think any of the substitutions or additions other reviewers have mentioned would work. We like it just as it is in the recipe.
I made this yesterday for thanksgiving & it was a hit! Easily the best chicken casserole I’ve ever had. I added 1 cup of finely chopped broccoli to add some color & it was delicious!
Sounds great! So glad you enjoyed it!
How can I make this into a crockpot meal?
Assemble the casserole as directed and pour into the crockpot. Cook on LOW or HIGH until hot.
Actually 4.5. I found it a bit soupy as one other reviewer mentioned. BUT, it was very good! Will have it for dinner tomorrow night, then freeze the rest. (shhhhh, I used canned chunk chicken breast as that s what I had at the time. Still was good.) Will make it again!
I made this the other night and it’s yummy! I put the cottage cheese in and trust me you can not tell it’s in there. It all melts together. I am 68 and wish we had had the sources for recipes like today!!
This has been a HUGE success when I make it!!! It is SO delicious. I even tried it with potatoes instead of chicken and it was good!!!
Delicious! I added a half cup of parm cheese.
A hit at our house 😁
Sounds wonderful! I’ll have to try that next time.
This is almost identical to the chicken casserole I grew up on (chicken poo casserole we called it) the only difference is – it did not call for cottage cheese. Everyone asking for a sub, it’s fine without any substitute! I love cottage cheese and am going to try this version. I always serve over a bed of rice.
I added rice, broccoli, Cajun seasoning a row of shredded cheese under the ritz cracker. It was sooooo good : )
Are there vegetables that you would add to the dish that you would recommend
Broccoli or spinach would be good
Was wondering if cornflakes could be used usnstead of Ritz crackers?
sure
I made this for dinner tonight and it was a hit! My son and husband loved it.
9×9
I added spinich and topped with Fried Onions – my men loved it. They asked that this be added to the menu rotation!
Can I use plain yogurt instead of cottage cheese? Would it be the same amount as the cottage cheese?
I don’t know. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Is it just normal cream of chicken soup or condensed?
What is the difference? I used Campbell’s.