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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I looked over all the comments to find an answer for my question but alas, no answer. I have the condensed Campbells 10.5 can. It says to add a can of water or milk to make the final product. Does your recipe want the concentrated product or the one with my adding a can of water? I saw where some folks said it was too runny and maybe adding the water caused the runniness.???? Thanks for your help.
only use the can of soup no liquid
This was a really good recipe, the only thing I did differently was add paprika and a can of drained veg-all. Then, after I spread in the pan I add a thin layer of shredded colby jack cheese then the crushed buttered ritz cracker layer. My family loved it !
So far, it tastes amazing. I taste tested it before sticking it in the oven and I think it’s going to be a big hit here in our home. I used a 9×13 Dutch oven dish because I bumped up the serving size to 12.
I used rotisserie chicken, tradition style. I’m sure that any rotisserie flavored chicken would be amazing.
As for the topping, I melted the butter and added the crackers into the bowl of melted butter. Then I just mixed them together with my hands to make sure all the butter was spread throughout the crackers evenly. I used garlic butter rits crackers and OH MY GOODNESS!! Yummy.
As for a side dish, I went with cheesy peas. (simple canned peas with some melted Velveeta cheese added.)
I cannot wait for this dish to be done and to see everyone’s reaction. A husband, 3 teen boys and a tween daughter…I hope and pray I nailed this recipe. We shall see!!
It was good. I had to substitute ground chicken in place of shredded. I also added frozen thawed broccoli & cooked onions. I’d say canned mushrooms & rice would also be a good addition.
Thank you! I want to add broccoli and mushrooms for a well rounded, one-pan dish, but was unsure if it would make it soggy.
I fairly regularly cook meals to take to my recently deceased wife’s family, a couple of whom are disabled and require nearly constant care from her sister in law, in order that it takes some pressure off of them. I don’t always receive thanks or acknowledgment (hopefully not a reflection of my culinary efforts), but this one received immediate thank-you messages! They flipped out over it.
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SO glad they enjoyed it!
So easy and ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Served over brown rice with steamed broccoli and cornbread biscuits. Everyone loved it!
Would like to add cooked rice to this recipe to make it chicken and rice casserole. Could you tell me how much to add?
Here is a version with rice: Million Dollar Chicken & Rice Casserole
I made this for a family gathering this summer. I made two, and both of them were completely gone! Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. I sent them to your website! This will be a go-to recipe for me. So easy and delicious!
I really liked this recipe and so did Hubby and Mom. I served it over riced cauliflower which was just fine. In generally, I do like the recipes a lot but the nutritional information would be helpful since I am tracking my food.
Delicious and simple! Family LOVED it.
I made this with garlic and herbs breaststroke from Sam’s club and grilled them first, served with some crispy hash browns. A bit colorless so I might throw in some peas next time, but my family said it was top 3 of things I’ve ever made!
I used a rotisserie chicken from Costco. It was very easy to assemble. It was delicious! I served it with white rice. I only had a 8×8 square dish, but it worked fine. One of the best tasting chicken casserole I’ve ever made.
Doubled recipe –tasty casserole and easy to assemble. Good for a quick meal.
thank you for sharing.
I didn’t change a thing.
It was delicious. Thank you for posting.
Same..
Lol I too was unable to get to store for cottage cheese…so prepared a 1 serving…it worked beautifully! I am going in the am for the cottage cheese 😂. Am sure it will enhance the casserole 😀. It was great and easy..I like easy🤗
This recipe is sooooop delicious!!! I added shredded cheese inside of mine and when I cooked my chicken I seasoned it with garlic and a little garlic salt.. yummmmyyyyyy
I used whole milk ricotta instead of cottage cheese. Its what I had. I also added matchstick carrots and some peas. Garlic powder, thyme, and a little Lawry’s seasoned salt and pepper. Rotisserie chicken.
Served over rice.
Fabulous!!
Can I use fresh chicken breast or should I cook them first? I don’t have rotisserie chicken!??
This recipe uses cooked chicken
I added French fried onions with my Ritz and bitter mix and OMG🤤🤤
Made this for dinner tonight. Absolutely loved it. Followed the recipe exactly except for the cottage cheese because I was too lazy to go to the store. Will definitely make again. A great dish to take for a potluck.
I used the chicken from left over wings we had at my pizza shop.
Took forever to separate the chicken from the skin and bone BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT.
I added a bit of canned corn and some of the liquid. This was totally delicious and I will try with rotisserie chicken next time.
I added a cup of frozen peas but followed the recipe except for that. We loved it.
Yum yum yum, one of the quickest recipes I’ve made , the whole family loved it 😊