Yum Yum Chicken – creamy chicken casserole topped with cornbread stuffing. Cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, sour cream, stuffing mix, chicken broth, and butter. Can make ahead and freeze for later. Great quick weeknight casserole recipe! Kids and adults gobble this up!
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This recipe is from Plain Chicken reader, Cheryl Ener. This is her husband’s grandmother’s chicken casserole recipe. Cheryl emailed me this recipe back in June, and I am just now posting it (slacker – I know).
I don’t have a really good traditional chicken casserole recipe, so I was anxious to try this one out. I used rotisserie chicken and this came together in minutes and has tons of great flavor. It was the perfect weeknight meal! We both really enjoyed this casserole. We now know why it is called “Yum Yum Chicken” – YUM! Thank you so much for sharing this treasured family recipe, Cheryl!
How to Make Yum Yum Chicken Casserole
This casserole is effortless to make with only a few simple ingredients. Chop cooked chicken and spread it on the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole dish. In a large bowl, stir together cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and sour cream. Season with salt and black pepper, if desired. Spread the sauce over the chicken. Sprinkle a bag of stuffing mix over the soup mixture. Drizzle chicken broth and melted butter over the stuffing. Bake in a preheated oven until bubbly. Garnish casserole with parsley.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- I use rotisserie chicken. You can use any cooked chicken you have on hand. Chicken breasts, chicken thighs, chicken tenderloins, or canned chicken.
- What can I add to the chicken mixture?
- onions
- peppers
- spinach
- broccoli
- garlic
- cheddar cheese
- corn
- green peas
- You can use any flavor of cream of condensed soup. Cream of Chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, or cream of celery soup.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup – https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Use Healthy Request condensed soups for a lower-sodium dish.
- I use stovetop stuffing mix. You can use any flavor you prefer.
- Can Yum Yum Chicken be frozen? Yes! Assemble the casserole and cover the dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- When ready to eat, thaw and bake as directed.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with this Yum Yum Chicken Casserole
We think this is the best of the best chicken casserole recipes. It is so simple and tastes great! We love this with some green beans or carrots and rolls. Comfort food at its best.
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Yum Yum Chicken
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1½ lb chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Cream of Celery soup
- 1 (6-oz) box cornbread stuffing, uncooked (Stove Top or Pepperidge Farm)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 4 Tbsp melted butter
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Spread chicken in the bottom of the dish. In a separate bowl, mix together the cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup and sour cream. Spread over the chicken.
- Sprinkle the uncooked stuffing over the soup mixture, (note: if herb packet is not mixed with stuffing mixture, top stuffing with herb packet). Mix together the broth and the melted butter and pour evenly over all.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Notes:
- I use a rotisserie chicken for the chopped cooked chicken in this dish.
- Here is our recipe for Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken: https://www.plainchicken.com/slow-cooker-rotisserie-chicken/
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
Steph
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Would you be able to put this dish together the night before and pop in the oven the next morning? If so, how long would you cook it for? And would you assemble the whole dish or wait to add the stuffing mix in the morning.
I’d probably add the stuffing mix right before I bake it. You will need to add 10 to 15 minutes to the cooking time if baking this cold straight from the oven.
Instructions for reheating from frozen?
Thaw and bake as directed. No need to cook it before freezing.
Can i freeze this after baking
This was amazing . I wouldn’t change a thing .
SO glad you enjoiyed it!
This is very tasty. I added some frozen corn, carrot, Lima bean frozen veggies. Great recipe. I seasoned the rotisserie chicken with salt, pepper and a little onion powder too.
I’ve been cooking this since I was a babysitter years ago. My fam has always loved it. We use regular stuffing with the butter and chicken broth mixed and on top. Both are very delicious.
Hello and thanks for the recipe. If I decide to make it ahead and freeze, at what point in the recipe should I freeze? Thank you.
I would make it through Step 3 and cover and freeze.
Could you use Stove Top stuffing???
That is what I used
Can you substitute egular stuffing if unable to find corn bread stuffing?
Looking to make this. It look soooo good !
sure
This is so good! I make this a lot!
Can you use cream of mushroom instead of cream of celery?
You can use any cream of soup that you would like.
Can you put this together the night before so it’s ready to bake the next day?
I just tried to make this. Step by step of the directions and my chicken was still raw after 30 minutes. Has anyone else had this issue? I’m not giving up cuz that was what we had planned for dinner. I just hate when stuff like this happens. 😞
You obviously missed the first ingredient – chopped COOKED chicken. There is no RAW chicken in this dish.
I added fresh broccoli tonight and it was a fabulous addition!
This is a good basic recipe, felt it was a little to plain though yummy. I added chopped onions and celery, a little poultry seasoning and pepper also cut the sour cream in half. It’s a well with making the family loved it. Tasted like Thanksgiving!😊
This recipe is so delicious, I also tweaked it a little bit. I added onion, mixed veggies and used turkey instead and it is one our favorites.
Sounds delicious! Glad you enjoyed it.
We liked this very much. The 1st words out of our mouths were yum, Yum! S