Description
Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole is a delightful dish featuring tender chicken enveloped in a creamy sauce, topped with crunchy Ritz crackers. This recipe combines simplicity with taste, making it an ideal choice for a quick weeknight dinner or comfort food that everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ½ to 5 cups chicken breasts – cooked and shredded or chopped
- 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper – or to taste
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon kosher salt – to taste, this will greatly depend on how your chicken is seasoned
- 1 ½ sleeves ritz crackers – you can use 2 sleeves for extra crunch
- 6 tablespoons salted butter – melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ and lightly spray a 9 X 13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, mayonnaise, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt, mixing until smooth and creamy.
- Add the cooked and shredded chicken to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Pour the chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly.
- In a separate bowl, mix the crushed crackers with melted butter until well blended.
- Spread the cracker mixture evenly over the chicken mixture.
- Bake the casserole uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it’s bubbly and golden brown.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
For extra crunch, add two sleeves of Ritz crackers.
Feel free to adjust the seasoning according to your taste preferences.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 100mg