Creamy Chicken Ritz Casserole

Judith Hannemann — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s a chicken casserole that packs plenty of taste despite the simple pantry (and inexpensive) ingredients. This is good old American comfort food at it’s finest.

Nothing could be easier than this casserole. It’s also a great way to use up any leftover chicken or turkey!

I was first introduced to this several years ago when someone posted it in the kitchen forum on HSN. It sounded interesting and anything with buttered Ritz crumbs is OK in my book

All-American comfort food

This is the stripped-down deal here, but this casserole has many possibilities. Add some thawed or fresh broccoli florets or peas (or any veggie) to the mix and you’ve got a complete meal in one dish.

The original has poppy seeds mixed in with the cracker crumbs. I made that optional here because many folks don’t have poppy seeds on hand–and they really don’t add any appreciable flavor–and many who have dental bridgework will understand the other problem! So what I do is sprinkle them on top as a condiment if anyone wants it.

Serve with poppy seeds as a condiment

Because it’s so easy and comforting, this makes a great weeknight winter family meal.

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Creamy Chicken Ritz Casserole

Here’s a chicken casserole that packs plenty of taste despite the simple pantry (and inexpensive) ingredients. This is good old American comfort food at it’s finest.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken casserole recipes

Servings: 4

Calories: 584kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

3 cups cooked shredded chicken breast meat
10.75 oz cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt
2 sleeves Ritz crackers crushed
1 stick butter, melted 1/2 cup
2 tbs poppy seeds optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 2.5 – 3 quart baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix the soup and the sour cream until well blended. Fold in the shredded chicken.
Turn into prepared pan. Top with cracker crumbs and poppy seed (if using). Drizzle melted butter over the top of the crumbs.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and casserole is hot and bubbly in the center.
Serve with a green vegetable (I generally serve with fresh steamed broccoli)

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Poppy Chicken Florentine

Judith Hannemann — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Poppy Chicken Florentine

Combines two well-loved chicken casseroles–poppy seed chicken casserole and chicken florentine. This is definitely a marriage made in heaven.

I’m mad for the taste of buttered Ritz cracker crumbs and have been since I discovered that broccoli cheese casserole. I discovered the famous poppy seed chicken casserole a couple of years later. I was planning to make the latter, but then ran on a recipe for chicken florentine.

Hmmm…I had mozzarella. I had a half package of chopped spinach in the freezer—why not? Also thought that garlic would be a WONDERFUL addition to those buttered Ritz crumbs…so I got to work on this. I added sliced black olives–if you hate them, leave them out. You can always replace with sliced fresh mushrooms–or even canned for that matter. Whatever works for you. Basic thing here is the chicken breast, the soups, sour cream, mozzarella, the spinach and those to-die-for crumbs!!!

This is the pan it’s baked it. My favorite rectangular size of my Revol collection~~

Poppy Chicken Florentine

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked
1 – 10 oz can cream of chicken soup
1 – 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1 cup chopped spinach, thawed and thoroughly drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup butter melted
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
2 tbs poppy seeds
2 cloves garlic, crushed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease a 11 x 7 -inch casserole baking dish.

Slice or dice cooked chicken. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the soups, sour cream and the salt if using.

Melt butter and garlic in a small saucepan. Swirl garlic in the butter until the garlic is infused in the butter. Remove garlic and discard. Add the Ritz crackers and poppy seed, mixing well. Set aside.

Spread 1/2 of the soup mixture on the bottom of the baking dish. Add the chicken. Top with the drained spinach and black olives. Spread remaining soup mixture on top. Top with mozzarella.

Top with the buttered crumbs and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and sauce is bubbling.

Serves 4

Poppy Chicken Florentine

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