Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
Million dollar chicken casserole with a creamy cream cheese, sour cream, and cheddar chicken filling under a buttery cracker topping.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken shredded or cubed
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 sleeve buttery round crackers about 35, crushed
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Beat the creamy base: In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and sour cream together until smooth. Beat in the cream of chicken soup, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Fold in chicken and cheese: Stir the cooked chicken and shredded cheddar into the creamy base until everything is coated.
- Spread it out: Spread the chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish in an even layer.
- Make the topping: In a small bowl, toss the crushed crackers with the melted butter until evenly coated, then scatter them over the top of the casserole.
- Bake: Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, until the filling is hot and bubbling at the edges and the cracker topping is golden.
- Rest and serve: Let it rest for 5 minutes, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Notes
Toss the crushed crackers with melted butter before topping the casserole so they bake up golden and crunchy. Uses fully cooked chicken; bake until the filling reaches 165°F and bubbles at the edges.