Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
The best million dollar chicken casserole! Shredded chicken baked in a creamy mix of cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese, topped with buttery crushed Ritz crackers. I like this one served over white rice or cooked egg noodles. It's a simple Southern-style casserole and we just love it.
Servings 6
Calories 523kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups cooked chopped or shredded chicken
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup see notes
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
- 30 Ritz crackers crushed
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x9 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Add the chicken and green onions to a mixing bowl.
- Add the cottage cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cream cheese, garlic powder, and pepper to a small bowl and stir well to combine.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture over the chicken and stir to coat. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Add the Ritz crackers to a small bowl and pour the melted butter over the top. Stir to coat the crackers in the butter.
- Sprinkle the crackers over the casserole.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes, until the edges are bubbly and the top is browned.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
If you’re not a fan of cream of chicken soup, you can either use my cream of chicken soup substitute or you can leave it out entirely. If you leave it out, the mixture will be thicker. We like the texture with the soup for serving over noodles or rice.
The green onions are completely optional. If you have picky eaters, feel free to skip them.
You can easily add some veggies here. A can of mixed veggies, frozen peas, or steamed broccoli mix into this really nicely.
There is no extra salt called for in this recipe. The cream of chicken soup + Ritz crackers add enough, in my opinion. If you skip the cream of chicken soup, you’ll want to add a bit of salt to the recipe. You can always taste the mixture before baking and adjust the seasoning as needed - just keep in mind the crackers + butter do add a decent amount of salt.
I like to serve this with a side of rice or egg noodles and a green salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 523kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 805mg | Potassium: 422mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 854IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg