Over on Facebook we were talking about what we were having for dinner. Last night we had Chicken Poppyseed Casserole. This is a fan favorite here in our house! We first had it when a woman from church brought it over after I had a baby (can’t remember which one!) and I swear I had never tasted anything so good!
It is REALLY easy and inexpensive!
First, take your chicken and boil it until cooked (recipe will be at the end), then cut it up into chunks.
While the chicken is boiling, mix your sour cream, soup, and flavorings. Have the kids do this!
Then, find another child who isn’t doing anything and have them crush 1 1/2 rolls of crackers in a zip lock bag.
Run out of kids yet? I have another one make a salad! Then bake and YIPEE you have a really good comfort food dinner! We like to eat ours with a side of salad and over some rice!
Ingredients
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – diced
- 2 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce (or sherry)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces buttery round crackers, crushed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Directions
- Preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place the diced chicken breasts on the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray. In a bowl combine the soup, sour cream and sherry. Pour or spoon mixture over the chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top.
- Mix the poppy seeds and crushed crackers and sprinkle mixture over the chicken, salt and pepper. Drizzle the melted butter or margarine over the cracker/poppyseed layer and bake covered in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes (take cover off for the last 5 minutes). Let stand a few minutes before servings.
We serve over rice, but many people serve over pasta.
This is my cost breakdown:
Chicken – $1.59 lb at Sams ($3)
Ritz Crackers – $1.50 on sale used 2 rolls ($.75)
Butter – $2.58 used 1/4 ($.64)
Sour Cream – $1.48 for 16oz. ($.75)
Soup – $.72 each ($1.50)
Salad – Lettuce, tomato, croutons, dressing ($4)
Rice – I buy in bulk ($1)
$11.64 Total – $1.45 serving plus we had left overs!
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The Recipe looks yummy…the only question i had was…in the directions it said to mix in sherry….but not in your ingredient list…did you mean worcestershire sauce? Worcestershire sauce was not in the directions listed. Thanks for your help.
Your right, I switched it to worcestershire sauce, you could do either!
The list of ingredients includes worcestershire sauce, but the instructions state sherry, which is not in the list of ingredients. This sounds great…can you clarify that? Thanks
Read earlier comment! I will change it in the recipe.
I make this dish all the time because my family loves it so much. It’s so much fun for kids to help crunch up the crackers. I have found that you don’t even need a ziploc bag. Just hold the roll of Ritz from end to end, squish the ends together, open the bag and pour out.
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They are in the Ohio area and mid west.
Yum! Can’t wait to try. Is the chicken pre-cooked or does it go in raw? Thx!
Mine was precooked
i put ritz on the bottom, then the chicken and mixture then a layer of cheddar cheese and then another layer of ritz crackers.