Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
This easy million dollar chicken casserole recipe combines shredded chicken with a creamy sauce made with sour cream, cottage cheese and cream cheese. Baked under a crispy buttery cracker topping, this comforting casserole tastes like a million bucks!
Servings: 7
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 8 oz cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 5 cups cooked rotisserie chicken cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup frozen peas unthawed
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Topping
- 1 sleeve Buttery round crackers about 30, crushed
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
Garnish
- ¼ cup cooked, crumbled bacon
- 2 sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉, and grease a 9x11 casserole dish
- Mix the cottage cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken soup and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until well combined
- Mix in the garlic powder, onion powder and pepper
- Stir in the chicken and frozen peas
- Spread mixture evenly into prepared casserole dish
- Top with shredded cheese
- In a small bowl, combine the melted butter with the crushed crackers. Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the casserole
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until casserole is heated through and topping is golden brown
- Garnish with bacon bits and sliced onions before serving
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Notes
You can cook 4 medium chicken breasts if you don't have leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken. Or cut recipe in half if you only 3-4 cups chicken to use, and bake in a smaller baking dish.
Save time and buy cooked, shredded chicken in your grocery store.
Serve with rice or noodles for a heartier meal.
Nutrition
Calories: 762kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 271mg | Sodium: 1355mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1406IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 340mg | Iron: 1mg
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