Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (Diced into 1/2-1 inch chunks or 3-4 cups cooked/shredded/diced chicken)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

salt and pepper to taste

4 oz cream cheese (Softened.)

1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

10 1/2 ounces cream of chicken soup (I used homemade and this was 1 3/4 cup.)

3 ½ oz Ritz crackers (Crumbled. This was one full sleeve of crackers.)

cooking oil spray (I use olive oil.)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

If you're using raw chicken you will need to cook it first. I use a cast iron skillet (10 or 12inch), that way I can cook the chicken and bake the casserole in the same dish. A 9x13 baking dish also works.Add the chicken to a pan on the stove at medium heat. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir and cook for a few minutes until the chicken is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat or liquid from the pan to prevent a watery casserole.

If you're using pre-cooked chicken add it to the pan/baking dish here along with the spices (Skip the step on cooking the chicken). Add the cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream or Greek yogurt and stir until fully combined. Taste the dish repeatedly and adjust the spices if necessary to suit your taste.

Sprinkle the crushed crackers throughout the pan over the mixture. Spray the top of the mixture with cooking oil spray.

Bake for 30-35 minutes until the mixture is bubbling.For a browned top crust, after the casserole has baked, adjust the oven to Broil and broil for 2-3 minutes until the topping has browned.

Cool before serving.

Notes

Also seasoned with Cavender's, Cumin, and Lowry's

Nutrition

• Calories: 486 kcal
• Total Fat: 22 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 22 g
• Protein: 45 g