Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

Million Dollar Chicken Casserole

from southernliving.com
Dinner

Million Dollar Chicken Casserole is rich and creamy—and yes, it tastes like a million bucks. But this popular chicken casserole is easy to make and great for freezing so you can get ahead on future meals.

Ingredients

  • 1can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 oz.cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cupcottage cheese
  • ½ cupsour cream
  • 1 tsp.onion powder
  • 1 tsp.garlic powder
  • 3 mediumscallions, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 4 ½ cupsshredded cooked chicken (from 1 large whole rotisserie chicken)
  • 2 tbsp.finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 30buttery round crackers (such as ritz), coarsely crushed (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • ½ cupunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp.chopped fresh thyme
  • hot cooked white rice

Directions

  1. 1

    Make creamy casserole filling: Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir together cream of chicken soup, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl until well combined.

  2. 2

    Prepare the scallions: Thinly slice scallions; separate white and light green parts from dark green parts. Set aside until ready to use.

  3. 3

    Add scallions, chicken, and parsley: Fold white and light green parts of scallions, chicken, and parsley into cottage cheese mixture until evenly coated.

  4. 4

    Make cracker topping: In a medium bowl, stir together crackers, butter, and thyme until well coated. Set aside.

  5. 5

    Add casserole to dish: Spoon chicken mixture evenly into an ungreased 11- x 7- inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with cracker mixture.

  6. 6

    Bake casserole: Bake in preheated oven until edges are bubbly and crackers are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Garnish with dark green parts of scallions, and serve over rice.