Million Dollar Chicken Casserole (Easy Comfort Food)
This Million Dollar Chicken Casserole combines cooked chicken with a creamy sauce, cheese, and a crispy topping. Easy comfort food the whole family will love.
Equipment
- Casserole dish
- electric mixer
Ingredients
Base 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 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 0.5 teaspoon 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 Ingredients
- 1 sleeve Buttery round crackers about 30, crushed
- 4 tablespoon butter melted
Garnish Ingredients
- 0.25 cup cooked crumbled bacon
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
Cooking 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
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 have 3-4 cups of chicken to use, and bake in a smaller baking dish.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 762kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 63gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 271mgSodium: 1355mgPotassium: 224mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1406IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 340mgIron: 1mg
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