Description
This Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserolern is the ultimate comfort food dinner with creamy shredded chicken, melted cheese, and a buttery crispy cracker topping baked until golden brown. It’s an easy dinner recipe that comes together quickly with simple ingredients and delivers rich homemade flavor in every bite. Perfect for busy weeknights, family dinners, potlucks, holiday meals, and cozy comfort food cravings, this casserole is creamy, crunchy, satisfying, and incredibly simple to make. Whether you need quick dinner ideas, an easy casserole recipe, or a hearty make-ahead meal, this Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserolern is guaranteed to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
3 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup frozen peas or broccoli optional
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.
2. Cook and shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces if not already prepared.
3. Crush the Ritz crackers into medium crumbs leaving some larger pieces for texture.
4. In a large bowl combine cream of chicken soup sour cream milk garlic powder onion powder salt black pepper and shredded cheddar cheese.
5. Add the shredded chicken to the creamy mixture and stir until evenly coated.
6. Fold in peas or broccoli if using for added texture and nutrition.
7. Stir a small amount of crushed Ritz crackers into the filling mixture.
8. Spread the chicken mixture evenly into the prepared casserole dish.
9. Mix the remaining crushed crackers with melted butter until coated.
10. Sprinkle the buttery cracker mixture evenly over the casserole.
11. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until hot and bubbly with a golden brown topping.
12. Let the casserole rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving warm.
Notes
Use rotisserie chicken for faster preparation and extra flavor.
Do not crush the Ritz crackers too finely so the topping stays crispy and textured.
Allow the casserole to rest before serving to help the creamy filling set properly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 95mg