This is my childhood favorite casserole and it’s still a family favorite today!
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Chicken Ritz Casserole
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Comfort Food
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is a crowd please with lemon chicken with Ritz cracker on top!
Ingredients
2 packages chicken breasts
2 cups sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup (instructions for homemade version below)
3 Tbl. lemon juice
4 cups crushed Ritz crackers
1 Tbl. poppyseeds (optional)
1 stick butter, melted
Instructions
Ways to cook the chicken: 1. Cook chicken breasts in water seasoned with salt, pepper, celery, and half an onion OR sauté garlic, onion, celery in butter and add rotisserie chicken.
Homemade cream of chicken soup: Melt butter in a saucepan and once it’s melted, add 1/2 a cup of flour. Stir the flour in the butter for a few minutes, then add 2 cups chicken broth and 1 cup of whole milk. Season with a dash of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Place cooked chicken in bottom of casseroles.
- Make a mixture of sour cream, soup, and lemon juice and spread equally over chicken.
- Pour Ritz crackers evenly over top, and top off with poppyseeds. Drizzle one stick of melted butter over casserole.
- Bake at 350 until brown and bubbly, 35-40 minutes covered. Uncover last 7-10 minutes.
Notes
Pairs perfectly with clean-crafted Dove Hunt Dog Pinot Noir. 
Keywords: Casserole