Few recipes are worthy of the million dollar title, but this million dollar chicken casserole recipe has earned every penny of praise. Each garlicky bite is loaded with juicy chicken, creamy cheese, and buttery cracker crumbs. Best of all? You can have the whole thing on the table in under an hour.
What Is Million Dollar Chicken Casserole?
Million dollar chicken casserole is an easy recipe that's loaded with shredded chicken, cottage cheese, sour cream, and buttery crackers. It's baked until golden brown and served warm with a sprinkle of sliced green onions. It's called million dollar chicken because it tastes like a million bucks.
Million Dollar Chicken Casserole Ingredients
There are a few things that set this million dollar chicken casserole recipe apart from the rest. It's the combination of chicken and cheeses that make it absolutely irresistible.
- Shredded Chicken: For cooked chicken, use meat from a rotisserie chicken or use leftover cooked chicken. A 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pound whole roasted chicken yields 4 to 4 1/2 cups cooked chicken.
- Cottage Cheese: We recommend using small-curd for this chicken casserole recipe. It adds the perfect creamy texture.
- Cream Cheese: Be sure your cream cheese is softened before adding it to the filling. If it's still cold, it won't easily mix with the other ingredients.
- Crackers: To make the topping, you can crush the crackers in a resealable plastic storage bag, then add melted butter to the bag, and toss to coat. If you don't have crackers, try using breadcrumbs, cereal, or even chopped nuts.
How to Customize Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
Million dollar chicken casserole is a great dinner recipe for making your own. If you love buffalo chicken, top the finished dish with a generous drizzle of buffalo sauce. Spice up the filling with chopped jalapenos or pickled peppers. If you're looking to add more veggies, spinach, mushrooms, and broccoli florets work wonderfully in the filling. Serve this chicken dinner on its own or alongside pasta, rice, or steamed veggies.
Ingredients
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1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
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1 cup small-curd cottage cheese
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4 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes and softened
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1/3 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon italian seasoning, crushed
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1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
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4 to 4 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
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1/2 cup sliced green onion (reserve green tops for garnish)
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30 rich round crackers (1 sleeve) crushed
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1/4 cup salted butter, melted
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2 tablespoons sliced green onion tops, for garnish
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl stir together soup, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
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Stir in chicken and the sliced 1/2 cup green onions. Spoon chicken mixture into a 2-quart square baking dish.
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Stir together crackers and melted butter. Sprinkle over chicken mixture.
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Bake until chicken mixture is heated through (160°F) and crackers are golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Top with 2 Tbsp. sliced green onions.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 572 | Calories |
| 40g | Fat |
| 20g | Carbs |
| 33g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
| Calories 572 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 39.8g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat 16.3g | 82% |
| Cholesterol 152.3mg | 51% |
| Sodium 836.6mg | 36% |
| Total Carbohydrate 20.1g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.8g | 3% |
| Total Sugars 4.3g | |
| Protein 32.7g | 65% |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C 2.6mg | 3% |
| Calcium 118.7mg | 9% |
| Iron 3.3mg | 18% |
| Potassium 369.2mg | 8% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 0.6g | |
| Vitamin D 1.1IU | |
| Alanine 1.7g | |
| Arginine 1.9g | |
| Ash 3.5g | |
| Aspartic acid 2.8g | |
| Caffeine 0mg | |
| Carotene, alpha 0.2mcg | |
| Choline, total 23.9mg | |
| Copper, Cu 0.2mg | |
| Cystine 0.4g | |
| Energy 2393.7kJ | |
| Fluoride, F 11.7mcg | |
| Folate, total 57.2mcg | |
| Glutamic acid 5.7g | |
| Glycine 1.8g | |
| Histidine 0.9g | |
| Isoleucine 1.6g | |
| Leucine 2.6g | |
| Lysine 2.6g | |
| Methionine 0.8g | |
| Magnesium, Mg 34.8mg | |
| Manganese, Mn 0.2mg | |
| Niacin 8.3mg | |
| Phosphorus, P 342.6mg | |
| Pantothenic acid 1.6mg | |
| Phenylalanine 1.4g | |
| Phytosterols 0.2mg | |
| Proline 2.1g | |
| Retinol 351.2mcg | |
| Selenium, Se 24mcg | |
| Serine 1.3g | |
| Starch 10.3g | |
| Theobromine 0mg | |
| Threonine 1.4g | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 1.4mg | |
| Tryptophan 0.4g | |
| Tyrosine 1.2g | |
| Valine 1.7g | |
| Vitamin A, IU 1371.9IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE 361.2mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 1mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.4mg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 40mcg | |
| Water 164.8g | |
| Zinc, Zn 2.3mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
