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Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole

by Jamie

This delicious casserole is comfort food plain and simple. Shredded chicken is mixed in a creamy sauce and then layered over tender white rice. A crispy butter cracker and poppy seed topping is sprinkled over the top that really sends this casserole over the top. The combination is wonderful! My family absolutely loved it and asked I make it again very soon. Have to say I love it when that happens, don’t you?

Hope some of you put in on your list soon! Everybody needs a good go to casserole recipe, am I right?

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Let me show you how to make it happen!

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1. Place 4 chicken breasts into a large deep skillet and pour water over the top. Chop 1 onion and add it to the pot. Sprinkle 1 tsp chicken bullion and a bit of salt and pepper into the pan. Bring it to a boil and reduce the heat to a high simmer. Allow the chicken to cook through, then drain the liquid from the pan and shred the chicken with two forks. Should only take about 20 minutes. If you don’t want to cook your own chicken, you could use a lovely Rotisserie Chicken. You’ll need 5 C of cooked chicken, total.

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2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
3. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and spread 3 C cooked rice over the bottom of the pan. If your rice is cold, heat it in the microwave for just a bit, it will spread out more easily for you.

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4. In a large bowl combine 1 C sour cream, 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup, 1 Tb Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp onion salt and 1/4 tsp cracked pepper. Add the 5 cups of shredded chicken and stir to combine.

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5. Carefully spread the chicken mixture over the top of the rice.

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6. Place 2 sleeves of ritz crackers into a gallon sized ziploc bag. Seal the bag tightly and crush the crackers into crumbs with a rolling-pin. You need 2 cups of crumbs total.

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7. Melt 1/2 C butter and pour it into the bag. Add 1 Tb poppy seeds and stir it well to combine.

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8. Sprinkle the cracker mixture out evenly over the top of the chicken.
9. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the casserole has heated through and the topping is golden and crispy.

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Serve and enjoy!

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Here’s the handy printable…

Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp chicken bullion
salt and pepper
1 C sour cream
2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
1 Tb Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp onion salt
1/4 tsp cracked pepper
3 C white rice, cooked
2 sleeves Ritz crackers (2 C of crumbs total)
1/2 C butter, melted
1 Tb poppy seeds

Instructions

1. Place 4 chicken breasts into a large deep skillet and pour water over the top. Chop 1 onion and add it to the pot. Sprinkle 1 tsp chicken bullion and a bit of salt and pepper into the pan. Bring it to a boil and reduce the heat to a high simmer. Allow the chicken to cook through, then drain the liquid from the pan and shred the chicken with two forks. Should only take about 20 minutes. If you don't want to cook your own chicken, you could use a lovely Rotisserie Chicken. You'll need 5 C of cooked chicken, total.
2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
3. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and spread 3 C cooked rice over the bottom of the pan. If your rice is cold, heat it in the microwave for just a bit, it will spread out more easily for you.
4. In a large bowl combine 1 C sour cream, 2 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup, 1 Tb Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp onion salt and 1/4 tsp cracked pepper. Add the 5 cups of shredded chicken and stir to combine.
5. Carefully spread the chicken mixture over the top of the rice.
6. Place 2 sleeves of ritz crackers into a gallon sized ziploc bag. Seal the bag tightly and crush the crackers into crumbs with a rolling-pin. You need 2 cups of crumbs total.
7. Melt 1/2 C butter and pour it into the bag. Add 1 Tb poppy seeds and stir it well to combine.
8. Sprinkle the cracker mixture out evenly over the top of the chicken.
9. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the casserole has heated through and the topping is golden and crispy.
https://jamiecooksitup.net/2016/09/chicken-poppy-seed-casserole/

Recipe adapted from Allrecipes  and The Girl Who Ate Everything 

 

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8 comments

Lorene Frischknecht September 28, 2016 - 10:25 am

The Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole recipe sounds really tasty! I’m going to try it very soon! Thanks so much for sharing this and so many of your other recipes! I love most of them!

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Greta September 28, 2016 - 11:38 am

I make poppyseed chicken casserole very much like this, but have never added rice to the bottom! I either make a pot of rice or serve it over egg noodles. I have added cooked penne pasta to the sauce with the chicken, but my daughter prefers not to have it that way.

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Christy Denney September 28, 2016 - 1:32 pm

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!

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Jamie September 28, 2016 - 3:24 pm

Thank you! 🙂

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Sam March 13, 2017 - 6:14 am

I’m a bit confused about the amount of rice. It is 3 cups of cooked rice, isn’t it?

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Jamie March 13, 2017 - 9:52 am

Hi there Sam,
Yes, you need 3 cups cooked rice.
Best of luck!
~Jamie

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