Million dollar chicken casserole is an easy, creamy, and comforting meal that’s topped with buttery Ritz cracker crumbs. It’s the perfect dinner casserole for busy weeknights.
Why this recipe works
With simple ingredients like chicken, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream of chicken soup you’ll have yourself this delicious million dollar chicken casserole. In our opinion, this dish isn’t complete without the crisp crumbled Ritz crackers on top for the perfect creamy-crunch ratio.
Ingredients you will need
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Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions
CHICKEN – Cooked chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken will both work for this recipe.
ADDITIONS – Cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream of chicken soup come together to make this dish ultra-creamy and thick. Make sure your cream cheese is well-softened at room temperature. You can use homemade cream of chicken soup if desired.
How to Make Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
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- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Shred the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and seasoning. Mix well.
- To the same bowl add the chicken and stir to coat well. Pour into a 9×9 casserole dish.
- In a seperate medium bowl add a sleeve of Ritz crackers and crush into small bits. Pour in the melted butter and toss to coat the crackers.
- Top the casserole with the Ritz crackers.
- Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips
Yes, million dollar chicken casserole freezes well. To do so, follow the instructions through step 4 (before adding the crackers) and store with an air-tight lid or tightly wrapped with plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil in the freezer for up to 4 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Bake as normal, but covered with foil. You may need to add a few minutes since the dish is going into the oven cold.
Store with an air-tight lid or tightly wrapped with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave.
Serving Suggestions
Some people like to add bacon to their chicken casserole, so feel free to add some if desired. This dish is great for using up leftover chicken. Serve with a side salad, bread, or steamed veggies.
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Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
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Print It Rate It Text ItIngredients
- 4 cups chicken cooked and shredded – roughly 1 1/2 lbs of boneless chicken breasts
- 4 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 10.75 oz condensed cream of chicken soup as-is, do NOT add water/milk
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 32 Ritz crackers 1 sleeve
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
Things You’ll Need
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Shred the cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and seasoning. Mix well.
- To the same bowl add the chicken and stir to coat well. Pour into a 9×9 casserole dish.
- In a separate medium bowl add a sleeve of Ritz crackers and crush into small bits. Pour in the melted butter and toss to coat the crackers.
- Top the casserole with the Ritz crackers.
- Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- Easily double this recipe and bake it in a 13×9 casserole dish. Bake until thoroughly heated through.
- You can use a rotisserie chicken from the store or cook 1 1/2 – 2 lbs of chicken breasts.
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Mamadukes0963 says
I use this recipe once every few months. I add noodles and chicken boullion seasoning and whatever veggies I have. Today it’s peas and corn. The family loves it.
Gwen says
Great dish if you are low carb, but otherwise super rich and missing something…. I added steamed broccoli, green beans & wild rice to round it out.
Thanks for the recipe though!
Charli Perkins says
It wasn’t a thick casserole but I also didn’t measure the chicken, just eyeballed it.
Took to a ladies luncheon and they enjoyed it and asked for the recipe.
Cheryl kelly says
Very good we keep the recipe the same. Only thing we did put cheese on top. Add noodles on the side
Robin DeBow says
Very bland. Needs way more seasoning. I added some bacon, a few shakes of dry ranch, a few shakes of Lipton onion soup mix and a few shakes of Everglades Heat and still it wasn’t bad. As is, just very bland.
Kathy says
My husband, 7 year old, and I all loved this! I did add 1 full teaspoon of the onion and garlic powder, a teaspoon of minced garlic, a generous sprinkling of Italian seasoning, and pepper and salt. I used rotisserie chicken.
The Ritz cracker topping was the best. Will definitely be cooking again. A side of bread and salad with this dish would go really well
Stewdo says
There’s a time for a noticable garlic flavor and a time for it in the background…this is one of those times. That’s just my opinion. I’m sure there’s tons of folks who smell like walking garlic pods all day long that love this recipe and kudos to them and I love garlic too but, 1/2 tsp of fresh garlic powder in this is just too much for me. It overpowers every ingredient in the casserole.
kathy fittante says
thank you wonderful casserole
Wanda Amyx says
Made this and it is super simple quick to come together. I added Al Dente Spiral pasta to the mix. However, it is lacking seasoning–garlic powder & onion powder really didnt quite make it Amazing. If making this add your own personal touch to the seasoning to make it more flavorful. And YES the cottage cheese bakes smooth so your kids dont know it is in there :)
Corrina says
Agreed. I just made it for the second time. I added 4 large scallions, loads of minced garlic, a handful each of fresh basil and parsley, a teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning, at least half a teaspoon each of onion and garlic powder, loads of fresh cracked pepper, sea salt, and some cayenne and it *still* isn’t super flavorful. It’s nice, though. I also added frozen broccoli to the mix and dried minced chives to the cracker mix. It’s now ‘give it to the neighbors who just had a baby’ hood but there’s still room for more flavor.
Paul says
I’ve been making similar for years, I make it with one can each of cream of chicken,cream of celery and cream of mushroom and add fresh carrot,mushrooms and frozen pees
Melinda says
I made a few changes to the recipe and my family loved it!
I used left over seasoned chicken breasts.
We didn’t have Cream of Chicken Soup, so I used Cream of Potato.
I added about 1 1/2 cups cooked penne pasta (using up left overs).
Added 1 cup shredded cheese (Mexican-style blend).
Michael H says
Not sure why this gets such good reviews. It just didn’t do it for me at all.
Kelli Porter says
Very good! I added a can of Veg-all (drained) and I only used 2/3 of the cottage cheese recommended. Next time I will add a 1/2 tsp of black pepper, and there will definitely be a next time.
Cynthia S Roman says
I’m trying this elbow macaroni n broccoli.
Let you know how it turns out.
Henny Jansen says
This recipe made for an amazing topping for all sorts of dishes from broiled topping on garlic bread to spaghetti and as a scoop on a salad. Will definitely keep this one on hand when in a pinch. I did add some bell peppers, peas and broccoli to the mix for added flavor. My family loved it.
Nancy says
Not for me
Donna Armantrout says
Best ever! Used rotisserie chicken
Cindy Banks says
Won’t make again unless I want a chicken dip. Let it set for 15 minutes after baking. Too soupy. Not much flavor at all. I served with lime-cilantro rice.
Nancy says
Agree if you used crackers or chips as like a dip maybe then.