This Ritz cracker chicken casserole recipe produces a tasty, creamy, crunchy, and tender chicken breast entree. Enjoy this fun take on a breaded chicken breast made with simple ingredients for an amazing comfort food recipe.
What You’ll Love About This Recipe:
This delicious ritz cracker chicken casserole recipe is a play on one of our more popular family favorite meals, the Slow Cooker Ritz Chicken recipe. This is the baked version, and it is delicious!!! The buttery Ritz cracker topping is the best part in our opinion. Our kids love the delicious, crunchy crust that the Ritz crackers make.
Ritz chicken casserole is an easy casserole recipe. It is one of my go-to meals for a busy week since it is easy to put together and is budget-friendly. This is also a great option if you’re looking for something to make with your leftover chicken or cream of mushroom soup in the back of your pantry.
Our Avocado Chicken Enchiladas, Baked Chicken Breast, and Baked Crispy Coconut Chicken Tenders are also perfect recipes to make with fresh flavors and tender chicken.
Key Ingredients:
Condensed cream of chicken soup is the main part of the creamy part of the casserole. However, if you do have the time to make your own soup, take a look at Served From Scratch’s Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup recipe for another way to make this chicken dinner.
Keep the veggies simple by using a bag of frozen mixed vegetables when making up the casserole mixture.
Chicken for this recipe needs to be already cooked. So feel free to cook up fresh chicken breasts and shred them, or use leftover chicken, or use a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
For the best results, use the crushed Ritz crackers to make the delicious, crunchy topping for the easy chicken casserole.
How to Make Our Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cream cheese, onion powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add frozen mixed vegetables and chicken, stirring to coat.
- Spread the mixture evenly in the pan.
- Melt butter, mix with crushed crackers, and sprinkle over the top.
- Bake uncovered for 30–35 minutes until the topping is golden brown, then garnish with parsley and serve.
Expert Tips:
- Use leftover chicken to avoid wasting food and cut down on the cooking time for this dinner recipe.
- Top the casserole with some fresh green onions for added flavor and color.
- Swap the chicken soup for condensed mushroom soup for a great substitute.
- Top the casserole with shredded cheddar cheese for a delicious melty topping, too!
Storing Tips:
Store the leftover chicken casserole in the fridge after it has cooled down to room temperature with either plastic wrap on top of the pan or the fitting lid for up to 5 days.
To reheat, place the casserole dish in the oven at 350℉ for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through.
Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup, 1 can
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 10 ounces frozen mixed vegetables, 1 bag (green beans, carrots, corn, broccoli florets etc.)
- 3 cups chicken breast, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces (about 1 ½ pounds)
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed (about 1 ½ cups crushed)
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray a 9×13" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together soup, sour cream, cream cheese, onion powder, and salt and pepper.
- Mix in the frozen vegetables and chicken.
- Spread chicken mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan
- In a bowl, mix crushed cracker crumbs and melted butter together then sprinkle over the top of the chicken mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes.
- Top with parsley, if desired.
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I am fixing this our craft day Wednesday! Will let you know if it’s a hit! 🤗
Can this recipe be made in advance, and just add the topping before baking?
Yes, you can make this ahead of time and stick in the fridge until ready to bake.
Can you freeze this recipe?
You can easily freeze the leftovers. You could prepare this ahead of time and freeze also.
can you add other veggies to this recipe like cubed yellow squash?
You can add 10 oz of whichever vegetables you prefer! Let us know how it turns out – we love hearing of new variations our readers try.
I made this recipe & it was delicious! However, next time I will modify it by using less cream cheese & sour cream as it was soooo rich! Will add canned mushrooms & top with sliced green onions, too.
Can you use shredded chicken instead of pieces?
Shredded chicken will work great!