Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

 

I meant to share this one over the weekend but I had so many folks here all weekend there was no way I was going to get it typed up. Here’s the final recipe for the Publix menu that matches the current ad. This one is a super, duper, simple recipe that you can make almost any time as it requires very few ingredients – Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole.

I have no idea where this recipe originated but I would bet that most of you have made it or had it at some point. It’s a pretty standard potluck recipe. I have seen them where the poppy seeds are part of the cracker topping as well. Sometimes folks even make it with the rice as part of the casserole. There are probably a million variations but this is the one I make for my husband.

I have mentioned that he is quite the casserole fan and this one is probably in his top 10. Now on the contrary…I can’t eat this dish. If you have visited me for a while, you know I do NOT eat sour cream or mayo. This recipe has a whole tub of sour cream…so it’s a no-go in my book. I don’t care if you can’t taste it…I know it’s in there and so I don’t touch it. We all have our quirks and that just happens to be one of mine 😉

It’s funny because I have perpetuated the “no mayo or sour cream” resolve in my children. I just never serve it to them so they have never had a taste for it. I am the one who cooks – so for the most part…they get what I like to eat. Now my husband would eat a jar of mayo and a tub of sour cream and ask for more. Every once in a while I’ll fix him some of his favorite things. Jake likes this recipe but Jeb will not touch it. So whenever I do make this recipe, I half it and make a small casserole for Jake and Jim and chicken and rice for me and Jeb-a-doo.

If you don’t have my aversion to sour cream…you should like this one. Everyone who eats it always seems to like it. I have seen it at countless get togethers so obviously folks like it. It really is simple and very economical so grab some chicken and Ritz crackers and whip this one up without breaking the bank!

This recipe is part of the Publix Menu Plan Week Of 8/28. Here are the other recipes that I have shared so far this week –

Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole
Author: Michelle
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 – 3 cups cooked chicken, cubed
  • 1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 16 oz sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
  • 2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers, crushed
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • Cooked rice
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375º F.
  2. Mix the cubed chicken, soup, sour cream and poppy seeds in large bowl.
  3. Spread the mixture into a buttered casserole dish.
  4. Mix the crushed crackers with the melted butter.
  5. Sprinkle the buttered crackers over the top of the chicken mixture.
  6. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
  7. Remove the foil and bake an additional 20 – 30 minutes – until the casserole is bubbly and crackers are golden brown.
  8. Serve over cooked rice.