Great tasting chicken recipe

My children love this recipe. I hope yours will too!

I was looking for something different to do with chicken. We get so tired of cooking chicken the same way over and over again. So I set off to find a different and interesting twist to baking chicken. It did take a try or two. You see, my boys are not that picky, but they do have some things they just will not eat. I was not sure about poppy seeds at first, but I was amazed...they loved it.

This recipe is rich and creamy and the crackers add just the right touch to the top of it to give it something special. This one can also be frozen since the chicken is already cooked. Then you can pull it out anytime you need something fast. Just carefully thaw it in the microwave, then pop it in the oven until it is bubbly and toasty. 

Most of the ingredients come straight from the pantry (if you follow my pantry stocking tips). The chicken I pick up on Sundays, since my grocer puts them on sale that day. I usually do this recipe within a day or two of buying my rotisserie chicken. Don't worry about leftovers with this one...there will not be any, it is just that good. 

Poppy seed chicken casserole

1 chicken cooked and de-boned (I use a rotisserie chicken from the store)
1 c sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 c crushed Ritz crackers (I crush them in the sleeves to save clean up)
½ c melted butter

2 tbl poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Since the chicken is already cooked, this goes quickly and only needs heating through. Start with a large mixing bowl and combine the first eight ingredients and stir. Pour into a 9 x 13” lightly greased pan. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the last three ingredients and mix. Pour over the chicken mix. 
Bake 30 minutes until golden brown.

*Serve over rice. (I cooked a 10 minute rice while the casserole is in baking)

Photo By Joe: Schneid, Louisville, KY (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons