Grandma’s Chicken Casserole

Description

From Grandma Smith. From this recipe, I make one large casserole and one 8-inch round casserole. I think the recipe could be halved easily, but when making for myself, I freeze one casserole for later use. Freezes well.

Ingredients

  • 4 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • water to cover
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables (such as Veg-AllĀ®), drained
  • 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
  • 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 sleeve buttery round crackers (such as RitzĀ®), crushed
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cubed, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Place chicken breasts in a large pot; cover with water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil; reduce heat
  3. cover
  4. and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center
  5. about 15 minutes. Drain and let cool
  6. 5 to 10 minutes. Chop into small pieces.
  7. Mix chicken
  8. canned vegetables
  9. chicken soup
  10. sour cream
  11. water chestnuts
  12. onion
  13. and Cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Pour into a large baking dish. Sprinkle crushed crackers over the top and dot with butter.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until the filling starts to bubble and the topping browns
  15. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 10

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