Chicken Salad Casserole Baked Up
photo by Amy Duchesne
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups diced cooked chicken (if I don't have a rotisserie chicken on hand I will boil 2 breasts with salt and pepper)
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained (optional)
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (tastes so much better than canned!)
- 3 tablespoons onions, finely diced
- 1 1⁄2 a tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, UNdiluted
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise (whether you use light or not use the real stuff not miraclewhip!)
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TOPPING
- 2 tubes Ritz crackers, crumbled
- 2 -3 tablespoons butter or 2 -3 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds (optional but good)
directions
- In a large bowl, combine all wet ingredients and seasonings (lemon juice,rosemary,salt and pepper, chicken soup and mayo).Mix well.
- Add all dry ingredients into the wet mixture (chicken,rice,celery,mushrooms and chestnuts if you want them). Mix wet and dry ingredients until all is well covered and evenly mixed.
- Place the mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish (no need to grease).
- TOPPING: Melt the margarine or butter and add the crumbled ritz crackers and slivered almonds and mix well until a slightly moist crumbly texture is obtained. Sprinkle over the entire surface of the casserole.
- Bake your casserole at 375 for 30-45 minutes. You are basically heating your casserole up and slightly cooking the mushrooms and celery. The veggies should still have a slight bite. Enjoy!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Amy Duchesne
United States
I love to cook- but not for the fun of it. I cook with a purpose! And that is to cook great tasting food for anyone who comes to my table.
I live in Canada now, but am a native of Florida. I love southern food, and european food. I am up for anything that tastes great! I am married to a french canadian and I have found a lot of great recipes from living here.