My day was not out of the ordinary. I got up at 6:40am, fixed me a cup of coffee, kissed my husband bye (the lucky man gets to sleep in later than me), then drove twenty-five minutes to go nanny. I left there at 4:45pm and went to dance at 5:15pm, finished at 7:30pm, then headed home to cook.
Maybe it's because I had the brilliant idea of trying a new recipe that required me to cook chicken before I even started assembling the casserole. We didn't eat until after 9:00pm. By the time we finished eating, I could barely keep my eyes opened.
And I still needed to get a shower.
I apologize now for anyone who brushes by me and smells a tiny bit of an odor. Sleep was more important last night than smelling nice.
Anyways, the reason for my little rant above was to state that I made a new casserole! I really am trying to give my poor husband some variety besides pizza and ground beef. So, I decided to make something that my mom used to make all of the time, and I always enjoyed it. A lot of you can probably remember having this dish at home growing up, as well. I feel like this is a classic recipe that I hope to keep perfecting throughout the years.
The recipe I used is originally from Six Sisters Stuff (here's the link!), but, of course, I found it on Pinterest.
I tell you, if it wasn't for Pinterest, I would have been the most lost bride, would be a lost wife, and will definitely be a lost mom. I. Love. Pinterest.
Here's the recipe:
2 cups chicken, cooked and diced
2 cups Ritz crackers, crushed - I ended up adding some more last minute
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
1 (10.75 oz) can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
1 teaspoon minced garlic (optional)
1 Tablespoon lemon juice (optional) - I only used the garlic, which I DO NOT recommend. Do all three or none at all. Garlic was waayyy too strong and it needed the others to dilute it some
I cooked the chicken in a skillet/frying pan (I'm still trying to figure out exactly what that pan is), which may not have been the best way. It took a while and I kept getting the pan too hot, so the chicken was sticking. I've heard of boiling the chicken, but I've never attempted that, so I just stuck with what I knew.
1.) Once the chicken is cooked, dice it up into small bite-size pieces.
2.) Mix chicken, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream together in one bowl. If you decide to use the optional ingredients, mix them in with the chicken as well.
3.) In another bowl, mix Ritz crackers, melted butter and poppy seeds.
4.) Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
5.) Pour the chicken mixture in, then top with the buttery Ritz crackers.
6.) Cover with foil and place in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
7.) Take foil off and place back in the oven for another 15 minutes.
8.) Enjoy!
Doesn't it look yummy? It really was good! Except for the garlic. I could've repelled Dracula in Transylvania from our house in Augusta. It was that bad. My sweet husband didn't complain about the garlic-overload at all, though. In fact, he even tried to tell me that it wasn't super strong because of the Ritz crackers.
I knew there was a reason I snatched him up as soon as I could!
So, anyways, I do believe this recipe could become a favorite of ours. So easy and delicious.
Does anyone else have any tips and ideas on how to perfect this? Or any ingredients you add and/or exchange from the ones I used?
I'm going to grab me a Lunchable now. All of this talk about food is making me hungry.
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