Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole 

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This Ritz chicken casserole will be your go to dinner or dip. It has savory rotisserie chicken, cream cheese, bacon, condensed soup, ranch seasoning, sour cream, and cheese.

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• Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole

Recipe testing this casserole made an easy comfort dinner. Your family is going to ask for it every week. You’ll have it on the table in 30 minutes. 

It has all the delicious flavors that are similar to recipes like Crack Chicken, Millionaire Chicken, and Poppy Chicken (without the poppy seeds).  

Ingredients

Chicken -Store-bought rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken. Remove the skin and shred or cut it into chunks. 

Bacon - Fully cooked with a slightly crisp texture. Look for shortcut fully cooked store bought options in the refrigerator section and in the grocery store aisles. 

Ranch Powder- Hidden Valley is popular or a homemade version would be delicious.

Canned Soup - Cream of chicken or any condensed soup of choice. You can also make it homemade. 

Sour Cream- I love the full fat Daisy brand. 

Cheese - Full fat cream cheese, cheddar, or colby jack is recommended. 

Crackers - Any butter flavored crackers would be delicious. I like Ritz with a hint of salt. 

Butter- Unsalted or salted.

Mix In & Toppings

If you would like to add more flavor to this delicious casserole, try these options. Most can be used in when baking and others as a topping when serving. 

• Greek Yogurt
• Onion Soup Mix - a couple tablespoons 
• Pecorino Romano
• Swiss cheese
• Green Onion
• Italian Parsley
• Crispy Fried Onions
• Crushed Potato Chips 

How To Serve 

This casserole has chicken and bacon for the protein, plus it’s so creamy and cheesy. Similar to a dip, so it can be dinner or an appetizer. Check out these popular serving options.

• Tortilla Chips
• Pita Chips 
• Mini Southern Style Biscuits 
• Carrots
• Celery
• Mini Peppers
• Bell Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Broccoli 
• Baked Potato 
• Sliced French Bread or Baguettes
• Dinner Rolls 
• Bread Sticks
• Mini Pretzel Bites
• Bagel Chips
• Thin Pretzels
• Corn Chips 
• Fruit Salad 
• Serve over pasta or along side a green salad.

Since the oven is going roast vegetables like green beans, mixed vegetable, or peas and carrots.

Love Casseroles? Check out the Viral Chicken Cobbler, Knorr’s Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole, No Peek Chicken, Chicken Fajita, Cheesy Chicken and Rice, Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Casserole, Tuna Casserole From Scratch, and Chicken Stuffing Casserole.

Leftovers and Storage

After enjoying this chicken casserole, store the leftovers covered in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Reheatin the microwave or the oven covered in foil. 

You can freeze the leftovers but during thawing the texture may change a bit, because of the dairy-based ingredients.  

Step By Step Instructions and Photos

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a mixing bowl add cream cheese, cream chicken soup, sour cream, and ranch seasoning.

3. Mix well with a whisk.

4. Add shredded chicken, cheese, and chopped bacon.

5. Fold in shredded cheese, bacon, and chicken.

6. Place mixture into an 9x13 baking dish and spread into an even layer. Set aside.

7. Grab the melted butter and up to 2 sleeves of ritz crackers. Carefully crush them in their packing.

8. In a mixing bowl add the crushed ritz crackers and melted butter. Mix well with a fork.

9. Sprinkle buttered ritz crackers onto the casserole. Place in the oven uncovered.

10. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Carefully remove from the oven and let cool.

11.Serve with pasta, baked potato, biscuits, Texas toast, vegetables, salad, or as a dip.