Easy and creamy one pan meal

chicken pieces

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious; all-purpose flour is usually less expensive.

Spread 50 oz can of cream of chicken evenly across the bottom of a large pan.

Add 3 bags (about 3 lbs) of oven roasted diced chicken breast, breaking it apart and spreading it evenly.

Place 2 blocks of Philadelphia cream cheese at the center of the pan.

Sprinkle 10 oz of chopped onions evenly over the dish.

Add about 5 cups of small curd cottage cheese across the dish, spreading it out evenly.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of garlic powder all over the dish.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of onion powder over the dish.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of thyme leaves across the dish.

Add half a bundle of fresh Italian parsley by ripping the leaves directly onto the dish.

Add 3 cups of Daisy sour cream into the dish.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for about 35 minutes.

While the dish is baking, crush original Ritz crackers in a bowl with 1 stick of melted butter until fully coated.

Set the crushed Ritz crackers aside while the casserole is baking.

After 30 minutes, take the casserole out of the oven and mix everything together with a spatula until well combined.

Spread the crushed Ritz and butter mixture evenly over the top of the casserole.

Return the casserole to the oven for an additional 10 minutes.

Once done, garnish with fresh Italian parsley using kitchen shears before serving.

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