EASY CHEESY CRACK CHICKEN CASSEROLE RECIPE | PHILLIPS FamBam Cook With Me

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork belly can be cheaper.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: rotisserie chicken

Thighs are often cheaper and more flavorful, while rotisserie chicken saves prep time.

Preheat the oven (temperature not specified).

Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish (size inferred).

Measure and add 1 cup of sour cream to a mixing bowl.

Add 4 ounces of room temperature cream cheese to the bowl with sour cream.

Mix the sour cream and cream cheese together with a fork until well combined.

Crush Ritz crackers in a Ziploc bag until you have about 1 cup of crushed crackers.

Pour 1/4 cup of melted butter into the crushed Ritz crackers and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, 1.5 cups of cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons of ranch seasoning.

Add the shredded rotisserie chicken and pre-cooked bacon to the mixture and stir until everything is well combined.

Spread the chicken mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.

Top the mixture with the buttered Ritz cracker crumbs.

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and golden (exact baking time not specified).

Cooking Techniques

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