Creamy Party Chicken Bake

This is really easy to make and with cream cheese and butter it's really rich. I have served after a funeral with tons of requests for the recipe. Because of the richness I have never made this for a dinner but always at a gathering. You could reduce the butter to 1 1/2 sticks with success, but why do it? It's really good this way. I have seen a couple other chicken casseroles using crackers, but none with all of these ingredients which really make this special. It looks really creamy, but it turns out great.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 868 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (Optional)
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken and mushroom soup
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 (16 ounce) packages buttery round crackers (such as Ritz®), crushed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish lightly with cooking spray.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add chicken breasts and boil until no longer pink in the centers, about 20 minutes. Let cool enough to handle; shred with 2 forks.

Step 3

Mix condensed soups, cream cheese, and sour cream together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Mix mayonnaise and flour together in a separate bowl; add to cream of chicken mixture. Mix in shredded chicken thoroughly. Spread into the prepared baking dish.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove; leave the oven on.

Step 6

Place crackers and butter in a pan over low heat. Cook until golden, about 10 minutes. Place on top of chicken mixture and sprinkle with poppy seeds.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 15 minutes.