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crumb chicken casserole

Recipe by
Linda Wasko
Beaver, PA

Someone brought this to a cover dish at the church way back in the eighties. She wouldn't give anyone the recipe. So I took another spoonful to analyze it. This is what I came up with. Don't know if it was her recipe, but we all loved it. I make this a lot for sick friends because it's so easy for them to heat up. In those cases, I make it in disposable aluminum pans. HEAT IT, EAT IT, THROW OUT THE PAN. Give it a try and add your own veggies. I just recently started using the sweet potato. This is anyones recipe....so ENJOY!!!!!!

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For crumb chicken casserole

  • 1 bag
    seasoned croutons
  • 1/2 stick
    butter - melted
  • 1 can
    cream of mushroom soup - don't dilute
  • 1 1/2 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/2 c
    chopped onion
  • 1/2 c
    chopped celery
  • 1/4 c
    low fat mayonnaise
  • 1 sm
    sweet potato - diced
  • 4 c
    diced cooked chicken

How To Make crumb chicken casserole

  • 1
    Boil your chicken. You can use all boneless chicken breasts, but I like to use my own broth for this, so I use a combination of bone-in, skin on thighs and breasts. I add a little salt maybe 1/2 tsp and pepper to the water for added flavor. When done, take meat off bone and chop into pieces. Strain the broth and set all aside.
  • 2
    While the chicken is cooking, put the croutons in a bowl and pour melted butter over top. Mix until croutons are coated. Take half the croutons and spread out in bottom of baking dish. 9 x 9 baking dish makes a thicker casserole. Today I made it in a 9 x 13.
  • 3
    Mix the soup, broth from cooking the chicken and mayonnaise together. Add in the onion, celery, sweet potato and chicken. Mix well. At this point I add some seasoning. First I taste for saltiness and add if needed. Pepper, rosemary and thyme are my favorites with this dish.
  • 4
    Pour mixture over the croutons in the baking dish. Take the remaining half of croutons and sprinkle over the top.
  • 5
    Cover with foil and bake for 45 - 50 minutes until it's bubbly all through. Last 5 minutes, I uncover to toast up the croutons.

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