leftover fried chicken casserole

Name: Leftover Fried Chicken Casserole
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) left over chicken; 1/2 cup(s) mayonnaise ( i use duke); 10 1/2 ounce(s) can cream of mushroom soup; 1/4 cup(s) water chestnuts, diced; 1/2 cup(s) saltine crackers, crushed

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Bea L.

Emerald Isle, NC

Updated on Nov 19, 2025

I had some fried chicken left over from the night before and wanted to use it in a different way than I normally do. After looking through a church cookbook I was inspired by Lena Brown's chicken casserole. I omitted four of her ingredients and added two of my favorites and that's how this recipe was created. It was so good that I wanted to share it with you all.

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cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups left over chicken
1/2 cup mayonnaise ( i use duke)
10 1/2 ounces can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water chestnuts, diced
1/2 cup saltine crackers, crushed

How To Make leftover fried chicken casserole

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 baking dish and set aside. Debone and remove skin from your left over chicken. I used the chicken breasts. You can use fried, baked or whatever chicken you have left over. Dice up into bite-size pieces. Chop up water chestnuts. I used my kitchen shears to do both of these.

Step 2

Mix well all ingredients. Pour into prepared dish and bake at 350 for approximately 25 to 30 minutes or until it begins to bubble.
Step 3

NOTE: Lena's original recipe called for 1 cup chicken, 2 chopped hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup celery, which she microwaved briefly, cream of chicken soup and no water chestnuts. I only had cream of mushroom soup, no celery, nor eggs. I thought the water chestnuts would add a bit of crunch so there you go...my own creation. It was so good and I'm sure hers is, too!
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 975kcal, carbohydrates: 13g, cholesterol: 81mg, fat: 100g, fiber: 1g, protein: 5g, saturated fat: 27g, sodium: 789mg, sugar: 1g, unsaturated fat: 73g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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