crumb chicken casserole

Name: Crumb Chicken Casserole
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bag(s) seasoned croutons; 1/2 stick(s) butter - melted; 1 can(s) cream of mushroom soup - don't dilute; 1 1/2 cup(s) chicken broth; 1/2 cup(s) chopped onion; 1/2 cup(s) chopped celery; 1/4 cup(s) low fat mayonnaise; 1 small sweet potato - diced; 4 cup(s) diced cooked chicken

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Linda Wasko

Beaver, PA

Updated on Nov 11, 2014

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!!!!!!

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 50 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make crumb chicken casserole

Step 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.

Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 4

Pour mixture over the croutons in the baking dish. Take the remaining half of croutons and sprinkle over the top.
Step 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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