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How to Make a Great Chicken Casserole, Plus Top 10 Chicken Casserole Recipes

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With so many ways to make chicken, you may have overlooked easy chicken casserole recipes! We've included helpful tips and tricks on how to make a great casserole, as well as a list of our favorite chicken casserole recipes.
Unforgettable Chicken Casserole

Chicken casseroles seem easy in theory but even the most seasoned one-dish cook can benefit from these helpful tips and tricks. Follow our guide and you'll have the best chicken casserole every time!

  • To get a crispy top to your casserole, cook it uncovered. For an even crispier and flavorful crust, sprinkle the top of any casserole with cheese, bread crumbs, and herbs.
     
  • For casseroles that take a longer time to cook, use dried herbs instead of fresh herbs.  These will maintain their flavor longer under intense heat.
     
  • If you're not sure how much your pan can hold, measure out water and pour it in to test it.  It's an easy way to test its volume without guesswork.
     
  • If you have to use a pan that doesn't fit the size required for the recipe, then adjust cooking time.  If it is shallower, reduce cooking time by 25%, if it is deeper, increase by 25%.
     
  • Casseroles taste best when made in advance so let them sit to really have those flavors meld.
     
  • To test a casserole for doneness, insert a wooden skewer or knife into the center.  If it is hot to the touch then the whole casserole is hot.
     
  • Casserole leftovers are best if defrosted for a whole day in the fridge before cooking again.

Chicken casseroles are unanimous crowd-pleasers because chicken works so well with a variety of different foods: rice, vegetables, noodles, cheese, and so much more. Check out our list of the top 10 chicken casseroles, sure to become family favorites you can bake again and again.

  1. Golden Chicken Casserole - It's good to keep biscuit baking mix on hand for stretching our food budgets and making the most of leftovers. Take this dish...with leftover chicken and some Cheddar cheese, we'll have a golden-crusted meal fit for a king!


     
  2. Souped Up Chicken and Rice - Mr. Food has traveled quite a bit and found that practically everyone has their own special chicken and rice dish. The secret to this one? It's "soup-er"!
     
  3. Creamy Chicken Casserole - We've gotta tell you - Southern-style casseroles are the tastiest. Just give this Creamy Chicken Casserole a try and you'll see why we say that!
     
  4. Asian Baked Chicken Salad - Are you ready for a change from traditional lunch salads? We bet our Asian Baked Chicken Salad will be a welcome change.
     
  5. Chicken Tetrazzini - This creamy, cheesy, fancy-sounding Italian chicken dish goes together in a jiffy because it calls for cooked rotisserie chicken.


     
  6. Classic Scalloped Chicken - Scalloped dishes are hearty and soul-soothing, typically baked in a sauce and covered with seasoned bread crumbs. Our Classic Scalloped Chicken bakes up as a comforting all-in-one main-dish meal.
     
  7. Chicken Salad Bake - Heat up a deli favorite with Chicken Salad Bake. Nothing is more comforting than chicken salad like Mom used to make except...warm chicken salad like Mom used to make!
     
  8. Slow Cooked Chicken 'n' Rice - This creamy chicken and rice casserole is a hearty one-pot casserole that'll make your evening easy, and tasty, too. Make it tonight.

    Slow Cooked Chicken and Rice

     

  9. Chicken Pasta Bake - This cheesy all-in-one chicken casserole dish literally shouts “comfort!” It makes use of ingredients you can easily keep on hand so you can always be ready to throw together this hearty meal.
     
  10. Casserole Chicken Pot Pie - For a Mexican chicken casserole, try this recipe from Jo Ann in our test kitchen. She shared her family's favorite chicken casserole recipe and it's now a favorite of ours, too!
     

And don't stop at casseroles -- we've got lots more chicken dishes for you to try! 

 

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