A creamy chicken casserole with a buttery cracker and poppy seed topping, served over rice.
Ingredients
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| Ingredient | Price used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cups cooked, cubed chicken | $4.20/lbBLS, Sep 2026 · priced as ¾ lb raw boneless chicken breast | $3.15 |
| ¼ cup butter, melted | $3.96/lbBLS, Sep 2026 | $0.49 |
| 1 cup sour cream | $2.29/16-oz tubEstimate | $1.15 |
| 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup | $1.29/canEstimate | $1.29 |
| 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, divided | $0.45/tbspEstimate | $0.90 |
| 1½ sleeves Ritz crackers, crushed | $0.70/sleeveEstimate · priced as store-brand butter crackers | $1.05 |
| Cooked rice, for serving | $1.12/lbBLS, Sep 2026 · priced as 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice, about 3 cups cooked | $0.45 |
| Total | $8.48 | |
| Per serving (serves 4) | $2.12 |
- 2 cups cooked, cubed chicken
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, divided
- 1½ sleeves Ritz crackers, crushed
- Cooked rice, for serving
Directions
- Preheat. Heat the oven to 350°F.
- Prep the crackers. Crush the crackers, then set aside half a sleeve's worth for the topping.
- Mix the filling. Stir together the chicken, butter, sour cream, soup, 1 tablespoon of the poppy seeds, and the rest of the crushed crackers. Spread the mixture in a baking dish.
- Top. Sprinkle the reserved crackers and the remaining poppy seeds over the top.
- Bake. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
- Serve. Spoon over rice.
Recipe from the Barlows.
How we priced this recipe
- BLS, Sep 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data, U.S. city average, September 2026.
- Estimate: Food Butler estimate of a typical U.S. store-brand shelf price, October 2026. Neither BLS nor USDA publishes an average price for these items.
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