Warning: this meal is not for the faint of heart, no joke. It’s a heart attack in a casserole dish. But it sure is a crowd pleaser, which helps justify the Cream of Chemical and the 300 calories of Ritz topping. At least, that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.
Poppyseed Chicken
- 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken (I usually throw a whole chicken in the crockpot, brush it with lemon pepper, salt, thyme, paprika, and butter, and cook 4-5 hours on low.)
- 1 can Cream of
ChemicalChicken Soup - 8 oz sour cream
- 1 T poppy seeds
- 1 roll Ritz crackers
- 1/2 cup melted butter
Combine first 4 ingredients in a greased 11×7-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed Ritz crackers. Drizzle with melted butter. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 4.
Serve with a side of rice and a veggie.
I had a picture, but I have no idea what happened to it. Either iPhoto ate it (iPhoto is proof that the Mac is not superior in EVERY area. You could take a few hints from Picassa, Mr. Jobs.) or it got deleted without uploading. Either way, I don’t have a picture. HMPH. Just envision the ooey gooey goodness with a buttery crispy topping. Mmmmm….
Bummer about the pic
It sounds AWESOME. Fat and all! :-p
I am giggling @ Chemical soup!
It MUST be good – I just got this recipe from one of my best friends last week. What a coinkydink. Maybe I’m supposed to make it!
I think it would sound really yummy if I wasn’t so full from eating out tonight. I’ll have to try it sometime soon.
One of my faves. It’s ridiculous that you would add butter to Ritz crackers—but even more ridiculous how DELISH it is!
Oh my goodness! I think this is the casserole my son fell in love with and has been begging me to hunt down the recipe!
Yum, thanks for the recipe!
This is one my dad’s favorites!!
Being Hungarian descent, as soon as you mentioned sour cream and poppyseed you know I have to try it and soon!
I’m an iPhoto junkie expert person! Let me know if I can help.;-)
Oh, yes, I LOVE poppy seed chicken! It is always a hit!!
Sounds amazing! I need to figure out what to substitute for the cream of chicken soup…I can find dried soups here…
Approximate number of crackers? We have a really good facsimile to Ritz, but they’re packaged differently…
Someone brought this to me right after I had my second child. I remember standing over the kitchen counter with a fork (after dinner was over and every else had left the kitchen) eating it right out of the pan. My word, I could not believe how good it was!!! I have looked for this recipe for years. I wouldn’t dare cook it for us (since we’re all watching our weight), but it’s a great meal to bring to a new Mom or a sick friend! Very comforting.
It’s been tried and true in our house too!
(say that over five times fast)
Just finished making up a batch – it’s in my fridge, ready for dinner Tuesday night. I cheated and used a store-bought rotisserie chicken. HEE HEE. So easy and the smell of it while I was mixing it up was SCRUMMY. I added a tiny little bit of white wine, cause that’s how I roll.
OK, this is weird. I had dinner at a friend’s house last night, and this is what she served!!!! Then I check on the blogs this morning, and here it is again. Very yummy!
Ok, I was with you on the chicken, but then you crossed the line when you dared to speak against Iphoto and Mac. BLASPHEMY!
One of my hubby’s faves. I mean a whole sleeve of Ritz crackers AND a stick of butter? How could you not like this?!!
Jo-Lynne, I know you wrote this WAY before your Real Foods life change, but I’ve adapted this recipe to a whole foods style and it still has the same creaminess. Would love to e-mail it to you if you want it! Are you “allowed” to use chicken bouillion? If not, you could sub some homemade stock for a little milk, I think.
Jessie