Broccoli Chicken Casserole with Ritz Crackers

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Broccoli Chicken Casserole with Ritz Crackers

This broccoli cheese chicken casserole with Ritz crackers is one of the easiest weeknight dinner recipes and one of my favorites! It’s one part creamy, one part crunch, and absolutely delicious!

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 387kcal

Author: Britni Vigil

Ingredients

Cheese Sauce

2 TBS butter
1 TBS flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 sprinkle paprika
1 cup milk
1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

Make Casserole

16 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and cubed
2 cups fresh broccoli steamed and chopped
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 sleeve Ritz crackers , crushed to large crumbs either in a ziploc bag or food processor

Instructions

Make Cheese Sauce

Melt 1 TBs butter in saucepan over low heat. Once bubbly, add flour, salt, pepper, and paprika. Stir until combined.
Cook over low heat for one minute then add in milk and stir. Heat until mixture is boiling, stirring continually.
Once milk boils, boil for another minute before adding 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese. S
Stir until completely melted and remove from heat.

Casserole

Spray large casserole dish all over with non-stick spray.
Add half of your broccoli and half of your chicken into the prepared casserole dish. Mix together into one single layer.
Top chicken and broccoli layer with half of your cheese sauce, making sure to cover the entire chicken layer with cheese.
Sprinkle half of your cracker crumbs over the cheese layer.
Repeat so you have two "layers" of casserole, like a lasagna.
Top final layer with the other 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
Melt the other 1 tablespoon of butter in the microwave and pour over the top of the casserole.
Bake casserole at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until the top cheese is melted and the cracker crumbs are browned (but not burnt).

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