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Healthier Poppyseed Chicken Casserole

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Calories: 278
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken tenderloins, cooked and cubed I like to cook my chicken in the crockpot so that it's extra tender.
  • 1 cup light sour cream
  • 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 3 Tbsp butter, melted either unsalted or salted is fine
  • 40 Ritz crackers
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan, and put the cooked chicken evenly in it.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together the sour cream, soup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
  4. Spread the soup mixture all over the chicken.
  5. Put the crackers in a plastic zipper bag, and smash them into chunky crumbs.
  6. Mix the melted butter with the cracker crumbs. I do this right in the plastic bag.
  7. Sprinkle the buttery crackers on top of the saucy chicken.
  8. Sprinkle the poppy seeds on top of the cracker layer.
  9. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until the crackers look toasty.

Notes

Calories: 278
Fat: 13 g
Carbs: 14 g
Protein: 25 g