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Poppy Seed Chicken
This creamy Poppy Seed Chicken casserole has tender chicken in a homemade sauce with sour cream, buttery crackers, and poppy seeds. Easy comfort food with NO canned soup!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Melissa Nolan📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●casserole dish
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prep
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Gather and prepare all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x9-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside.
nonstick cooking spray ($0.01)
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Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season evenly with ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.
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Sear
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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the cubed chicken in an even layer. Sear in batches if needed.
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Drain
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Cook undisturbed for ⏱️ 3 minutes, then flip, and cook for another ⏱️ 3 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet and place it on paper towels to drain. Set aside.
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Melt
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Turn the heat to medium and melt 2 Tbsp of butter in the skillet, then sprinkle in the flour and cook for about ⏱️ 1 minute, stirring constantly.
butter ($0.23)2 Tbspbutter ($0.46)4 Tbspleeve buttery crackers (lightly crushed, (33 crackers) $0.79***)1 s
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Whisk
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Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, whisking until it thickens, for about ⏱️ 1 minute.
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Combine
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Next, whisk in the milk, remaining salt and pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Keep whisking until thick and smooth, for about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
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Fold
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Place the chicken in a bowl. Pour the sauce, sour cream, and half (1½ teaspoons) of the poppy seeds into the bowl. Fold everything together and place it in the greased casserole dish.
sour cream (8oz., $0.94)1 cup
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Melt the remaining butter in a medium bowl and add the crushed crackers and remaining poppy seeds to it. Fold together until combined.
butter ($0.23)2 Tbspbutter ($0.46)4 Tbspleeve buttery crackers (lightly crushed, (33 crackers) $0.79***)1 s
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Top
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Then top the casserole evenly with the poppy-seed buttery crackers.
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Bake the casserole, uncovered, in the oven for about ⏱️ 30 minutes until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
calories
493 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 serving (1 cup)
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
989 mg
protein Content
36 g
carbohydrate Content
18 g
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