The Best Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (2 lb) roasted deli chicken
• 1 cup dry sherry
• 3 1/4 cups canned chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 (6 ounce) packages long grain and wild rice blend
• 2 (8 ounce) packages sliced mushrooms
• 1 bunch scallion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 1/2 cups ritz crackers, crushed (about 1 sleeve of crackers)
• 1 (6 ounce) can french-fried onions, crushed
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 pick off all the chicken in shredded pieces and set aside for later.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the celery salt, curry powder, pepper, poultry seasoning, and onion powder. set aside for later.
• 3 cook rice according to package but substitute dry sherry and chicken broth for the water and olive oil. add ingredients from step 2 when adding rice.
• 4 melt 1/2 cup butter in a large pot over medium heat. add mushrooms and scallions and saute for 10 minutes or until tender.
• 5 stir in rice, chicken, sour cream, and soup. spoon mixture evenly into 2 8x8 casserole dishes.
• 6 in a medium bowl, stir together crushed crackers, fried onions, 1/4 cup melted butter, paprika, and garlic powder.
• 7 sprinkle top of casserole evenly with cracker mixture.
• 8 bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes then uncover and bake for 5 to 10 minutes more.