This post is all about how to make an Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole with Bacon.
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Published January 19, 2024
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As far as recipes go, this recipe is easy with little to no prep. From start to finish, with prep, this Cheesy Chicken Casserole can be cooked and served in 40 minutes.
With the added broccoli, this is a full-serve dinner recipe. Using steamed broccoli helps the veggies to cook fully in the allowed time. You can also serve this Cheesy Chicken Casserole topped on rice, pasta, or quinoa.
Canned or Homemade?
For a quick dinner recipe, you can use canned Cream of Chicken soup. In a pinch or a time crunch, using canned is totally acceptable compared to making it from scratch.
However, for a healthier recipe with a little more effort, you can also make Cream of Chicken soup from scratch. Click HERE or the link below for the full recipe. Homemade Cream of Chicken soup is so easy to make and is done in under 10 minutes. Homemade, instead of canned, tastes so fresh and delicious.
If you have not tried to make homemade cream of chicken soup, give it a try! You’d be surprised at just how easy it is to make.
An Easy Recipe for a 5 Ingredient Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Cheesy Chicken Casserole Ingredients
- 2 boxes Stovetop Stuffing Mix chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 14 oz Frozen Broccoli
Cheesy Chicken Casserole Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stuffing Recipe
Stuffing Ingredients
- Water
- Butter
- Stuffing
Stuffing Directions
In a medium saucepan, prepare the Stovetop Stuffing mix according to the directions and then set aside.
- To make the stuffing, add the water and butter in a medium saucepan, if using, and bring the water to a boil.
- Add the stuffing, then mix well.
- Remove the pan from the stove and then cover with a lid and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Fluff the stuffing with a fork.
On the cutting board, cut the chicken breasts into 1–2-inch pieces.
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Spray the 9 X 13-inch bake dish with nonstick spray then set aside.
Arrange the diced chicken breasts in the prepared bake dish.
Spread the frozen broccoli in the bake dish around the chicken breasts.
Make sure to use frozen broccoli and not fresh, as the fresh will not cook properly with this recipe.
In a medium bowl, open the 2 Cream of Chicken soup cans and empty them in the bowl. Then use a spatula to scrape out the remnants of soup from the can.
Measure and then add the 1/2 cup Milk to the medium bowl. Double the milk for a larger batch of cheesy sauce.
Shred the 8-oz Cheddar Cheese and then add it to the bowl. If using block cheese, using a Cuisinart Food Processor helps to make the process very fast. A Cuisinart Food Processor can shred, chop, slice and more. You can use it for making vinaigrette, pizza dough, shredded cheese, and much more.
Use a spatula to mix the ingredients in the medium bowl, then set aside.
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Use the spatula to spread the soup mixture over the chicken in the bake dish.
Top the ingredients with the prepared stuffing mixture.
Bake the Cheesy Chicken Casserole for 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once baked, remove the casserole and let it rest 5 minutes before serving.
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For additional recipes, check out the links to a few blogs below. One of my all-time favorites is a Teriyaki Chicken Casserole with homemade Teriyaki Sauce. The second is a Creamy Salmon Casserole with Bacon made in a Dutch Oven.
This post was all about how to make an Easy Cheesy Chicken Casserole with Bacon.
~Monica
Easy 5 Ingredient Cheesy Chicken Casserole Recipe with Broccoli
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Knife
- 9 X 13-inch bake dish
- Medium Bowl
- Medium Saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 boxes Stovetop Stuffing Mix chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 14 oz Frozen Broccoli
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium saucepan, prepare the Stovetop Stuffing mix and then set aside.
- On the cutting board, cut the chicken breasts into 1–2-inch pieces.
- Spray the 9 X 13-inch bake dish with nonstick spray.
- Arrange the diced chicken breasts in the prepared bake dish.
- Spread the frozen broccoli in the bake dish around the chicken breasts.
- In a medium bowl, open the 2 Cream of Chicken soup cans and empty them in the bowl.
- Measure and then add the 1/2 cup Milk to the medium bowl.
- Shred the 8-oz Cheddar Cheese and then add it to the bowl.
- Use a spatula to mix the ingredients in the medium bowl.
- Spread the soup mixture over the chicken in the bake dish.
- Top the ingredients with the prepared stuffing mixture.
- Bake the Cheesy Chicken Casserole for 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once baked, remove the casserole and let it rest 5 minutes before serving.
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