
Mix that up with some sour cream, parmesan cheese, dried parsley, a little garlic powder, pepper, and of course, poppy seeds. It sure makes it easy to throw this together on busy nights.
Even though I don’t use it often, this is one dish where I just think nothing is quite as good as cream of chicken soup.
In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the sauce. Chop the cooked chicken into bite-size pieces then set aside. But you can also just boil or bake chicken breasts to have on hand for a recipe like this. Rotisserie chicken works great and cuts your prep time significantly. To make poppy seed chicken, you need about 5 cups of cooked chicken. This is good old fashioned comfort food from the creamy sauce to the crunchy cracker topping!. It’s fast and easy, taking a total of 35 minutes from start to finish. Simple ingredients mean you have everything on hand or can easily find it at your grocery store. Everybody will want second helpings! Why we love this recipe If you have never tried poppy seed chicken before, it has a wonderful, savory flavor with fantastic texture contrasts between the creamy sauce loaded with delicious poppy seeds and the crunchy buttery Ritz cracker topping. This poppy seed chicken casserole is right up there with chicken spaghetti casserole as one of our family’s favorite recipes for easy weeknight comfort food. Hi! It’s Amy from House of Nash Eats and I’m excited to share this poppy seed chicken recipe with you. This easy, delicious Poppy Seed Chicken is a comfort food classic with tender chunks of chicken in a creamy sauce with a crunchy, buttery Ritz cracker topping! It’s a family favorite casserole that is always devoured by kids and grown-ups alike!