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Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole is the recipe I will be experimenting today. There are very few ingredients for this recipe which makes it quick and easy and affordable, especially with all your holiday shopping.
To begin you will boil your chicken breasts the same way I did for the King Ranch Chicken in one of my previous blogs. I seasoned my chicken a little before boiling and just a little after, right before mixing all the remaining ingredients.
Once the chicken is boiled you can remove it from the water and you can now start to shred apart the chicken. I did it a little different, due to the fact of me being excited to taste this recipe.
I rushed it and wanted to shred the chicken immediately after boiling so therefore I held each piece of chicken with a pair of tongs otherwise you will burn your fingers... OUCH.. I shredded the chicken apart with a fork. Or you can even use a sharp knife and chop the chicken up really small. Once you have your shredded boiled chicken you can mix it into your other ingredients.
This mixture will be your bottom layer. Once that is mixed all together and layed out in your casserole, or baking dish you can now add the crunchiness your family will love. Ritz Crackers, who would have ever thought of cooking with them. Guess I am still new in the cooking world.
I chose the Whole Wheat Ritz Crackers, just to make this recipe I guess a little healthier?
You will crush the crackers up in your hands and set a side. At this time in one large bowl you can add together the crackers, poppy seeds and melted butter.
My first thought on this recipe was that I do not like poppy seed bagels so I will probably not enjoy a chicken dish with poppy seeds baked in it. Well I was wrong. Once everything is combined I think the Ritz Crackers have more of an over powering taste than anything.
This cracker mixture now can be added to top the bottom layer off.
You will now bake this dish. I normally bake chicken for at least 40 minutes just to be safe. This recipe only requires 30 minutes. So I chanced it and it was juicy and at the same time the cracker mixture on top was nice and crunchy!
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