Cheesy Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole
Cheesy Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole ~ a comforting blend of egg noodles, tender chicken, and a creamy poppy seed cheese sauce.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
topping
- 1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
casserole
- 1 1/4 pounds chicken tenders
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
- 4 ounces egg noodles
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock, or broth
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese, or any other cheese
Instructions
- Set oven to 350°F.
- Toss the cracker crumbs in a bowl with the melted butter until well mixed. Set aside.
- Put the chicken tenders and the bay leaf in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. When the water just comes to a boil, turn off the heat and cover the pan. Let sit for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the egg noodles in plenty of salted boiling water until they are just barely tender. In other words, par cook them, they will finish cooking in the oven. Drain and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour. Whisk for a minute, without letting the mixture brown.
- Whisk in the chicken stock, and then the evaporated milk and poppy seeds. Cook, whisking constantly, over medium heat until the mixture thickens and comes to a simmer.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese until it melts and the sauce is smooth and creamy. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Spoon a bit of the sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. Top with the noodles. Arrange the poached chicken tenders over the noodles. Pour the sauce over all.
- Top with the Ritz crumbs.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until hot and bubbling throughout.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 · Calories: 429 kcal · Carbohydrates: 28 g · Protein: 31 g · Fat: 21 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 118 mg · Sodium: 352 mg · Potassium: 612 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 6 g · Vitamin A: 452 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 265 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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