One of my family’s most favorite casseroles in this Chicken and Stuffing Casserole. Why? Because it is SO flavorful, simple to make, and most of the ingredients are ones that you would have on hand already. It is kid friendly and we always have leftovers to take for lunches the next day, or dinner the next evening!
If you need to bring dinner to a friend, host a dinner party, or simply want to make a quick and easy dinner for your family one night, definitely try this!!
Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 package Stove Top Stuffing (chicken flavored)
- 1-2 lbs Chicken Breasts, boneless/skinless
- 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1/3 cup Sour Cream
- 16 oz Frozen Mixed Vegetables
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- 4-5 Garlic Cloves, minced
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl, combine the chicken, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, veggies, salt, pepper, and garlic.
- Spread mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Prepare stuffing according to packaged directions.
- Spread prepared stuffing evenly on top of chicken mixture.
- Place pan in oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve!
Marye
I love this .
I often will add on top leftover mashed potatoes
Spread to cover
And either add gravey on top of potatoes
Or before serving
Real comfort food
Kristin
Ooooo that sounds AMAZING!!! Great ideas, I will have to try that next time, 🙂
NANA Dee S.
We have this recipe but it doesn’t call for chicken to be shredded. I just use the whole chicken breast, but I think the shredded chicken might cook quicker. And you could also use canned chicken in a pinch. We’ve also used cream of mushroom soup if didn’t have cream of chicken. Love this recipe!!
Kristin
Yeah, a few of my friends make theirs with cut up chicken, I prefer shredded, 🙂
Great idea on using canned chicken and cream of mushroom, that would definitely make this that much easier 🙂
patty
I added little mozzarella into the chicken mixture added stuffing than topped it with rolled out crescent . Yum
Kristin
Yum is right! That sounds delicious!!
Jeanette
I just saw your site from someone who had posted one of your easy, on hand items, recipes. It looked wonderful, so I came on your site and I am impressed with your site. Thank you.
Kristin
Awww thanks!! Welcome to the page! So glad you connected with us and enjoy it!!
Susan
Do you cook the frozen veggies first ??
Kristin
Nope, no need to cook them first, simply add them in frozen 🙂
Leslie
How big is a package of stove top? I bought the one in a cylinder can!!
Kristin
I use the 6 oz packages 🙂
wanda
Can you use pork stuffing in it i dontbhave chicken stuffing
Kristin
Yep!! Whichever you have on hand will work great!!
Shelley
Hi, the recipe says cooked and shredded, but the instructions say “until chicken is cooked through”. For the cooking time, are you actually putting raw chicken, or cooked chicken in the pan? Thanks – looks yummy!!
Kristin
Oops, sorry about that! I corrected the recipe! The chicken goes in raw and gets cooked in the casserole with everything else!! Enjoy 🙂
Frances
Absolutely delicious!!!! Easiest recipe ever!!!
Kristin
Glad you enjoy it as much as my family 🙂
Happy Fourth!!
Melissa
Do you cook the stuffing first?
Kristin
Yes, you cook it according to package directions before adding it to this casserole 🙂
Anonymous
salut coucou super
Mercedes
Do you cook the chicken before
Kristin
Nope, it is uncooked until entire casserole is assembled and placed in oven 🙂
Ruth
THANK YOU,TTHANK YOU, THANK YOU.I was getting tired of cooking chicken , and my family was going eating tired of it too, but this they loved and it was so easy to prepare.WWe loved this it taste great.
Kristin
You are so welcome! Glad they enjoyed it!!!
Kelly
i dont have sour cream, will it be okay without it?
Kristin
Do you have Greek yogurt by chance? Omitting the sour cream may change the creaminess of this, so if you could substitute using something else, that would work too. Or increase to another can of cream of chicken soup 🙂
sheri
Do you use raw chicken or are you cooking it first?
Thanks.
Kristin
The chicken goes in raw, and cooks once the casserole is assembled and put into the oven 🙂
Hope you enjoy this, its a family favorite!!
Jan Weisman
Can’t wait to receive all of your interesting recipes!
Kristin
Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Nettie
Looks delicious!
Kristin
Thanks! It definitely is a favorite in my house 🙂
James
How do you shred chicken breasts before cooking? I’ve made this twicee, but I cooked the chicken before shredding. I’ve increased soup to two cans, and doujlbed stuffing to get it to cover. Thnaks for the recipe
James
Oops, I see recipe has been changed to cut up chicken. My vesion said shredded, so ignore question.
Kristin
No problem! Shredding would definitely be difficult without cooking, hehe!! Hope you enjoy this!!
Nancy
can you use canned mixed vegetables instead of frozen
Kristin
Sure! That would work just as good!
Jacky
This was amazing!!! This was the first time I made a huge meal like this for my family and well I didn’t trust my self with making a turkey so I wanted an alternative where we could still have stuffing and I am so glad I saw this on Pinterest my family loved it!!! I added cheese like one of the other commenters suggested and it tasted delicious I also forgot to put the sour cream I didn’t realized until I saw the container in the refrigerator ? but the texture was still good thank you so much for sharing your recipe
Kristin
Awwww, I am so glad it was a hit!! Good job!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Yankee Mark
I’ve been making this for years, since the recipe is right on the back of the Stove Top Stuffing box.
Kristin
Nice! Yep, the original recipe is on the back, however, this one has been changed slightly. Both are great though, thanks!
Susan
I put my raw chicken meat in the food processor and make ground chicken out of it, it mixes up nicely with the ingredients and bakes up great.
Lynette
I’ve made a similar variation of this recipe, I use either leftover chicken or turkey. Heat together 3/4 block of medium cheddar cheese with a can of cream of chicken soup and 1/2 can of milk and some frozen veggies. Add cooked rotini, fusilli or macaroni, then put the stuffing on top. Heat all through in the oven before serving. Delicious comfort food.
Kristin
Oooooo that sounds wonderful! I will need to try your variations soon!!
Kristin
Great idea!
Nancy Baker
Although this looks good, mine is more “Lactose Intolerant: friendly. Both my daughter and I are lactose intolerant so I have had to fins ways to be creative so that we can still have that creamy, comfort food.
Kristin
That’s great that you tweaked this to make it lactose intolerant friendly!! Its definitely a yummy recipe!!
Erin OHalloran
I use 1 can cream of chicken, 1 can cheddar cheese soup, no sour cream & top with an Italian blend cheese with garlic pepper in it
Kristin
Great idea! I bet that’s great too!!
ruth
hi what is ‘stove top stuffing’ in uk please?
Kristin
Stove Top stuffing is a boxed mix that you can buy in the store, however, if not available where you are, here is a version I found that can be made at home! Hope that helps!! https://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/make-your-own-stove-top-stuffing-mix/
Jessica
Has anyone prepared this dish and then frozen it and made it at a later time? I was thinking of preparing the dish and freezing it but waiting to make the stuffing for the top until the day I am going to bake. I would actually rather be able to make it all and freeze and just pop it in the oven. Not sure it it would turn out ok. Has anyone tried this either way?
David Brett
Will this come out thicj enough to dit on a plate with other foods? Pot luck bible study. Will doubling the recipe be ok?
David Brett
Make that thick enough to sit on a plate with other foods.
Kristin
I did that once and it worked out great!! Hope you enjoy!
Kristin
Oh for sure! I have doubled the recipe before to make 2 casseroles and it works great! Definitely thick enough to serve on a plate with other foods! Hope its a hit!!
Jana
Can I make this up a couple of hours before and then bake it when ready?
Kristin
Yep!! That is typically what I do and it works great! Enjoy!
Tammy
This is so easy and delicious
Kristin
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Marianne
Can you use the precooked deli roaster chickens foundin the grocery store and shred or chop them up?
Kristin
Definitely! Just take some cooking time off since the chicken is cooked already!
VALERIE VALICENTO
Would you do anything different to this recipe if you use homemade stuffing?
Kristin
Nope, just prepare stuffing and place on top prior to baking!! Enjoy!
Anonymous
Cook time was way off, took over an hour
Kristin
Oh no! Sorry about that! Hope it was a hit though!!
Teri
I don’t know why some who don’t like sour cream think that they won’t like it in the recipe??? You can’t even taste it yet gives it some zing. Anyhoo….I guess I don’t like frozen mixed veggies. Would rather add my own especially green beans. Corn would be great too! Great I idea for Thanksgiving leftovers, using turkey. Can’t wait to try this, for sure!
Kristin
Hope you enjoy!!
Heather
Can you sub rotini or similar pasta for half or 3/4 of the veggies? That ‘s for the non veg eater that is my husband!!
Tod
I do a quick sear a chicken on the pan they cut them in chunks
Kristin
Hmmmm, I would say up to half, no more, only because the pasta will absorb a lot of liquid and may be dry. 1/2 should work though! Enjoy!
Kristin
Sounds tasty!
Donna
Can I use thin cut chicken breast?
Kristin
Absolutely!!
Betty epperley
Does one use “raw “ chicken or need to cook first…???
Kristin
Yes, raw chicken, you will cook it once assembled!
Wayne
Sorry but I found this kind of bland and boring. I really wanted to like this because it was easy to make and I really love stuffing.
Kristin
Oh bummer! You can always add flavor by tweaking the amount of spices/seasonings! Bummer it wasn’t a hit though!
Elly
Do you shred chicken or cut it into pieces?
Kristin
Cut the chicken into pieces, it goes in raw and cooks once assembled! Enjoy!!
Stephania
Did i had to cook the chicken first because i didnt cook the chicken first and it wasnt cooked after the 30 minutes in the oven
Kristin
Nope, chicken is raw prior to assembling. Every oven is different, as well as thickness of chicken, so you may need to adjust time slightly!
Bill zielke
Sounds Great! Will add some onions and celery (cook a bit in butter) like turkey dressing!
Kristin
Great idea! Hope you enjoy!
Karen
This looked amazing (even mine did), but, sorry to say, it was just wet and bland. I followed the recipe exactly, except I used 2 boxes of stuffing (one did not come close to covering the top of a 9×13 dish), and the chicken breasts took an extra 20 minutes til they were cooked. I have deleted the recipe from my notes.
;(
Kristin
Oh bummer! Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy this!
Ronnie
Fantastic meal
Kristin
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Alicia
I have previously made a similar recipe, in the crock pot, but was greatful to find an oven version (I’m out of crock pot liners & loathe dishes lol) … I’m making this tonight & plan to toss a couple handfuls of dried cranberries into the stuffing. It really gives you that Thanksgiving feel even tho Turkey Day is months away.
Kristin
Oh yum! I love the addition of cranberries you add!! Hope you enjoy!!
john mond
can leftovers be frozen? I cook for only me.
Kristin
Absolutely! Or you can cut the recipe in half! Enjoy!
Pat
Do I have to dilute the can of soup with water?
Kristin
Nope, no need to dilute or use water!
Mary Ann
Should this be covered before baking?
Kristin
Nope, no need to cover before baking! Enjoy!
Joan Schaller-Bauer
This sounds fantastic with some tweaking for more flavor!!! Thanks!
Kristin
Hope you enjoy!
Ellyn Bobick
I made the Chicken and Stuffing recipe today. The ingredients were things you would have normally in your pantry. However, I just moved to Naples, FL and have not stocked up completely. It was a very easy recipe to follow. What I used instead of the Stuffing Mix was French’s Crispy Fried Onions (caramelized). Definitely once a month meal or for company.
Kristin
Yay!! Glad you enjoyed!! LOVE the idea of using fried onions too, yum!
Hotchilidog
If i were going to make this I would cover the bottom of the pan with chicken breast cut in half width side. This way you will basically have one per serving. Could cut more if wanted to help cook faster but that would be up to you.
Kristin
Great idea! That works great too!
Christine
Can you freeze this casserole before baking?
Kristin
I recommend not adding the stuffing topping if freezing and making that just before baking as it tends to get a bit mushy when thawed otherwise!
Megan
I’m planning on making this tonight. It says to prepare stuffing mix, do I just mix all the stuffing mix Ingredients together and place on top, or so I actually bake the stuffing then put Cooked stuffing on top before baking the whole thing?
Kristin
Hope you enjoy!! You’ll go ahead and prepare the stuffing as directed on the box (I typically use the stove top, but you can also use the microwave). Once stuffing is made, sprinkle that on top of the casserole (raw chicken at that point) and place in the oven to cook together! Hope that helps clarify!!