They say money can’t buy happiness. However, it can buy you the ingredients for Million Dollar Chicken Casserole… and we think that’s basically the same thing. Cash in your hunger for a forkful of some creamy, cheesy chicken with a sprinkle of crispy bacon and you’ll be the cheeriest human on this side of heaven. It’s a dump-and-bake kind of situation, meaning your delicious return on investment will be making its way to your plate quite rapidly. So, maybe it isn’t true… happiness isn’t measured by wealth, but rather on how much Million Dollar Chicken Casserole you consume on the regular!
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken, cooked, shredded or diced
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 (10.5-ounce) cream of chicken soup
- 1 tablespoon chicken base
- 6 green onions, diced
- 8 ounces Colby-Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup bacon, cooked and crumbled
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
Step 3 –In a large bowl, add the cooked chicken, the cream cheese, the sour cream, the cream of chicken soup, the chicken base, and the green onions and mix to combine.
Step 4 –Pour the chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Step 5 –Sprinkle the cheese and the bacon over the top of the chicken mixture.
Step 6 –Bake the casserole until the edges are bubbling and the cheese has melted and started to brown, about 40-50 minutes.
Step 7 –Serve warm.
