Chicken Casserole - Rescue Your Food Budget With Easy Chicken Casserole Recipes
With a collection of Easy Chicken Casserole Recipes in your files you're always ready to feed your family a comforting home cooked meal. Casseroles are such a great idea that I think the person that first came up with them should be rich.
Comfort food for family is not the only role for casseroles. They can be elegant enough for company.
Even for your boss!
A casserole is also a good choice for potlucks. It's very much at home at a social event or as something nice to take to a sick friend. They reheat well and can even be frozen in the casserole dish ready to pop in the oven.
Casseroles are comfort food and I love comfort food so we have a huge collection of recipes here on the Chicken Recipes Site.
The recipe list is at the bottom of this page but first let's talk about casseroles a bit.
What Is A Casserole?
The word "casserole" is of French origin. If my research is correct it means "saucepan".
Casserole is one of those culinary terms that is used interchangeably as the name of the food item and of the vessel the item is cooked in. Weird huh?
Casseroles are like soup or salad. There is no definitive recipe.
There are thousands and thousands of recipes but when you tell a friend you're going to make a casserole for dinner you will probably get asked "what kind".
How To Create Your Own Chicken Casserole Recipes
Chicken casserole recipes only have one required ingredient - Chicken. The rest of the ingredients are totally up to you.
There's usually some type of starch included, such as noodles, rice or potatoes.
Most always there are other vegetables to fill out the recipe and almost always some kind of binder to hold all the ingredients together. A topper of cheese or some kind of bread crumbs and the dish is ready for the oven.
I like the terminology that Alton Brown of the Food Network uses - "Refrigerator Velcro". What he means by that term is that anything in the fridge will stick to the dish.
That's certainly true with casseroles. An end of the week chicken casserole can contain any leftovers you happen to have in your fridge.
Leftovers make the ingredients list easy but you don't have to use leftovers and can still have ease of preparation.
Just start with a rotisserie chicken from the grocery and pick out frozen or canned vegetables to include in the dish. Frozen hash browned potatoes work fine as a starch.
Just add a binder and a topper and you have a casserole.
The beautiful thing about creating your own chicken casserole is that you can cater to the tastes of your family. If you're the sneaky type you can also include healthy items that your family won't ordinarily eat.
If you're not in a creative mood and want something easy for dinner try one of our extensive collection of Easy Chicken Casserole Recipes.
Chicken Casserole Recipes:
Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe
This Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe makes a luscious dinner for family or friends and it's ready in no time. Of all the chicken enchilada recipes out there this one is probably tops.
Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
This Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe really is oh so easy! But it's also elegant enough for a company dinner. As a family dinner it's quick and an excellent way to use leftover veggies!
Chicken Casserole Recipe
This Cashew Chicken Casserole Recipe is a chicken casserole with a nutty twist - cashews sprinkled on top of creamy chicken and mushroom soup, mixed with white rice. Easy, tasty and filling!
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Life just got easier. This Chicken Enchilada Casserole recipe is recommended for everyone who has ever had an enchilada.
Chicken Macaroni Casserole
This Chicken Macaroni Casserole Recipe is as easy as regular macaroni and cheese except with chicken.
Chicken Sausage Jambalaya
Chicken sausage jambalaya is incredibly hearty and flavorful. This jambalaya is a crockpot simmered concoction of chicken, shrimp and sausage.
Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole
This Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe contains some of our favorite ingredients that are simply mixed together and "forgotten" in the oven.
Easy Chicken Casserole
This Easy Chicken Casserole is a classic buffet favorite that is a hit at potlucks everywhere. Be prepared with an extra large baking dish as this is truly cooking for a crowd!
Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Easy Chicken Enchiladas should be a universal favorite chicken recipe. Using cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts or even rotisserie chicken from the market makes for a quick and satisfying meal.
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Mexican Chicken Casserole! Do you ever stand in front of your open refrigerator or cupboard and wonder what you'll have for dinner?
Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole
This slow cooker chicken casserole will make you forget the fear of making a Thanksgiving turkey.
Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe
This Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe is an all-in-one dish chicken recipe that takes boneless skinless chicken breasts and bakes them with savory and easy to find ingredients.
