Chicken Stuffing Casserole is the ultimate hearty and homemade meal. Creamy chicken and vegetables are topped with golden stuffing to give it all the delicious flavors of chicken pot pie with just 10 minutes of prep.
I love ladling homemade gravy over top, or serving with a dollop of cranberry sauce on the side.
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Holly’s Recipe Highlights: Chicken Stuffing Casserole
- Flavors: It’s creamy and savory, with tender chicken and vegetables, rich chicken pot pie flavors, and a buttery, golden stuffing topping.
- Why Make It: Cooked chicken, frozen vegetables, and stuffing mix make it quick and easy to prepare.
- Tools: A mixing bowl and a 2.5-quart baking dish.
- Serving: Serve on its own, or pair with a simple green salad.
Total Time: 35 Mins (10 Mins Prep) Servings: 6 Cooking Method: Oven
- Total Time:
- 35 mins
- Serves:
- 6 servings
- Rating:
- 4.9/5
Ingredient Notes
- Stuffing Mix: Any flavor of boxed stuffing works, or use a homemade bread stuffing to use up holiday leftovers.
- Cooked Chicken: Chopped or shredded cooked chicken both work well in this casserole. Rotisserie chicken is the quickest option, but leftover chicken breast, thighs, or poached chicken breasts work too. Or swap in diced cooked ham or leftover turkey.
- Sour Cream: Use full-fat sour cream or replace with plain Greek yogurt for a slightly tangier flavor.
- Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup: Use store-bought or homemade condensed cream of chicken soup. Swap with any other flavor of condensed cream-based soup.
- Frozen Mixed Vegetables: Thaw and drain the vegetables before adding them so excess water doesn’t thin the creamy sauce. Peas and carrots, broccoli, green beans, corn, or leftover cooked vegetables all work well.
How to Make Chicken Stuffing Casserole
- Make the stuffing. Then combine the remaining ingredients in a baking dish.
- Top with the stuffing and bake (full recipe below).
Leftovers and Storage
- Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
- Reheat covered with foil at 350°F for 20 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Remove the foil during the last 5 to 10 minutes.
Easy Dinners for Leftover Chicken
Chicken Stuffing Casserole
Creamy chicken, colorful vegetables, and herb-seasoned stuffing make this easy casserole pure comfort food. Rotisserie or leftover chicken keeps prep quick.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 ounces stuffing mix or 3 to 4 cups homemade stuffing
- hot water per stuffing package directions (omit if using homemade stuffing)
- 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables thawed
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken diced
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup or homemade condensed soup
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Prepare stuffing as directed on box. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
- In a greased 2.5-quart baking dish, combine mixed vegetables, cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with the stuffing mixture and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbly and golden brown.
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Notes
- Combine stuffing and hot water first so it can soak up the water while you prep the rest.
- Run frozen veggies under hot water to defrost quickly.
- Shredded chicken can be substituted with ground beef, ham, or leftover turkey.
- Any “cream of” soup can be used in this recipe.
- Adding a little sprinkle of cheese on the top of the stuffing will give it an extra punch of flavor!
- Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 314 | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 837mg | Potassium: 424mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4801IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Dinner, Main Course
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Have a question?
Can I just crush the box stuffing mixed with melted butter and put it on top of the casserole?
I haven’t tried it without rehydrating it. My only concern is that it will brown too much (as it will be dry bread) or be too crunchy. Let us know how it goes!
I substituted ranch dressing for the sour cream and added 1 cup of my chicken stock wich I poached my chicken breasts in and added garlic,onion powder and pepper. The ranch dressing was the game changer. Turned out amazingly creamy and delicious!
Powdered ranch or liquid?
Prolly liquid. My dumb question
Turn out a little dry any suggestions ?
Hi Roland, you can add a little extra hot water to the stuffing mixture to help keep is moist.
I added water to my soup mixture and sour cream to make it more like a thick gravy and that helped a lot.
Delicious! I added sautéed carrots, onion celery, sage, thyme and poultry seasoning. I found a bag of stuffing in the pantry and found this recipe when I looked online for ideas for it. I will be making it again.
Excited for this recipe… I remember eating this as a kid and loving it. I chose not to add the veggies bc ours never called for it growing up, I doubled the recipe and added extra seasonings, along with using canned chicken to make it a quick and easy dinner.
Added mushrooms an red peppers and topped with some slices of Gouda. Hubby was happy and said put it on the wheel of dinners.
Sounds delish Jeanette!
Super easy and delicious! I used stovetop cornbread stuffing, 2 cans of Kirkland brand canned chicken (drained-should have used it as the hot water for the stuffing mix) and everything else listed it the recipe. It turned out perfect!!
After reading the comments I plan to fix this dish. It appears that adding the vegetable unseasoned move the dish to taste bland. I plan to stick to the recipe an add some herbs and chicken seasoning to boost the flavor and make the vegetable standout. . Will provide results later.
We would love to know how it turns out, Bernard!
Hi Holly….
Loved the recipe OMG, that was so easy to do…. Many thanks for this and will be using this again.
Scott
This was delicious! We really enjoyed it. I used green beans, corn, and mushrooms for my veggies. It was so simple and quick to throw together, we loved it! Thank you
Thank you for the recipe! Delicious and super easy! Made this today for a Christmas party – everyone loved it and asked for the recipe! 11×15 pan, doubled the recipe, tripled the stuffing, added boiled diced potatoes with the frozen mixed veggies and 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1 can cream of celery, sour cream – salt and pepper to taste. Served with your creamy coleslaw recipe, cranberry sauce, cabbage rolls and perogies, nanaimo squares, and pineapple delight – the perfect Christmas meal!!
Sounds amazing Roberta! You’re wlecome!
Loved this recipe! Next time, I’ll double the stuffing on top as it was our favorite part. I finally get why people like casseroles so much. It was so easy and quick and full of veggies.
Very good. The frozen vegetables took away from it. I’ll make it again with some fresh veggies
Sorry to hear that, Mark! This recipe is usually a reader favorite. You will have to let us know what you think of fresh veggies!
Disappointing. This recipe is very bland, try adding some onion celery and seasonings to improve it. Without it, it’s edible but nothing more.
Sorry, this recipe didn’t turn out for you, Julie! It is usually a favorite with readers. For extra flavor we definitely recommend trying this casserole with homemade stuffing, the fresh herbs really add a lot of flavors.
Do you cover while baking?
This is baked uncovered.
We really enjoyed the casserole. I love stuffing, so I always doctor the store bought like I was making my own, I added sautéed celery and onion, a little nutmeg and garlic powder and I prepare it with butter as it says on the box. Thank you for posting this one! I had tried other stuffing casseroles and this was the best!
Oh Marlene, putting in Nutmeg sounds really good – how much did you add, please?
This is a very simple recipe, but is very unclearly explained. If this is a casserole, is everything mixed together, including the sour cream, or is the stuffing a side dish? Is the cheese you mention putting on top of the stuffing, the sour cream or some other cheese? And if using the ground beef or ham, do we still use cream of chicken soup? That doesn’t sound appetizing at all…. Sorry!
Hi Tegma, all the ingredients are mixed together in the casserole dish and then topped with the stuffing mixture before baking. If using ground beef or ham you could swap the cream of chicken soup for cream of celery soup or cream of broccoli soup. It is actually more delicious than you’d think!
Seriously? You can’t figure out substitutions yourself?? Good luck cooking for the next 50 years
Hi, I made this tonight and it was easy and delicious. I made it as the recipe calls for , no changes. My daughter and her husband also agree. I will definately be making it again. I also looked at all the other recipes you posted and plan on making several of them. Thanks for the great recipes.
So happy to hear that everyone loved it, Nancy! Can’t wait to see how your other dishes turn out. Have fun cooking!
Love it!
Quick affordable and DELICIOUS recipe. My husband and I loved it!
I plan on making this tonight! Just curious if you could mix rice in with it. Do you think it would cook with just the liquids already in the recipe? Looking for a one dish kind of meal rather than making it on the side!
Hmm, I haven’t tried that Laurie. But it should work. If adding rice, I would recommend adding additional liquids so it cooks thoroughly.
Wanting to try this tonight but recipe left me with several questions
could use chicken broth instead of water?
Is the sour cream needed? My family doesn’t eat it normally.
Do I need to add water or milk to the cans of cream of chicken? Or mix it in as is
Hi Taylor, you can use chicken broth instead of water. Sour cream adds an extra creamy flavor, you can add a little extra chicken soup in its place. No extra water is needed, just add the condensed soup into the mixture as-is.