At one of our girl’s nights recently, my friend Courtney brought this Hot Chicken Salad Casserole and I just loved it and went back for seconds. I asked her for the recipe and she said it was out of our church cookbook, which thankfully I had! There are so many great gems in church cookbooks aren’t there?! So neat to have recipes from so many different women in one spot. I put this on our menu immediately. It was so full of flavor and I was sad when the leftovers were gone! I also think this would make a great regular cold chicken salad recipe also without the cheese & chips on top.
Hot Chicken Salad Casserole
Source: First Baptist Cleveland Cookbook
Serves 4-6 depending on serving sizes
Ingredients:
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked & shredded (approx. 2-3 cups)
1 cup chopped celery (approx. 2-3 stalks)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried minced onion
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup light mayo
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cups crushed potato chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
In a medium sized bowl, add the chicken, celery, salt, minced onion, lemon juice, & mayo. Stir together to incorporate.
Spread mixture evenly into your prepared dish.
In a small bowl, stir together the chips & cheese. Sprinkle evenly on top of the chicken mixture.
Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, until the cheese has melted and mixture is bubbly.
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my mom has a hot chicken salad recipe that’s very similar… no potato chips on top though. that’s classic for a church cookbook. haha 🙂
Haha! Very true! 🙂
I am obsessed with chicken salad. I make so many different versions, but I have never had it hot! This sounds delicious!
Thanks Caroline! We are chicken salad obsessed at our house too!
I put my own little twist on this by adding Minced GARLIC, hotsauce and red pepper FLAKES… Absolutely delicious! Also didn’t add chips on top because we have tortilla chips to have the dip with.
sounds fabulous! glad you enjoyed it!
Have been making this for YEARs, comes from a betty crocker cook book. Original VERsion has msg in it, stopped adding it YEArs ago. Still use regular mayo though.
It’s so good isn’t it!