Cheesy California Chicken Casserole Recipe

Cheesy California Chicken Casserole Recipe

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 (6 ounce) package stuffing mix (such as StoveTop®)
  • 3 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen California-blend vegetables (broccoli, carrot, cauliflower)
  • 12 slices American cheese
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans light cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Combine water and margarine in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir stuffing mix into water and margarine until moistened; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
  3. Spread cooked chicken into bottom of the prepared baking dish and spread frozen vegetables over chicken. Top vegetables with American cheese slices in a layer. Mix cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and sage in a bowl and spread over cheese slices. Sprinkle stuffing over top of casserole in an even layer.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and browned, about 1 hour.