Deluxe Chicken Casserole
If this dish reminds you of similar casseroles you had growing up, then you’ll enjoy it as much as we did. The chopped nuts are an added pleasure.
Ingredients
- Makes 6 servings / Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min.
- 1½ cups diced cooked chicken
- 1½ cups cooked rice
- 1 cup chopped celery
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 10¾-ounce can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped onion
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup water
- 3 hard-cooked eggs sliced
- 2 cups coarsely crumbled potato chips
Instructions
- Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl.
- Combine mayonnaise and water; stir with a wire whisk until smooth.
- Add mayonnaise mixture to chicken mixture.
- Gently fold in egg slices.
- Spoon mixture into a greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; top with potato chips.
- Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15 minutes or until bubbly.