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This EASY Chicken and Stuffing Casserole has juicy chicken smothered in a creamy sauce that’s topped with green beans and savory stuffing. You can add cheese for even more indulgence, and use different kinds of vegetables as well! (This recipe is also Crock Pot Friendly!)
Serve this with my creamy mashed potatoes, brown gravy, and buttermilk biscuits!
Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
This recipe has been a long time coming! You’ve been asking for an oven-baked version of my Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing, and it’s finally here. This has officially been added to my list of our favorite recipes on the blog.
I love that it’s a complete meal in a single casserole dish and that you can make it ahead of time.
Get ready to add this easy dinner to your regular meal rotation! Let’s get to it.
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Sauté the onions, celery, and sausage in butter until softened, about 5 minutes.
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and place on the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
Combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, dried thyme, and ground sage. Add it to the top of the chicken and spread evenly to coat.
Add thawed green beans next. Note: The green beans will be al dente (have a slight crunch). For softer green beans, submerge them into the sauce a bit.
Combine stuffing mix, chicken broth, sautéed onions, celery, and diced sausage. Add it to the top of the casserole dish.
Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for 5 more minutes.
Serve with my mashed potatoes and 10-minute chicken gravy!
Make Ahead Method
- This recipe can be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time, simply assemble it, cover it, and refrigerate.
- When ready to bake, let it sit out for 30 minutes at room temp prior to baking, and add an additional 10 minutes of covered baking time.
Crock Pot/ Instant Pot Method
- For alternative cooking methods, check out my super popular Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing recipe, (which also includes Instant Pot instructions).
Make it Without Canned Soup
- If you prefer not to use a can of soup, (or don’t have one), you can make my homemade cream of chicken soup recipe.
- You can also make my homemade cream of mushroom if preferred.
Pro Tips
- To make this even more indulgent, add a layer of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the green beans and underneath the stuffing.
- I use Stove Top stuffing for this recipe but any variety of dry breadcrumb stuffing will work.
- Other vegetable options include frozen carrots, peas, and corn.
- If you like this recipe, you’ll love my Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs!
Storage
Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Tools For This Recipe
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- 9 x 13 baking dish The perfect size for almost any casserole recipe
- 10-inch nonstick skillet (To soften onions/celery)
- Silicone Spatula– I use these every time I cook.
- Pinch bowls I always like to measure out my seasonings in these ahead of time.
- Measuring spoons I love that these are magnetic. They keep my drawer neat.
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Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 3 cooked sausage links, finely diced
- 2 lbs. boneless/skinless chicken breasts
- Salt/pepper, to taste
- 2 ½ cups frozen green beans, thawed and patted dry
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon ground sage
- 6 oz. dry stuffing mix, see notes
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, and sausage and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and pat it dry. Arrange on the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, thyme, and ground sage. Add it to the top of the chicken and spread evenly to coat.
- Top with thawed green beans. Note: The green beans will be al dente (have a slight crunch). For softer green beans, submerge them into the sauce a bit.
- Combine the stuffing mix, chicken broth, sauteed onions, celery, and sausage. Add it to the top of the casserole dish.
- Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for 5 more minutes.
- Serve with my mashed potatoes and 10-minute chicken gravy!
Notes
- To make this even more indulgent, add a layer of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the green beans and underneath the stuffing.
- I use Stove Top stuffing for this recipe but any variety of dry breadcrumb stuffing will work.
- Other vegetable options include frozen carrots, peas, and corn.
- Skip the can: You can make this with my homemadecream of chicken soup or homemade cream of mushroom.
- I use Banquet Brown N' Serve Sausage links in this recipe. They are fully cooked and found in the freezer section near the breakfast items.
- If you like this recipe, you'll love my Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs!
Make Ahead Method:
- This recipe can be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time, simply assemble it, cover it, and refrigerate.
- When ready to bake, let it sit out for 30 minutes at room temp prior to baking, and add an additional 10 minutes of covered baking time.
Crock Pot/ Instant Pot Method
- For alternative cooking methods, check out my super popular Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing recipe, (which also includes Instant Pot instructions).
This is a delicious recipe! The definition of comfort food, and so easy to make. I used some diced leftover turkey that was stashed in the freezer and after reading a few comments, I just mixed the turkey and green beans right into the soup mixture. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe!!
You’re very welcome Kameryn! I love that you were able to use up some leftover turkey, nice work!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!!😃
As soon as cooler weather starts, I crave a nice, warm casserole! This hit the spot! Next time I think I will combine the chicken with the sauce and greenbeans and then pour into the baking dish so that the chicken gets a nice coating and doesn’t get stuck together. And then I will top it with the stuffing mixture. I under-salted the chicken, but that was my mistake. The recipe as written is delicious and perfection! I can’t wait to make it again! Definitely a keeper! Thanks for making so many amazing recipes! Oh and I made your homemade cream of chicken soup … the BEST! Beats the can stuff hands down!
Hey Sharon!! I’m sooo glad that you made this for the start of cozy season, I can’t think of anything better or cozier! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and SUPER glad that you made my cream of chicken soup to go with it! Nicely done, and thank you SO MUCH for the review!! 🙂
I am preparing some freezer meals. Have you ever frozen this?
For sure! It freezes well!
My husband and son love this recipe!!!!!!!!
That’s so great to hear Tam, what a victory!! Thanks so much for the review!💖
The recipes of yours that I have made have all been easy including this one, and they all taste like I just cooked something special! You have your own signature you put in each dish that give them that wow! This chicken is so moist and tender! This takes 10 minutes if that to put together? I can’t get over this one! A++++
Thanks so much for the wonderful comments LeAnne!!! I’m so happy you’re enjoying the recipes so much, nothing makes me happier!! Thanks again!!🩷
I’d like to add potatoes to this recipe. Thinking cubing potatoes, parboil and mix in with chicken chunks. thoughts?
Hi! YES! I think that is the perfect way to go about it!! Enjoy!!!
This is so yummy! I hope you are including it in your new cookbook! Also your Tuna Salad recipe!
Love all your recipes! Haven’t had a bad one yet!
I’m so happy that you love this Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Sally! It’s already in my first cookbook (page 190), so you’re covered! 🙂 I’m thrilled that you’re loving the other recipes too, I’ll keep them coming!! Work on Cookbook #2 eagerly continues!! 🙂
I loved this recipe except for the sour cream. I’m not a fan of sour cream. Next time I will try to come up with something else to put in place of the sour cream. Other than that this was a good recipe. Thank you for sharing this.
Glad that you enjoyed it Debi! You could try mayo next time! ❤️
I used 1/2 cup whipping cream in place of the sour cream and it was great!
I’m so happy that you loved it Jen!! Thank you so much for the review! ❤️
I actually didn’t have sour cream, but I had purchased a jar of Heinz Turkey gravy (Aldi’s .75 cents), so i mixed about half that 12oz jar into the cream of chicken soup/milk mixture. I also added par (more than par) boiled potatoes to the chicken layer. Cooking it this afternoon for very picky eaters. Will post results later.
PS: is there a way to post a photo?
Great! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂 No, pics can’t be uploaded on my site.
I haven’t tried this yet so not going to rate until I do. Sounds really good but do I need to add sour cream or one of the subs? Could I just use more soup? We just don’t like sour cream or yogurt. Not being snarky, genuinely want to know why it’s necessary. Thank you!
Hi Stacy! The sour cream is used for it’s creamy texture, using more soup is a possibility but in my opinion, it makes this taste like straight canned soup rather than a creamy casserole.
Hello Stephanie! This was awesome. I made my own stuffing mix and of course your cream of chicken recipe and it was next level good. Happy Holidays to you and yours! ❤️
I’m so happy you liked it Caroline! The homemade cream of chicken soup really makes such a difference. Thanks so much for your support and Happy Holidays!🩷