Here’s a recipe that is a family fav! $7.75 for 4 servings! I usually double this but don’t add as much chicken. I don’t have the exact measurement but it is usually just a $4 package of chicken that I picked up on sale. It still ends up being less than $10 for us. (My prices are based on the awesome rock bottom deals I get!)
Yummy! Chicken Casserole
- 2 lbs of chopped cooked chicken ($4)
- 1 – 10 3/4 oz. can of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom (.50)
- 1 8 oz. carton of sour cream ($1)
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds ($1)
- 1 1/2 cups of crushed round buttery crackers ($1)
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted (.25)
Combine first 4 ingredients; spoon into greased baking dish. Combine crushed crackers and butter; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Add frozen corn or peas to make it veggilious! Bake some Pillsbury Grands Dinner Rolls ($1 on sale & after coupons!) along with it.
I made this Monday night and I thought I had all the ingredients. However, I didn’t have any poppy seeds and only had about 4 oz. of sour cream and no buttery crackers. Who doesn’t have Ritz crackers in their house? Me, apparently. So I just added all the sour cream I had and used Pepperidge Farm Bread Crumbs & poured a can of chicken broth over the top. A 9 x 11 pan was over 3/4 gone when I got home so apparently they loved it!
My Aunt Jane emailed me gave this AWESOME suggestion. I’m going to try this next time! (Plus, egg noodles are on sale this week at Meijer for $1.19 for a 16 oz. bag!)
One thing I do to stretch it is to cook a bag of noodles and put them on the base of your baking dish (be sure to spray the pan) it also fills everyone up faster and they stay that way longer !!!!!!
Now share one of your favorite meals under $10! (This is not required but it would be mighty nice if you would please link back encouraging others to participate in Tuesday Meals Under $10.)











Briana,
I don’t have my own blog so I will just post my recipe in the comment area … hope thats ok!
Creamy Ravioli and Spinach Bake from the Six O Clock Scramble by Aviva Goldfarb (awesome book!)
1 family size package of cheese ravioli
(I use 24oz ish the frozen kind) $3.oo
1 10 oz package frozen chopped spinach .79
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes with their liquid .59
1 cup light sour cream .65
1/2 t salt freebie
1/4 t garlic powder freebie ( I don’t even add this but if you want to you can )
1 t dried basil freebie (if you don’t have dried basil substitute oregano or itial seasoning)
4 oz crumbled feta cheese $2.00
Cook the ravioli according to package directions in boiling water and drain. Defrost spinach in microwave and drain it. Preheat over to 375 degrees.
Combine all ingredients (except ravioli) in a large bowl. Gently stir in ravioli. Spread into a baking dish (calls for 8x 8 but I use a 9x 13) Cover with foil. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until hot.
I would guess the total cost to be about $7.00 and this is very delishhhh! Thanks for the blog Briana I just found it the other day courtesy of Wags to Riches and I love it!
Hey Briana, Thanks for stopping by my blog! I make this chicken casserole too except round these parts we call it poppy seed chicken. Not really sure why cause the poppy seeds don’t really add much to it! We all love it though. I haven’t made it in a while. It might be time to revisit an old one! Love your site!
We love this chicken casserole, too!
Your blog design looks great! I wouldn’t know where to begin. :)
Great idea Bri!
Hey Briana! You can always count on me to participate!
Erin