Description
A creamy chicken, broccoli and cheddar Instant Pot casserole with a buttery Ritz cracker topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (frozen is okay)
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 20 Ritz crackers
- 3 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 (12 oz) package frozen broccoli
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken with poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 15 minutes on low pressure for frozen chicken or 12 minutes for fresh chicken.
- While the chicken is cooking, crush up the Ritz crackers and stir it together with the melted butter. Set aside for later.
- Once the time is up on the Instant Pot let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. Place the chicken on a cutting board.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting and stir in the broccoli. Let the broccoli simmer in the broth until cooked through.
- While broccoli is cooking shred, chop or cube the chicken.
- In a small bowl stir the cornstarch together with 3 Tbsp of cold water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the pot until sauce has thickened. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Stir in the chicken and sour cream.
- Sprinkle the cheddar and the Ritz crackers over the top. If you have an air fryer lid place the lid on top and bake for 3 minutes at 350° F. If you don’t have an air fryer you can place the Instant Pot liner under your oven’s broiler for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of your slow cooker. Add the chicken (fresh or frozen). Sprinkle with poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5–6 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is fully cooked and easy to shred.
- While the chicken cooks, crush the Ritz crackers and mix with melted butter. Set aside for topping.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it to shred or cube. Stir the frozen broccoli into the slow cooker (no need to thaw). Add the chicken back in.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and 3 Tbsp cold water until smooth. Stir it into the slow cooker, cover, and let cook on HIGH for 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and broccoli is tender.
- Stir in the sour cream and sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top. Then add the Ritz cracker mixture.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot/Air fryer lid