Chicken Casseroles

Buffalo chicken casserole with roasted cauliflower instead of pasta, a cream cheese buffalo sauce that won’t break, and leftovers that reheat well.

Poppy seed chicken casserole with a real sour cream sauce and a buttery cracker top that stays crisp, plus how to poach the chicken so it isn’t dry.

Chicken tetrazzini with a sherry cream sauce and pasta that stays firm, plus the reheating method that keeps the chicken from going dry and stringy.

Chicken and rice casserole baked from raw rice and raw chicken in one dish, with the liquid ratio that keeps the rice tender instead of crunchy.

King Ranch chicken casserole with a from-scratch chile sauce and toasted corn tortillas that hold their shape. Plus which chicken to use and why.

Beer cheese chicken casserole with a crushed pretzel crust, a cheddar sauce that will not break or turn bitter, and which beer to actually use.

Chicken taco casserole with salsa, black beans, and rice. Shredded chicken brings no fat, so the spices get bloomed in oil before the chicken goes in.

Dorito chicken casserole with crushed nacho cheese chips stirred into the Tex-Mex sauce, a crust that goes on late, and the salt math nobody mentions.