In search of a superior chicken casserole recipe, I opened no less than 14 cans of soup while trying the five most popular recipes from Allrecipes—and it was so worth it.

Chicken casserole is one of the most ubiquitous dishes found in family cookbooks across the country. Show me a grandma who doesn’t have a go-to chicken casserole recipe. I’ll wait. See what I mean?

Most of us grew up eating some variation of chicken casserole and most of us have an opinion about what makes the best one. It’s the dish that you throw together when a neighbor needs comforting, when a loved one is under duress, or if you simply need to feel a sense of home. Ideally, you should already have most ingredients on hand in your pantry for such emergencies (be them physical, spiritual, or emotional). 

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