Cheesy California Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (6 ounce) package stuffing mix (such as stovetop®)
• 3 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen california-blend vegetables (broccoli, carrot, cauliflower)
• 12 slices american cheese
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans light cream of mushroom soup
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground sage

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• combine water and margarine in a saucepan and bring to a boil. stir stuffing mix into water and margarine until moistened; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. fluff with a fork.
• spread cooked chicken into bottom of the prepared baking dish and spread frozen vegetables over chicken. top vegetables with american cheese slices in a layer. mix cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and sage in a bowl and spread over cheese slices. sprinkle stuffing over top of casserole in an even layer.
• bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and browned, about 1 hour.