Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake Casserole
A delicious easy to make Casserole this scrumptious Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake is loaded with tender juicy chicken in a creamy ranch and bacon filling, topped with refrigerator biscuits and golden crispy cheese!
Last summer the girl’s youth group from our church needed help with their dinner menus for their yearly girls camp.
I took to Instagram and asked y’all what recipe you wanted me to post next. This Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake was the overwhelming favorite! Y’all have the best taste. That’s why you’re my friends!
They wanted the wonderful Chicken pocket dinner made with store bought crescent dough stuffed with chicken filling and baked. It’s a great recipe, but not super practical for a camping situation.
I love a good challenge though and knew there had to be a way I could help them out.
I found this delicious recipe that could be made and baked in Dutch ovens. It had the same elements as the stuffed chicken pockets just in casserole form.
Rumor has it that the girls loved it and there were no leftovers! I’ll admit I get it! It’s become a favorite at this Nest and is such a great comfort dish.
This is a recipe your littles can help you make or one that your teenagers can certainly make on their own. Except for the refrigerator biscuits and cheese, it is a great pantry casserole.
How To Make Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake
You will love how easy this recipe is to make. It’s your basic “dump it in the bowl and mix” dish!
A few HELPFUL Tips before beginning…
- I’m hearing from so many of you that you can’t find the “Grand’s Jr Biscuits”. If that is the case you can use the regular 16 ounce can of Grands with a few minor modifications. Don’t use the entire can! Leave two or three out. Bake the casserole at 375° for 45 minutes instead of the suggested 350° for 30 minutes for the Grands Jr Biscuits.
- If you prefer a lower sodium version of this casserole reduce the amount of dry Ranch Dressing to 1 Tablespoon.
- If you like your biscuits “crispy” rather than a little softer, place the chicken filling in the bottom of the dish and sprinkle the cut biscuits over the top of the chicken mixture rather than mixing it in with the filling. Remember to top the biscuits with a little extra grated cheese.
- Place the casserole dish on top of a baking sheet in the event the casserole should bubble over your baking dish. This helps keep your oven nice and clean. I’ve never had an issue with this casserole bubbling over, but you can never be too careful!
- You can use pre-cooked bacon, or you can cook your own bacon. If you decide to cook your own bacon cut the bacon into bite size pieces before cooking. It will cook quicker and eliminates the step of chopping the bacon.
Preheat your oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray and set aside. (How we doing so far? Sorry being cooped up tends to make me a tad on the sarcastic side…we’ll get through this right?)
The first time I made this casserole I realized I wanted more of the filling to go with the biscuits. So I’ve revamped this from the original and now it’s perfect! I also recommend using the flaky layered biscuits.
In a large bowl combine 3 cups cooked chopped chicken. You can use rotisserie chicken or even canned chicken. 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 1 1/2 cups sour cream, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons ranch dressing mix and 1/4 cup cooked, chopped bacon.
Cut one (12 oz) can refrigerated Grands Jr Biscuits into quarters. (Make sure you use the Junior biscuits and not the GRANDS…unless ya want to clean casserole off the bottom of your oven…cause your bored or something!)
TIP: You can make your own biscuits if refrigerator biscuits are not available. Only use half the biscuit recipe in this casserole. Homemade Baking Powder Biscuits.
Toss with chicken mixture. (Don’t really toss ’em…no need for violence. Lol I know y’all been locked down with kids for weeks now…but don’t blame the biscuits! Just gently place them in there and then carefully mix it all up.)
Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish and spread around evenly.
Y’all know me. I kicked this up just a tad more by adding another cup of grated cheese on top! The cheese makers of the world love me!
Baking Chicken Bubble Biscuit Casserole
Place casserole in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly and biscuits are golden brown and the extra cheese has melted and is lightly brown. Remember… if you are using the regular Grands to bake this casserole at 375° for 45 minutes!
The delicious filling is popping out from under those perfect bubble biscuits! Isn’t it divine! You just want to dig in and get to eating!
This is a magical casserole. I have to admit the first time I made it, I wasn’t too sure about tossing those little biscuit balls in with the filling! Wasn’t sure it was going to turn out with a bubbly top…but it does!
I know what you’re thinking? Is it really as good as it looks? YES! It is! The flavors in this dish are out of this world thanks to that ranch dressing! It’s like fairy dust for chicken casseroles.
You’re going to want to face plant in that baking dish and lick up every last morsel! (You can, I won’t judge!)
Like I said at the beginning of this post, this is a super easy casserole to make and one that would be a great beginner casserole for the young cooks at your Nest!
Serve with a big green salad, or a side of fresh or frozen veggies, and you’ve got dinner my friends!
Other Great Pantry Casserole Recipes
- Chicken Rice Casserole
- Chicken Tortilla Casserole
- Chicken Cashew Casserole
- Chili Relleno Casserole
- Chicken Broccoli Casserole
- Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Cheesy Broccoli, Ham and Hash Brown Casserole
- Tater Tot Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
- Mini Sunday Brunch Casserole from Sandra’s Easy Cooking
Thanks so much for stopping by today and for all your help picking this casserole as today’s post! Y’all are the BEST! The printable recipe is below.
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Happy Nesting!
Chicken Bubble Biscuit Bake Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chopped chicken or canned chicken
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 2 Tablespoons Ranch dressing mix
- 1/4 cup cooked chopped bacon
- 1 12 oz can refrigerator Grands Jr Biscuits
- 1 additional cup grated cheese for top of casserole
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a 9 x 13-inch pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Combine chicken, soup, sour cream, 1 cup grated cheese, Ranch dressing mix, and bacon. **Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Toss with chicken mixture.
- Pour chicken mixture into prepared pan. Top with remaining cup of grated cheese.Bake for 25-35 minutes, until bubbly and biscuits are golden brown.
** Please note if you do not like biscuits that are "doughy" like a dumpling then place the chicken mixture on the bottom of the dish and top it off with the biscuits!
I added green onions to finish! It was delicious
Hi Joe!
I love your addition! Thank you so much for sharing with all of us. I’m going to try that next time I make this casserole. Have a great week and thanks for stopping by. Hope you’ll come back soon.
Norine
I am making this for my son and his family. Baby #4 on the way. I would like to freeze it so they have some meals made up ahead. Have tried freezing this recipe? Recommendations?
Hi Trish!
Congratulations on the new grandbaby! I do the same thing for my daughter when she has a new one coming. I think it is so helpful and so does she so I know your sons family appreciates it too. I think you’d be fine making this casserole for freezing. I haven’t done it, but we know we can freeze bread dough, and we know we can freeze chicken casseroles so the combo should freeze fine. If you’re concerned about it, you could just freeze the base and give them a can of biscuits to cut and place on top of the mixture before baking. Still makes dinner a breeze. Another idea…you can use this same base and top it off with tater tots and it’s super YUMMY!! Just a thought.
Hope some of this helps you and again congratulations to you and your sons family.
Happy Nesting!
Norine
Hi!!! Can I cut this recipe in half and still work??? It would make way to much for 2 people!!
Hi Diane!
Yes you can certainly cut it in half and have it turn out just fine. Also as as a side note…if you prefer your biscuits “crispier” than a traditional type of dumpling you can place the biscuits on top of the chicken mixture. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Happy Nesting!
Norine
I think it could have been better without the bacon, maybe I did something wrong but it wasn’t a favorite in my house.
Hi Erin!
I’m so sorry your family didn’t enjoy this recipe. I’m sure you did everything right. We all have different tastes. It’s what makes the world wonderful and unique! I do recommend that if you don’t like the biscuits “wet” to place them on top of the casserole rather than mixing them in with the chicken mixture. Not sure if that would help? Thanks for sharing and for stopping by. I hope you’ll come back again and give another of my recipes a try! Have a wonderful week.
Norine
In my opinion all the flavors we usually love are there, but it was two much. It needs another element, egg noodles? And vegetable or two? maybe rice?
My 14 yr liked it but I think I’ll try and tweak it a bit next time. Thanks for the idea and flavor profile.
Hi Jennifer!
I appreciate you taking the time to share your suggestions! I think adding vegetables like broccoli or mixed veggies would be really great in this casserole and you could perhaps cut back on the number of biscuits you add? It might balance it out for you a bit more. I love when other cooks take a recipe and custom make it to match the needs and taste of their family. I hope you’ll come back again soon. Have a Great week!
Happy Nesting!
Norine
Is there something you can use to substitute for the sour cream?
Hi Katie!
Yes you could substitute soft cream cheese or greek yogurt instead. Not sure if either of these options help you out. I sure hope they do. Let me know if I can make any other suggestions for you.
Have a Great week and thanks for stopping by. Come back soon!
Happy Nesting!
Norine
This was fab and we did lick he pan!!!!!
Hi Judy!
I love that the pan was licked clean! It’s a recipe that is worthy of plate licking! Thanks for stopping by and sharing. Hope you’ll come back again soon.
Happy Nesting!
Norine
I found that the cooking time was not enough for the biscuits to bake thoroughly…so I ended up cooking it an extra 30 minutes…plus I added mushrooms…but thumbs up…
Hi Raini!
Thanks for stopping by and sharing! The cook times seem to very for some making this casserole. I’ve told some that rather than mixing the biscuits into the chicken mixture place them on top of the chicken mixture. It seems to help with the cooking time. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I’m sorry for the additional cook time. Nothing worse than waiting when you’re hungry!
Happy Nesting!
Norine
Made this this evening, it was amazing! Both me and my husband loved it! It did taste a little salty like on the heavy sodium side, but definitely delicious and a second bowel is in my future and will make this again!
Thank you for sharing from your kitchen!
Hi Alyssa!
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I love this casserole and agree it can lean a little heavy on the sodium side. I reduce the ranch dressing packet if I’m concerned about that…and I remember. Usually I’m just too excited that I get to eat this dish to remember. lol. Hope you’ll come back again soon. Thanks again for sharing. Have a great week.
Norine
I made this today and can’t wait to do into it!! Wish I could post a picture!
Hi Kelli!
I wish you could have posted a photo too! You can always share photos over on Pinterest. Hope your Nest loved this recipe. I love this casserole…it’s so comforting.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Hope you’ll come back again soon.
Have a Great Weekend.
Norine