I don't use sherry with this recipe, but it is amazing without it. I always crush two of the ritz packs and bake a few more than 5 minutes without it being covered. It comes out amazing and I never have enough to feed everyone. They always want more!

This was a wonderful dish! I followed the recipe exactly, and my family loved it! In fact, my husband said his mom makes something similar that is really good, but he thought this was even better!

My family loves this dish! It has become a staple in our house. I've had it without the sherry and it is really not the same. The sherry gives it a punch that is lacking without it. Delicious!!! My ultimate comfort food.

My husband and I love this recipe - couldn't get enough! And I am not a huge fan of recipes that involve canned soup, so that's saying something. The sherry makes the dish, so if you have it (or wine), use it! Next time I think I will try cream of mushroom. Used light soup and sour cream to reduce some of the fat and calories.

I made this for years, but when I got married my husband said he would not eat casseroles. One night I finally made this for him, and now he says it's the ONLY casserole he likes. The only differences I make are I omit the sherry entirely, toss the melted butter with the crumbs, and sprinkle the poppy seeds across the top. Just as a word of caution, he swears the poppy seeds give him weird dreams LOL

This is an EXCELLENT recipe! I made only minor changes. I omitted the sherry and used chicken and muxhroom soup. I've seen other recipes like this calling for 1 can cream of chicken and 1 can cream of mushroom soups. Since this only uses 1 can of soup, I decided to use the two combined in 1 can. I also used just 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers. It was just right! Served it over rice and did a side vegie and dinner was complete. EVERYONE LOVED IT!!! Thank you sooooooo much for such a GREAT recipe, Janet!

Thanks Janet, this was truly fabulous! Super easy to prepare and went well with rice with herbes de provence and some sweet peas. I'd never even heard of poppyseed chicken before, so we didn't know what to expect. This was beyond expectation, a keeper! I didn't dice the chicken, just left the breasts whole. The cracker topping was sooo good, we used a spoon to scoop up extra from the casserole dish, yummy! This is a great comfort food. 4.5 stars for this winner.

My whole family enjoyed this, even my 2 and 3 year old boys. I omitted the sherry, but made no other alterations. We will be making this again and again. It yielded a bit too much for us, so I think I will try dividing between 2 8x8 casseroles and freeze one prior to topping and baking.

I have made and shared this recipe for more than 21 years (minus the sherry). It is a delicious and rich dish . It is a favorite for parties with buffet table.

Easy & tasty

This is such an easy dish to prepare and tastes great even without the sherry. I gave it 4 stars but my husband thought it was 5.

Changed this way: 2 chicken breasts, 1 1/2 C sliced baby p'bella mushrooms. Used 1 can crm of chicken and mushroom mixture. White cooking wine. Fabulous!

This is comfort food at its best. I like to season my chicken with salt & pepper and a sprinkle of Lawry's Seasoning. I also find the casserole more creamy by combining the sauce with the chicken before adding it to the dish to bake. If you have a jar of mushrooms handy, drain and add those as well. This is a favorite in our house. Casserole goes great with green beans and rice pilaf.

This dish was awsome.I did make a little changes.I boiled a whole chicken for an hour with a chicken cube,onions,garlic pepper and salt for taste.I then peeled it off the bone and put in the bottom of the dish. I also put 4oz. of french onion dip and 4oz. of sour cream instead of all 8oz. just sour cream.I also put about a tsp. of garlic pepper in the soup mixture, thanks for the idea it was great!

This recipe was awesome! Even my children enjoyed the dish!

This is a fabulous dish. I have cooked it with whole chicken breasts (as opposed to diced)and then served atop rice. I have also used it as a casserole by cooking the diced chicken, adding some of the sauce to the chicken, then cooking egg noodles and adding the rest of sauce to that. put egg noodles on bottom of pan, then adding the chicken , and top with the cracker mix and back. Both ways are great!

This is my husbands FAVORITE dish, although I make a few changes to it. I like it because it is so versitile and goof-proof! I usually poach the chicken with some onion, celery and carrots for flavor, and use Wheatsworth crackers in the topping, processing them in a food processor with the butter and poppyseeds to make a sand-like topping that bakes together nicely. I also mix the sauce with the chicken rather than spreading it on top of the chicken to keep the chicken nice and moist. I also add leftover veggies (ie: peas, broccoli, carrots, etc) to the chicken mixture more often than not. Its a good way to sneak in veggies since my hubby doesn't like to eat them plain!