Chicken Casserole…With a Twist!

Written by admin on June 26, 2008 – 7:54 pm -

So, again, once of those recipes that I had at a friend’s house when they had us over for dinner (thanks Emily!), begged for the recipe, and argued with her because I wouldn’t believe it’s that easy! It sounds like a typical chicken casserole, but believe me, the few variations on ingredients (aka curry and mayo…in a casserole? Believe me on this one…delicious!!). Seriously, you GOTTA try this one…it’ll be a new staple in your house!

Chicken Divan

  • 2 pkg. frozen broccoli spears, slightly cooked
  • -OR-
  • 1 pkg. frozen broccoli spears, slightly cooked and 1 1/2 cups cooked rice (see recommendations, below)*
  • 3 cooked chicken breasts*
  • grated cheese

Sauce:

  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Put broccoli in bottom of 9×13 pan. If using, put rice on top of broccoli. Place chicken on top of rice/broccoli.
  3. Mix sauce ingredients together. Pour evenly over top of chicken.
  4. Spread grated cheese over top.
  5. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.

Recommendations:

  • Rice: So the original recipe that my friend gave me called for the 2 packages of broccoli. But after I made this a couple times, I thought that it would taste really good with rice to soak up all the DELICIOUS sauce, and to give it some more filling power. So, last time I made it, I made it with throwing some leftover rice in the bottom of the casserole dish, and I really liked how it turned out (like I said, just made it more filling…and none of the amazing sauce is put to waste!). So that’s definitely how I’m gonna make this from now on.
  • Chicken:  I think the recipe calls for them whole, but I dice mine before I put them in.

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3 Comments to “Chicken Casserole…With a Twist!”

  1. amber Says:
    July 2nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    This is yummy! I made it all in a skillet instead of as a casserole. First I cooked the chicken (using your cook chicken fast method (LOVE)). While I was doing that, in a saucepan I cooked the broccoli, strained and set aside. Mixed the sauce ingredients in a bowl and then added the sauce & broccoli to the chicken in the skillet. Then using the same sauce pan cooked a bag of “boil in bag” rice while I let the sauce simmer (about 10 min). Served the Sauce mixture over the rice. Topped with shredded cheese and chines noodles (a la haystack style.) It was great!

  2. tawsha Says:
    September 18th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    I made this last week!! Delicious! I did not dice the chicken though. I put cornflakes on the top! I loved it, and so did my husband! It was great, thanks for sharing!!

  3. tawsha Says:
    September 18th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    oh yes, and I did use rice! gotta have the rice, that is the best part with the sauce!!

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