If you're stuck for ideas this weekend, try this super simple chicken and broccoli casserole recipe. It's light, it's healthy, it's Moorish, and best of all, it only uses minimal kitchen equipment and takes 30 minutes to prepare for a family of up to 6 people.
Provided by Ben Rayl
Categories Dinner Lunch Main Dish
Total Time 60 minutes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
- Steam the broccoli florets until just under tender and place them in the bottom of a greased casserole dish.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat, then add the chicken, sprinkle generously with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then cook until done - stir frequently and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Using a strainer, remove the cooked chicken from the pan and arrange it in the dish with the broccoli.
- Leave the liquid in the pan and lower the heat a little, add the diced onion, sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until beginning to brown.
- Add the garlic and continue cooking for about 2 more minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium high, add the mushrooms and cook until they have released most of their liquid, about 5 - 6 minutes.
- Increase heat to high, then pour in the wine, and boil until the liquid reduces by about half, about 3 minutes.
- Using a fork, whisk the flour, cream cheese, sour cream and stock together until blended, then stir into the sauce and simmer until it begins to thicken, about 3 - 5 minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli, and bake in the oven about 25 - 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the croutons bits over the top about 10 minutes before the casserole is done.
- This goes really well with a heartier grain like wild or brown rice or whole-wheat pasta - although it's also very good by itself with a nice crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 kcal, SugarContent 5 g, SodiumContent 353 mg, FatContent 26 g, SaturatedFatContent 13 g, TransFatContent 1 g, CarbohydrateContent 16 g, FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 23 g, CholesterolContent 111 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
If you're stuck for ideas this weekend, try this super simple chicken and broccoli casserole recipe. It's light, it's healthy, it's Moorish, and best of all, it only uses minimal kitchen equipment and takes 30 minutes to prepare for a family of up to 6 people.
Provided by Ben Rayl
Categories Dinner Lunch Main Dish
Total Time 60 minutes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
- Steam the broccoli florets until just under tender and place them in the bottom of a greased casserole dish.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat, then add the chicken, sprinkle generously with salt, pepper and garlic powder, then cook until done - stir frequently and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Using a strainer, remove the cooked chicken from the pan and arrange it in the dish with the broccoli.
- Leave the liquid in the pan and lower the heat a little, add the diced onion, sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and cook for about 3 minutes, or until beginning to brown.
- Add the garlic and continue cooking for about 2 more minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium high, add the mushrooms and cook until they have released most of their liquid, about 5 - 6 minutes.
- Increase heat to high, then pour in the wine, and boil until the liquid reduces by about half, about 3 minutes.
- Using a fork, whisk the flour, cream cheese, sour cream and stock together until blended, then stir into the sauce and simmer until it begins to thicken, about 3 - 5 minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli, and bake in the oven about 25 - 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the croutons bits over the top about 10 minutes before the casserole is done.
- This goes really well with a heartier grain like wild or brown rice or whole-wheat pasta - although it's also very good by itself with a nice crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 kcal, SugarContent 5 g, SodiumContent 353 mg, FatContent 26 g, SaturatedFatContent 13 g, TransFatContent 1 g, CarbohydrateContent 16 g, FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 23 g, CholesterolContent 111 mg, ServingSize 1 serving