Sunday, August 16, 2009

CREAMY CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Today's meal is brought to you by the letter "B"
B is for broccoli.
B is for broccoli that most kids hate and most adults love.
B is for bright green, my daughters favorite color (this month anyway)
B is for bright green broccoli that my daughter just picked out of her lunch.
B, B, B,
I love this meal, yes it takes a while to prepare (about 20 min) and another 25 to bake, but I just love, love, love the flavor.
We won't talk about the calories. Lets not talk about those little things.
Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Serves 6


4-5 Chicken Breasts (cut up into bite sized pieces)
16 oz Frozen Broccoli
12 oz Can Evaporative Milk
8 oz Cream Cheese
1/8 Cup Chopped Onions
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
Pepper (as much or as little as you like)
1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 tube Ritz Crackers

You will need 4 dishes for cooking this meal. 2 sauce pans (one for broccoli, one for the milk mixture) 1 skillet for the chicken and an 8x11 glass casserole dish

Empty crackers into a ziplock back and smash them. Set aside
Chop onion and set aside
In a medium sauce pan, over medium/low heat, heat evaporated milk and cream cheese until smooth
Add garlic powder to milk mixture.
While milk is heating, place raw chicken pieces in a skillet, add onion, pepper and salt to the chicken and cook until done.
While chicken is cooking, boil broccoli and then drain the water.
In an 8x11 glass casserole dish, layer chicken then broccoli. Pour milk mixture over the top. You may have to stir it to get milk on everything.
Top with cheese and crackers.
Bake at 350 for 25-30 min




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