Chicken Cheese And Broccoli Casserole

6 Reviews
5

Chicken Cheese And Broccoli Casserole

6 Reviews
5
  • Prep Time: 20 min

  • Cook Time: 20 min

  • Serves 6

  • 530

    Calories

  • 45G

    Protein

  • 680MG

    Sodium

  • 13G

    Sat.fat

  • 7G

    Sugar

Ingredients

4 cups leftover cooked, shredded PERDUE® Fresh Whole Chicken with Giblets

2 tbsp. unsalted butter

2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

3 tbsp. cream cheese

2 cups cooked white rice

2 boxes (10-ounce) frozen broccoli florets, thawed and drained well

1 cup crushed butter crackers or potato chips

Step

Shred

Preheat oven to 400°F. Shred leftover chicken into bite-sized pieces.

TIP

Start with a PERDUE® OVEN READY Whole Seasoned Roaster Bone-In Breast (3 lb.) for an easy source of leftovers.

Step

Shred

Preheat oven to 400°F. Shred leftover chicken into bite-sized pieces.

TIP

Start with a PERDUE® OVEN READY Whole Seasoned Roaster Bone-In Breast (3 lb.) for an easy source of leftovers.

Step

Whisk

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until the milk mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the cheddar cheese and cream cheese until melted.

Step

Whisk

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until the milk mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the cheddar cheese and cream cheese until melted.

Step

Combine

In a large bowl, combine the rice, broccoli florets, chicken and cheese sauce.

TIP

Be sure to thaw and dry your frozen broccoli well to keep your cheese sauce thick and creamy while the casserole bakes.

Step

Combine

In a large bowl, combine the rice, broccoli florets, chicken and cheese sauce.

TIP

Be sure to thaw and dry your frozen broccoli well to keep your cheese sauce thick and creamy while the casserole bakes.

Step

Bake

Spray a 9” by 13” baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the chicken mixture into the baking dish. Top with crushed butter crackers or potato chips. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. For a crispier finish, turn the oven up to broil for the last 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Step

Bake

Spray a 9” by 13” baking dish with cooking spray. Pour the chicken mixture into the baking dish. Top with crushed butter crackers or potato chips. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. For a crispier finish, turn the oven up to broil for the last 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Chicken Cheese And Broccoli Casserole

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What customers are saying

5

Easy to make. TASTES awes.

Deb blacklaw

5

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MARTHA DONOVAN

5

Easy to do very few ingredients I'll be doing this again

Charlie Graves

5

love this recipe you can never go wrong with this

Cheryl Burns

5

looks very good and easy to make Im going to try one day.

Wanda Perez

5

Now this is my kind of recipe love chicken and well what can I say about broccoli they go hand and hand. I love that the ingredients are something that are easy to find and that this is something the whole family will truly love going to have to make this one.

Diana Beatty

6 Reviews
5