Chicken and Broccoli

By Lsweetnell

This is not Chicken Divan; however, it is a nice chicken casserole dish.
I would use chicken strips, unbreaded instead of chicken chunks or cut chicken breast in half. Pan fry the chicken first)
Makes the dish more elegant.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cubed chicken or chicken strips, or chicken breast cut in half. Do not need to dice up chicken.
• 16 oz (1lb) bag of frozen broccoli
• 1 med onion diced (about 1 cup)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (prefer cheddar or fontina)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 cube chicken bouillon (or 1 tsp bouillon powder)
• 1/2 cup water (optional, I added this to help disperse the chicken flavoring but the water from the veggies as they cook also would suffice if the dish seems too watery to you)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 tsp pepper (or to taste)
• 1/4 c sour cream (can also add a can of cream of chicken soup)
• 1 cup ricotta
• Bacon Grease

Details

Adapted from cookyourfood1.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole pan - I used left over bacon grease for added flavor, pan spray would be okay too (just maybe not as tasty ;))
Add broccoli, onion, chicken bouillon, water, olive oil and pepper to a medium frying pan.
Cook covered for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
In a medium bowl mix the chicken chunks, garlic powder, sour cream and ricotta cheese together. Mix till blended.
After 10 minutes of cooking the veggies, pour the broccoli mix into the bowl with the chicken. Stir until blended.
Add 1/4 c of the shredded mozzarella cheese to the mix. Stir.
Transfer your mix to the greased pan and spread evenly.
Add the remaining mozzarella cheese to the top and pop that baby in the oven!
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 - 60 minutes.
Once the top layer of cheese is browned a bit it should be done.
If you like your broccoli on the softer side bake until the florets are to your liking.
Serve warm and enjoy!