Karens Easy Chicken Divan Food

BROCCOLI CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place the broccoli in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
• Place the cooked broccoli in a 9 inch pie plate. Top with the chicken. In a bowl, mix the soup and milk, and pour over the chicken. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Mix the melted butter with the bread crumbs, and sprinkle over the cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly brown.

EASY CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place broccoli in a large pot boiling water and cook 2-3 minutes or just until tender crisp. Drain well.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup cheddar cheese, milk, condensed soup, sour cream and seasonings.
• Stir in broccoli and chicken and spread into a 3qt casserole dish (or a 9x13 pan). Top with remaining cheese.
• In a small bowl, mix the butter and bread crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the chicken mixture.
• Bake 18-20 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are lightly browned and the mixture is bubbly and hot.
• Serve over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes, as desired.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Place soup, sour cream, milk, salt, paprika, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into a large bowl.
• Stir until well combined.
• Stir in chopped broccoli, cubed chicken, and 1/2 the cheese.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Top with remaining cheese. Set aside.
• Melt butter and mix with the crushed ritz crackers.
• Sprinkle over the chicken mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until heated through and lightly brown.

KAREN'S CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut chicken up into bite size pieces.
• Spray a 9 X 13 pan.
• Place chicken in the bottom of the pan.
• Top with the Broccoli.
• In a bowl combine, the soups, mayonnaise and Lemon Juice.
• Pour evenly over the broccoli layer in the casserole.
• Sprinkle cheese evenly over the soup layer.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs over the cheese.
• Dot with butter.
• Bake at 350 uncovered for 30 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
• Serve over rice.
• This reheats very nicely.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Cook chicken until tender. Cool, debone the chicken and cut into chunks.
• Cook the broccoli. Drain.
• Grease a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Place the chicken on the bottom and the broccoli on top.
• Combine Miracle Whip, soup, curry powder and lemon juice.
• Pour this mixture over the broccoli. Sprinkle with a mixture of breadcrumbs, cheese, and melted butter.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Cook broccoli in salted water until just tender.
• Drain.
• Place in a 12x8 baking dish.
• Melt butter in saucepan; blend in flour.
• Add chicken broth all at once and cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Stir in cream and wine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour half the sauce over the broccoli.
• Top with chicken slices.
• To remaining sauce, add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and pour over chicken and sprinkle with additional cheese if desired.
• Bake in 350 oven for 20 minutes or until hot.
• Then broil until top is golden brown.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Arrange cooked broccoli in prepared baking dish. Arrange chicken over broccoli. Add mushrooms and water chestnuts (see Cook's Note).
• In a medium bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, and melted butter. Mix together and pour sauce mixture over chicken and vegetables. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbly and the cheese is golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1 inch strips about 1/2 inch thick. Spray a non-stick skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Cook chicken until just done.
• Cook the asparagus or broccoli spears in a small amount of boiling water in a medium sauce pan; drain.
• Arrange asparagus or broccoli spears in a 1 1/2 quart shallow baking dish, 10x6x2.
• Top with cooked chicken.
• Blend soup, cayenne pepper if desired, and milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat 10 minutes. Stir in the cheese.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Pour soup mixture over chicken.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until hot.
• Serve over cooked rice if desired.

EASY CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook broccoli according to directions, arrange in greased 9 x 11 pan. Cut up cooked chicken into slices, arrange in pan. Mix soup, mayonnaise, curry, and lemon juice and pour over chicken. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minute May make ahead and refrigerate, extend bake time to 50-55 minute.
• Starting with raw chicken will extend the cooking time by 30-40 min, or the time it takes to cook the chicken.

EASY CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• In a greased shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the chicken, salt and pepper. Top with broccoli. In a large bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, milk and 1-1/2 cups cheese; pour over broccoli. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using a little olive oil or cooking spray, coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish for easy release after baking.
• Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet (at least 12 inches in diameter, with a lid) over medium-high heat. Season both sides of each breast with salt and pepper. Once the oil shimmers, place the chicken breasts into the hot skillet all tucked in next to each other (like socks in a drawer!). Brown the first side for about 6 minutes. Flip each chicken breast to the other side for additional browning, another 6 minutes. Add the 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet, pop on the lid and turn the heat down to medium low. Leave it alone for 3 minutes. Make sure the internal temperature of each chicken breast is 165 degrees F, then remove to a plate and let them rest for a minimum of 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook the mushrooms, stirring continuously, until they are a light brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and transfer to a large bowl (at least 6 quarts in size). Add the mushrooms, broccoli, both cans of soup, mayonnaise, sherry, lemon juice and curry powder. Mix together thoroughly, then transfer to your prepared baking dish. Evenly sprinkle the cheese on top and set aside.
• Combine the graham crackers with the parsley and melted butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle the crumbs evenly over the cheese.
• Place the casserole on a sheet pan and bake in the oven until the top is browned and the casserole is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve over your favorite cooked rice.