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Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole

Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole

Name: Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pasta 8 oz; Broccoli 1 head; Butter 2 tablespoons; White onion 1; Mushrooms 8 oz; Garlic 2 cloves; All-purpose flour 3 tbsp; Chicken stock 1 cup; Milk 1 1/2 cups; Dijon mustard 1 tsp; Sea salt 1/2 tsp; Black pepper 1/4 tsp; Cheddar cheese 2 cups (8 oz); Chicken 2 cups

with homemade mushroom sauce

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Serves 8
Easy
375 °F
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Ingredients

	8 oz Pasta uncooked
	1 head Broccoli large, cut into bite-sized florets , about 1 pound of florets
	2 tablespoons Butter or olive oil
	1 White onion small, thinly sliced
	8 oz Mushrooms white or cremini, thinly sliced
	2 cloves Garlic minced
	3 tbsp All-purpose flour
	1 cup Chicken stock or vegetable stock
	1 1/2 cups Milk
	1 tsp Dijon mustard
	1/2 tsp Sea salt fine
	1/4 tsp Black pepper freshly cracked
	2 cups (8 oz) Cheddar cheese shredded sharp , divided
	2 cups Chicken cooked, diced or shredded

Nutritional information

592

calories

15.7g

fat

80.6g

carbohydrates

32.8g

protein

148mg

cholesterol

2728mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

8 oz Pasta
uncooked
1 head Broccoli
large, cut into bite-sized florets , about 1 pound of florets
2 tablespoons Butter
or olive oil
1 White onion
small, thinly sliced
8 oz Mushrooms
white or cremini, thinly sliced
2 cloves Garlic
minced
3 tbsp All-purpose flour
1 cup Chicken stock
or vegetable stock
1 1/2 cups Milk
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp Sea salt
fine
1/4 tsp Black pepper
freshly cracked
2 cups (8 oz) Cheddar cheese
shredded sharp , divided
2 cups Chicken
cooked, diced or shredded

Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole

This Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole is made from scratch using pasta, broccoli, mushrooms, chicken stock, sharp Cheddar cheese, milk, and chicken. It’s on the lighter side, but retains everything you love about broccoli chicken casserole recipes of childhood. Creamy, cheesy, and cozy, it’s a wonderful dish for family or company.

This cold-weather pasta recipe is ready in an hour. Start by cooking the pasta and broccoli. Meanwhile, sauté the onions with butter, then add the mushrooms and garlic. Once the mushrooms are cooked through, stir in the flour. Next, add in the stock, milk, and seasonings. Cook the sauce until it starts to simmer, then remove from the heat and stir in the cheese. Place the cooked broccoli, pasta, chicken, and mushroom sauce in a large baking dish and mix together until combined. Bake the casserole for 15 minutes, then top with more cheese and continue baking until the cheese has melted. Garnish with extra cracked black pepper and fresh herbs. Serve with a big green salad. Enjoy!

To make the Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole

1	Heat oven	5
Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
2	Cook pasta	8
Cook 8 ounces pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente.
3	Add broccoli	1
Towards the end of pasta cooking time, add the broccoli florets to the boiling pasta and stir. Cook for 1 minute.
4	Drain pasta and broccoli	1
Drain the pasta and broccoli and set aside.
5	Cook onions	3
Meanwhile, in a large pan over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil and add 1 thinly sliced onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
6	Add mushrooms and garlic	5
Add 8 ounces thinly sliced white or cremini mushrooms and 2 minced garlic cloves. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
7	Add flour	1
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons flour evenly over the mushroom mixture and stir until evenly combined. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
8	Add stock	1
Add in 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock and stir everything together until most of the clumps are dissolved.
9	Add milk, Dijon, salt, and black pepper	1
Add in 1 ½ cups milk, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, and ¼ teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper and stir until combined. Cook the sauce until it reaches a simmer.
10	Remove from heat and add cheese	1
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese until combined. Taste and season with more salt and black pepper if needed.
11	Assemble casserole dish	2
In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, combine the cooked pasta, broccoli, mushroom sauce and 2 cups diced chicken and toss until combined. Smooth the top into an even layer.
12	Bake for 15 minutes	15
Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
13	Add more cheese and continue baking	10
Remove the baking dish from the oven and sprinkle the remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese evenly on top. Bake for another 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
14	Serve
Garnish with extra black pepper and fresh herbs if you wish. Serve warm.

This Healthier Broccoli Chicken Casserole is made from scratch and can be ready in an hour. It’s creamy, cheesy, and satisfying. Follow @cookmerecipes on Instagram, snap a photo, and tag it #cookmerecipes. We’d love to know what you are cooking!

Lilly Mathuse

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