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Chicken Divan

Sheila
Chicken and broccoli baked in a creamy curry sauce and served over rice. This recipe is simple and always a favorite!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course dinner
Cuisine American, Curry
Servings 6 servings
Calories 718 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 3 quart sauce pan
  • 1 9x13 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts cut into bite sized cubes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 4 cups broccoli tops
  • 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts drained
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 14 ounce can chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp seasoning salt I prefer Mortons Natures Seasonings
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed or bottled lemon juice
  • 1 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise
  • 3 tsp curry powder
  • 1 1/2 cups Frenches onions

Instructions
 

  • Blanche broccoli: Fill sauce pan 1/2 way with water, add 1 tsp salt, bring to boil, toss in broccoli heads for 2 minutes. Broccoli should be bright green. Strain broccoli into a colander and rinse in cold water until no longer hot. Make sure to drain broccoli well, place on paper towel, to ensure not extra water drains into the dish. Spread broccoli in bottom of 9×13 baking dish.
  • Heat olive oil on medium heat in saute pan, toss in chicken and cook until just cooked through and you can see no more pink on chicken. Layer cooked chicken cubes over broccoli in baking dish.
  • Drain a can of sliced water chestnuts and layer on top of chicken. *optional
  • In the same pan you cooked chicken in add the one stick of butter, melt butter When butter is melted whisk in 1/3 cup flour, cook flour/butter mixture over medium heat, continue to whisk for 1 minute.
  • Gradually add milk to the flour/butter mixture, continuously whisking, after you have the milk incorporated and you have a smooth thick gravy Add the chicken broth whisking the entire time, you want your sauce to be smooth not lumpy. If sauce seems too thick add a little more milk and whisk. Should be thick enough to cover the back of a spoon without sliding off.
  • Remove sauce from heat add season salt, mayonnaise, and lemon juice, whisk until smooth.
  • Whisk in the curry powder, feel free to add more if you want. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli, sprinkle with Frenches Fried Onions.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve over white rice.

Notes

Serve Chicken Divan over white rice.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator.  
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 718kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 35gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1171mgPotassium: 669mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 136IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 2mg
Keyword broccoli, casserole, chicken, curry, dinner, rice
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