CREAMY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CASSEROLE (R)

[Loupy]

CREAMY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI CASSEROLE
Posted by Cara Carroll
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Okay…so I don’t remember my Grandma{s} making anything like this growing up, but it definitely reminds me of something a grandma would whip up. It’s SUCH a comfort food it’s ridiculous. I won’t begin to tell you how many servings I helped myself to, nor will I share the quickness in which it was devoured. This is the PERFECT makes-me-feel-so-cozy meal and we’ll DEFINITELY be eating this again…SOON!!

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1 cup of mayo
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup colby & monterrey jack cheese
1 bag frozen broccoli, thawed and chopped
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:
Cook chicken & shred. Meanwhile, chop the broccoli.
Okay…so we used frozen broccoli, and while I know they make the frozen chopped broccoli, the store was OUT.
SO, I chopped my own…and it didn’t take any time.
Now, mix all ingredients together.
Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 2 qt. casserole dish & heat oven to 375.
Cook for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

And the most important part…SERVE WITH RICE!!!! Omg…SO AMAZING!!!!!!! This is definitely a meal where the leftovers are *almost* better!!

[Loupy]

This is very good, but not as good as Cara said. I did not put this on rice because I am on a low carb diet. And, like I said it was good...but I had higher expectations than were reached.
This took a lot longer to prep than to put together and bake. I would suggest that if you want to make this, boil the chicken the day before, and shred it. Put it in the fridge until the next day. Make sure the cheese is grated the day before. Do not buy already grated cheese because they put stuff on it to keep it separated and it doesn't melt correctly. And, if I were to make this again, I would make extra broccoli a day or two before and then use that. I am not a big fan of uncooked broccoli.

I give this recipe...

OK, after serving this to my husband and him liking it much more than I did, I think I figured it out. I am NOT a mayo person. I rarely have it and if it's not in potato salad or mixed with eggs or tuna...I am NOT going to eat it! So, if I try this again, I will substitute the mayo for greek yogurt or just leave it out completely and add one can of milk to the mix. Guess I should have thought of this earlier, but I do like to make the recipe as written if I possible can. So, if you are a mayo person like my husband is...you will probably like this much more than me.