Comfort food
Chicken Divan
Chicken, broccoli and a cracker topping. A casserole for the nights you want dinner to feel familiar.
Inspired by @homewithhart
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, diced
- 2 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion and 2 celery stalks, diced
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup
- ⅓ cup sour cream and ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp each garlic powder and onion powder
- ½ tsp mustard powder; salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups shredded cheddar
- Topping: ½ cup crushed Ritz crackers + 2 tbsp melted butter
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Season the chicken.
- Brown the chicken, onion and celery in butter in an oven-safe pot, then add the broccoli and oil and cook until the chicken is done. Check that the chicken reaches 165°F.
- Off the heat, stir in the soup, sour cream, milk, seasonings and half the cheese; top with the rest of the cheese.
- Cover and bake 20 minutes.
- Raise the oven to 400°F, scatter the buttered crackers on top and bake about 10 more minutes until crisp. Rest 5 minutes; good over rice.
