Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 15 mins
Cooking Time 55 mins - 1 hr
Yields 6 servings

Preparation
Nutritional Info
Comments (1)

Preparation

What You Need

1/3 cup (80 ml) butter

1 tbsp (15 ml) finely chopped green onion

6 chicken breasts, skinned and boned

1 tsp (5 ml) lemon juice

3 tbsp (45 ml) all-purpose flour

2 cups (500 ml) milk

1/2 tsp (2 ml) basil

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

1/4 tsp (1 ml) pepper

1 tbsp (15 ml) chopped parsley

1 cup (250 ml) grated Canadian Swiss or Cheddar cheese

8 oz (250 g) wide pasta, cooked and drained

2 tomatoes, sliced

2 cups (500 ml) broccoli, trimmed and blanched

Instructions

Heat butter in a large fry pan; add green onions and chicken breasts; sprinkle with lemon juice. Cook chicken over medium heat 6 min, turning once; remove chicken.

Add flour to pan juices; cook and stir 2 min. Remove from heat; whisk in milk. Bring sauce to a boil, stirring constantly; cook until thickened. Stir in basil, salt, pepper, parsley and half the cheese.

Place cooked pasta in a buttered baking dish; add half the sauce; arrange tomatoes, broccoli and chicken on top. Cover with remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake in 350 °F (180 °C) oven for 35 min.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 481 Calories
Protein: 43 g
Carbohydrate: 24 g
Fat: 23 g
Fibre: 2.2 g
Sodium: 496 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 25 % / 273 mg
Selenium: 133 %
Niacin: 74 %
Vitamin B6: 71 %
Vitamin C: 59 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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Monique Valois-Orosz
March 29th, 2012

I made this recipe a long time ago.To this day it is the favorites of Adults children and great grandchildren in my family.All my friends have a copy of it also.Its so easy to make.