Chicken Divan is also known as chicken and broccoli casserole, but we just call it yummy at our house. You can bake it in the oven, make it on the stove top, or cook it in the crockpot. I’ll give you all three cooking directions.
My family loves it!
The original recipe calls for rice or noodles, but I use Quinoa.
Chicken Divan
Ingredients:
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tsp butter
- 4 cups of broccoli (Fresh or frozen, your choice)
- 2 cups white sauce, or 1 can Progresso Recipe starters (I prefer the roasted garlic, but the mushroom is good too)
- 3 cups cheese, divided (I like cheddar, but gruyere or swiss is good too)
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed or toasted (You can substitute in 1 cup uncooked white rice instead)
- 2 cups chicken broth or water
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Crockpot
- Saute onions in butter on the stove until softened and clear. About 5 minutes.
- Place all ingredients except 1/2 c cheese, all water, and quinoa in crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. add quinoa and water/broth, turn on crockpot to high for 1-2 hours, or until quinoa is cooked. Top with cheese and serve.
Stovetop:
- Saute onions in butter on the stove until softened and clear. About 5 minutes.
- Add chicken and continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink.
- Add remaining ingredients except 1/2 c cheese, and cook covered on medium/low for 15-25 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed by the quinoa. Top with cheese and serve.
Oven:
- Saute onions in butter on the stove until softened and clear. About 5 minutes.
- Add chicken and continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat.
- Mix in remaining ingredients except 1/2 c cheese, and pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed by the quinoa. Top with cheese about 10 minutes before it’s ready, and continue to bake.
Serves 6-8.
Never made white sauce? Here is a pretty basic recipe.
You can also substitute in 4 cups Winter Blend (1/2 cauliflower, 1/2 Broccoli), or another veggie that you prefer.
The next few weeks will feature a lot of meals with chicken. Vons and Albertsons had Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts on sale for .99/lb (limit 10 lbs) on Friday. Of course, I picked up 10 lbs. I then spent an hour cutting up the meat, as it was whole breasts. I prepped 10 ziploc freezer bags, some with spices or marinade. We’ve now got 10 meals worth of meat prepped! Yes, I did use the kitchen scale to make sure that each bag was as close to 1 lb. as I could get.
One month into the new year, and our new routine/schedule is starting to firm up!
I made tails from pieces of felt, and pinned them to the shirts (and the back of Bitty’s tutu). We will be re-using our tails again this year too. I’ll be making new ears for all of us. Mine will be attached to hair clips, Henry’s will be on a head band.
I dug through her closet and found a black shirt for her, a white tutu, and a headband that I can sew a couple cow ears onto. To cow-ify it, I painted white spots onto the shirt.
the veggies were not in good shape. 
I called customer service in the hopes they could just resend me the spoiled ingredients, but instead they gave me credit for two more meals, which wouldn’t have been a problem, but that meant it was another week before I could do my review.
The other recipe that I received was the Shawarma Chicken Bowl.
This salad is a favorite at our house. Because of it’s simplicity, it’s great to take to potlucks too! It would be a great addition to any holiday feast table. It’s Vegan, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Paleo compatible! No excuses- Give it a shot!
Now that we’ve gotten through with Halloween, we can start focusing on Thanksgiving and Christmas. That means two big family dinners, and most likely, countless other get togethers, potlucks, and shared meals.
Hewes Family Fun 