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Easy Chicken Divan

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How to Make Baked Chicken Divan

  1. Cooking the chicken: Poach chicken breasts and then shred them, but it can easily be leftover or rotisserie chicken.
  2. Making the sauce: After whisking some butter and flour in a pan, simply add the other sauce ingredients and let the cheese melt. Easy!
  3. Buttering the breadcrumbs: Simply mix some panko or breadcrumbs with melted butter.

What is in the sauce?

  1. Butter
  2. Flour
  3. Cream of chicken soup
  4. Cheese
  5. Milk
  6. Sour cream
  7. Dijon mustard
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Can Delicious Chicken Divan be Made Ahead of Time?

Chicken Variations:

  • Peas (thawed)
  • Onions (sauteed)
  • Broccoli (lightly steamed)
  • Rice (cooked)
  • Egg noodles (cooked)
  • Bacon (cooked crispy)
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Make a Complete Meal!

  • Best Roast Broccoli
  • Garlic Butter Parmesan Carrots (The best carrots ever!)
  • Sautéed Garlic Asparagus with Bacon
  • Focaccia Bread
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  • Chicken Parmesan Casserole
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The Casserole

  • ▢ 4 chicken breasts (or 5 cups cooked shredded chicken)
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon butter
  • ▢ 2 cups Panko/breadcrumbs
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon pepper
  • ▢ ½ cup grated cheddar cheese

The Sauce

  • ▢ 4 tablespoons butter
  • ▢ 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ▢ 1 (10-ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • ▢ 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
  • ▢ 1 cup milk
  • ▢ ½ cup sour cream
  • ▢ 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9’x13-inch baking dish with the butter.
  • Place the 4 chicken breasts in a medium-sized pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 12 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink in the middle. Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. (Or chop the chicken, if you prefer)
  • While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce. Melt the 4 tablespoons butter in a medium-sized pan over medium heat. Add the 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour and whisk for 1 minute. Add the 1 (10-ounce) can cream of chicken soup , 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese , 1 cup milk , ½ cup sour cream , and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard , whisk until combined and the cheese has melted.
  • To make the topping, melt the 1 teaspoon butter in a small pan or microwave. Mix the 2 cups Panko/breadcrumbs , 1 teaspoon salt , and 1 teaspoon pepper into the melted butter.
  • Place the shredded chicken in the buttered casserole dish. Pour the sauce over the top and mix it into the chicken. Top with the ½ cup grated cheddar cheese and the buttered breadcrumbs.
  • Cover the casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly, removing the foil halfway through.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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Chicken Divan

Ingredients

The Casserole

  • 4 chicken breasts (or 5 cups cooked shredded chicken)
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 2 cups Panko/breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • ½ cup grated cheddar cheese

The Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 (10-ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9’x13-inch baking dish with the butter.
  • Place the 4 chicken breasts in a medium-sized pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 12 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink in the middle. Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it using 2 forks. (Or chop the chicken, if you prefer)
  • While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce. Melt the 4 tablespoons butter in a medium-sized pan over medium heat. Add the 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour and whisk for 1 minute. Add the 1 (10-ounce) can cream of chicken soup , 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese , 1 cup milk , ½ cup sour cream , and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard , whisk until combined and the cheese has melted.
  • To make the topping, melt the 1 teaspoon butter in a small pan or microwave. Mix the 2 cups Panko/breadcrumbs , 1 teaspoon salt , and 1 teaspoon pepper into the melted butter.
  • Place the shredded chicken in the buttered casserole dish. Pour the sauce over the top and mix it into the chicken. Top with the ½ cup grated cheddar cheese and the buttered breadcrumbs.
  • Cover the casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly, removing the foil halfway through.

Nutrition

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