Without canned soup, a delicious chicken and broccoli dish!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch casserole |
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 ½ teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ (32 ounce) container chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded Colby-Jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 pound cooked chicken breasts, shredded
- 3 cups chopped cooked broccoli
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 cups crushed cornflakes
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt 1 stick butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add flour and stir quickly until it is mixed like Play-Doh®. Quickly add broth, milk, and chicken bouillon; whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add sour cream and both cheeses; stir until well mixed.
- Place shredded chicken across the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Layer cooked broccoli over the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Pour the cheese mixture over top.
- Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until hot, about 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place crushed cornflakes in a zip-top bag. Add melted butter and seal the bag. Massage with your hands until butter coats all the cornflakes.
- Remove casserole from the oven and distribute cornflake mixture evenly over the top. Bake for 5 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 364 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 578 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Interesting dish, and mighty tasty. I was a little concerned after the 25 minutes in the oven. It was still quite runny. But the final 5 minutes with the corn flakes on top really brought it together.
I thought this was just OK. It makes a HUGE amount of sauce. I did end up adding more cheese as it just wasn’t the cheese sauce I was hoping for. I served over rice. My daughter liked it enough to eat it as leftovers. It makes a lot.