After years of preparing it for guests, Mom gave me the recipe. It turns out that it’s simple and hassle-free, despite the fact that I always assumed there was more to it that made it such a special occasion dish! When accompanied by French bread, a tossed green salad, or a fruit salad, this dish makes a fantastic supper.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen broccoli florets
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- ½ cup soft bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 11×7-inch baking dish.
- Spread rice evenly in prepared baking dish. Arrange broccoli over rice and layer chicken on top. Mix cream of chicken soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and curry powder in a bowl; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Mix bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl; sprinkle over cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 569 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 1000 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 43 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Big hit with my family
We loved this recipe, however I did make a few changes. I used 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1 can of cream of chicken mushroom soup and I only used 1/2 cup of mayo. I did not use any curry, but I did add more cheese and I used 3/4 sleeve Ritz crackers instead of bread crumbs. I used 1 pack of micro rice, but will probably use 1 and 1/2 the next time.
Easy to make. Full of flavor.
Whole family enjoys this exactly as written!
This is super easy and came out great! I did vary a bit by making rice on the side, added extra curry, extra lemon juice and extra cheese. Don’t forget to cook the broccolli (don’t add it frozen!).
Excellent recipe, delicious meal. Only thing I changed was instead of curry I used Italian seasoning, do not care for curry.
Made it following the recipe, just halfed. Broccoli was a bit crunchy, recommend cooking it first, and I really didn’t care for the curry. I noticed most of the good reviews either changed it to something else or eliminated it. Will leave it out next time.
Based on prior review I doubled the curry powder. Thankful I did not use the entire about of soup mixture because it would have made the dish too mushy. Nice flavor.
I got the idea from another recipe to stir fry chicken pieces .. in past life I had boiled chicken the day before , let cool, then shredded …much quicker in these new recipes .. BUT Casseroles are more work than I remember …now canned soup is like poison to my husband …But this Recipe was a Special Treat
Great recipe!
I only had one can of cream of chicken soup, so I substituted the second one for a can of cream of mushroom, which turned out well. We liked it even though we are not huge fans of mayo in our family- I might half the mayo next time.?, we’ll see.
Love Chicken Divan! Really liked the idea of putting the rice down as a base for the casserole. I usually serve rice or egg noodles separately!
My husband really liked it.
My family really enjoyed this recipe. Actually I think it is a good base chicken/broccoli/rice recipe and you can make easy modifications depending on your tastes and what you have on hand. I did not have lemon juice so I used lemon pepper seasoning as I sautéed my chicken. I also did not have enough mayo and only 1 can of cream of mushroom soup so I used a bit of plain yogurt to make up the difference. I thought celery would add a nice crunch, and red pepper flakes and sun-dried tomatoes would add some additional seasoning – it turned out to be delicious!
No changes just made half of recipe for the two of us! Was delicious!
I will make it again but will try reducing mayonnaise to 2/3 cup.
used brown rice, fresh cook broccoli, shredded chicken 1T curry
Not so good. Should have mixed ingredients together.
Lost my recipe like this one so I was ecstatic when I found it as it has been a family favorite through the years. The lemon juice and curry make it great. I like to use Panko for the crumb topping. Our family loved it! Thank you.
I have made this so many times. Everyone loves it! I did make one change instead of doing the bread crumbs on top I crushed up cornflakes and it turned out really good.
I love this dish! Instead of using 2 cans of cream of chicken, I sub 1 with cream of mushrooms..yummy! This dish is always a hit and very easy to make