Best Chicken Divan Casserole Recipes

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place a rack in the top third of the oven. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with some olive oil and set aside.
• In a medium bowl add the breadcrumbs and the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Place the chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Add 4 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to a low simmer. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature on an instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove and cool slightly, then slice the chicken into thin strips or shred, and place in the bottom of the prepared dish. Add the broccoli and sprinkle the Parmesan over the top.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add the flour and use a wooden spoon or whisk to stir until smooth and cooked, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the nutmeg, and cayenne. Slowly whisk in the milk, Cheddar, stock and wine. Bring to a boil, whisking often. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickened and smooth, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the broccoli and chicken and then top with the breadcrumb mixture and sprinkle the paprika over the top. Cover the dish with foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the top is golden and the casserole is bubbling, 15 minutes.
• Cool for about 5 minutes and then serve.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a breast should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from the water.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add broccoli, cover, and steam until tender, 3 to 6 minutes. Chop broccoli.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a deep saucepan over low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is clear and tender, 8 to 12 minutes. Add garlic salt, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Pulse cauliflower in a blender or food processor until it resembles rice. Add cauliflower and chicken broth to the onion mixture; cook and stir until broth is nicely absorbed, about 10 minutes. Add heavy cream and lemon juice. Let simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until well combined, about 10 minutes. Stir in mayonnaise and remove from heat. Let sauce cool until thickened.
• Pull chicken apart with 2 forks into bite-size pieces. Add 1/2 the pulled chicken to the sauce.
• Line the bottom of a casserole dish with the rest of the pulled chicken. Lay steamed broccoli on top; pour the cauliflower sauce over the broccoli. Top with Cheddar cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese at the edges is slightly browned, about 10 minutes more. Let casserole cool for 5 to 10 minutes; slice into 6 even portions.

CHICKEN DIVAN EGG NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water on to boil for egg noodles and broccolini. Salt the water and cook the broccolini until tender. Remove to a plate. When the broccolini is cool enough to handle chop it into bite-size pieces.
• Place the chicken in a few inches of water with a peeled quartered onion and a couple of bay leaves. Bring the water to a low boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and gently poach the chicken 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in skillet over medium heat and saute the onions and garlic until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the broccolini to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat off pan.
• While the onions cook, heat the butter in a medium saucepot over medium heat, whisk in flour 1 minute then whisk in the milk and season with salt, pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, and thyme. Thicken 5 minutes then whisk in a little of the sauce to the egg yolks to combine, then add the egg yolks back to the sauce and whisk to combine, turn heat down to the lowest setting.
• Cook's Note: If sauce becomes too thick, add a splash of chicken poaching liquid and turn off the heat.
• Shred the poached chicken with forks or dice poached chicken into small, bite-size pieces.
• Preheat the broiler.
• To the large pot of boiling water, add the egg noodles. Cook the noodles according to package directions for al dente. Drain the noodles very well and add them back to the hot pot. Stir in the broccolini, chicken, and sauce, and then transfer to a casserole dish. Place the casserole in the middle of the oven and broil 3 to 5 minutes until bubbly and brown. Cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• To serve the casserole, heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mix together the panko, Gruyere, Parm, and parsley. Place the casserole on a baking sheet in upper half of the oven and bake 30 minutes, add the topping and bake 15 to 20 minutes more, or until brown and crispy on top.

MAKE-AHEAD CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine Cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese in a bowl and set aside.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add broccoli, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; saute until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk condensed soup, sour cream, milk, and mayonnaise together in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup of the reserved Cheddar-Parmesan mixture and season with salt and pepper. Add the sauteed vegetables and stir to combine the sauce.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Add cooked rice as the bottom layer. Add cooked broccoli as the next layer, and then layer on the cooked chicken. Cover with remaining sauce. Pat down evenly and smooth with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar-Parmesan mixture, plus extra Parmesan if desired, and continue to bake until browned, about 15 minutes more.

EASY CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli just until tender.
• Place chicken breasts in a large pan; cover with water and add Worcestershire sauce and garlic.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer about 25 minutes.
• Drain and cool.
• Lightly spray a 3-quart casserole with non stick cooking spray.
• Cut chicken into chunks.
• Place broccoli into casserole; top with chicken pieces.
• Combine soup, mayonnaise, and lemon juice.
• Pour over chicken.
• Sprinkle with cheese and herb seasoned stuffing crumbs if drizzle melted margarind ove dry crumbs.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 45 minutes.

MOM'S EASY CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLE (CHICKEN DIVAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook broccoli in boiling salted water until tender and drain.
• Arrange stalks in the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.
• Place cooked chicken breasts on top of broccoli.
• In a medium bowl, combine soup, mayonnaisse, lemon juice, and curry powder; pour over chicken.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Break bread into small pieces and mix with melted butter. Sprinkle over shredded cheese.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE (BY PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 11 x 7-inch baking dish or two 9-inch square baking dishes or one 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Remove the outer wrappers from boxes of broccoli.
• Open one end of the box and microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes until thawed; drain and gently squeeze dry with hands.
• Place the broccoli and shredded chicken into the baking dish.
• In a medium bowl combine the soup with mayonnaise, sour cream, cheddar cheese, lemon juice, curry powder, salt and pepper and wine; mix to combine, then pour the sauce evenly over the chicken and broccoli in the dish; mix slighty with a spatula.
• In a bowl mix all topping ingredients together then sprinkle on top of the casserole.
• Bake uncovered for about 30-45 minutes.

SIMPLY ELEGANT CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 2 qt.
• baking dish with Pam.
• Put broccoli in bottom of pan.
• Mix soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and curry.
• Spread on top of broccoli.
• Layer chicken on top of soup mixture.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Mix crumbs and butter and sprinkle over cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until hot.

KITTENCAL'S BROCCOLI CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Using paper towels pat dry the steamed broccoli florets to remove as much moisture as possible.
• In a large bowl combine both condensed soups with the next 7 ingredients until smooth and well combined.
• Mix in the chopped chicken, broccoli florets, cheddar cheese, celery and chopped onion.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• In a small bowl combine the crushed crackers with melted butter, then sprinkle over the top.
• Bake uncovered in a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly (this will thicken up more after baking).

CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLE (CHICKEN DIVAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a large, 13x9-inch casserole baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Boil water in a pot and season generously with salt. Cook pasta to al dente according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 2 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cream soup, milk lemon juice, onion powder, paprika and black pepper. Stir in cheddar cheese, then chicken breast. Finally stir in the pasta and broccoli, making sure it is well drained.
• Pour mixture into the baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine panko, melted butter and parsley. Sprinkle on top of the casserole.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden and casserole is bubbly.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in skillet.
• Saute' chicken in oil over medium heat until white.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Cook asparagus accordind to directions, drain well.
• In 1 1/2 quart, place spears on bottom, then top with chicken.
• Make a sauce with soup, mayonaise, curry and lemon juice.
• Cover chicken topped asparagus with sauce.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 375 for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN DIVAN EGG NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• boil broccoli. Salt the water and cook until broccoli is tender. Remove to plate. Chop into bite sized pieces. Refill pan with water, boil and cook noodles according to package directions. Drain noodles and return to hot pot. Place the chicken in a few inches of water with the peeled and quartered onion and a couple of bay leaves. Bring the water to a low boil, then reduce the heat and simmer and gently poach the chicken for 10-12 minutes. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat and sauté the chopped onion and garlic until tender, 8-10 minutes. Add the broccoli to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Turn on heat off under the pan. While the onion cooks, heat the butter in a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, 1 minute, then whist in the milk and season with salt, pepper, freshly grated nutmeat and thyme. Thicken for 5 minutes, then whisk a little of the sauce into the egg yolks to combine, then add the egg yolks back to the sauce and whisk to combine. Turn heat down to the lowest setting. Shred or dice the chicken, pre-heat the broiler and then add chicken, broccoli, and sauce into the hot pot with the egg noodles. then transfer all to a casserole dish. Placed casserole dish in broiler for 3-5 minutes until bubbly. Remove from broiler. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, then remove from oven. While baking make topping by mixing grated cheese and panko crumbs. Top casserole and bake for another 20 minutes or until top is brown and crispy.

EASY CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine broccoli and chicken in the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 x 2 casserole dish. Set aside.
• Combine soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder in a bowl, pour over broccoli and chicken mixture.
• For topping - Miz together cheese and bread crumbs with butter. Sprinkle over top of casserole.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

AMY'S CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place 4 cups water and the 2 cups rice in a large pan. (I add 2T. olive oil, 1 t. salt and ½ t. pepper for a more flavorful rice.) On high heat, cover the rice and allow it to come to a boil. Once it boils, stir, reduce heat to low, cover tightly with lid and let cook for 35-40 minutes, undisturbed. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and set aside.
• While rice is cooking, place chicken on a baking pan. Rub the chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
• While chicken and rice are cooking, begin to boil the water for the broccoli. Add the broccoli (and 1 t. salt), allowing it to cook just until the color is bright green, about 2-3 minutes. Drain the broccoli and immediately place in a large bowl of cold water to completely stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.
• In a heavy saucepan on medium-high heat, melt the butter. Using a whisk, add the flour and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and whisk together until the sauce begins to thicken. Add the cream, ¼ cup of the parmesan cheese, sherry, lemon juice, and the seasonings. Mix together. Reduce the heat to medium. Stir for an additional 5 minutes, allowing the flavors to blend together.
• Grease a 10x13 casserole pan. Assemble the casserole: rice on bottom, followed by a layer of broccoli, pouring half of the cream sauce over the broccoli. Add the sliced chicken, followed by the remaining cream sauce poured over the top. Sprinkle casserole with the bread crumbs and the reserved ¼ cup parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Chop broccoli and carrot into bite sized pieces, steam. Chop chicken into bite sized pieces, fry in frying pan with salt, olive oil, and 1 Tbsp. basil. While these are cooking, mix in bowl: cream of chicken soup, shredded cheddar cheese, cumin, lemon juice, and mayonnaise. Layer in large casserole dish as follows: veggies, chicken, sauce.
• Chop sourdough bread into bite sized squares. Fry bread pieces in the same frying pan as chicken, adding more basil and olive oil if needed. Cook until brown. Place bread pieces evenly over top of casserole.
• Cook 45 minutes in oven.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Arrange broccoli in bottom of 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
• 2. Place chicken on top.
• 3. Combine soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and pepper; spread evenly over chicken.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 5. Sprinkle cheese on top and return to oven to melt cheese (about 5 minutes more).

*** MOM'S CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE ***

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, soup, milk, onion, mustard, thyme, mix well.
• Layer in a greased casserole dish, rice, chicken & broccoli. Pour soup mixture over. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Bake 35 - 40 minutes.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli and drain well. Place in bottom of casserole. Top with cubed chicken Mix mayo, soup, cheddar, sour cream, curry powder, lemon juice. Top chicken with mixture. Mix breadcrumbs and parm. Melt butter and mix with crumbs. Top casserole. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes until bubbly and brown on top.