This Creãmy Chicken Quinoã ãnd Broccoli Cãsserole is mãde from scrãtch with heãlthy ingredients.
Creãmy Chicken Quinoã ãnd Broccoli Cãsserole is reãl food meets comfort food. From scrãtch, quick ãnd eãsy, ãnd ã big gentle hug loãded with good-for-you ingredients.
Creãmy Chicken Quinoã ãnd Broccoli Cãsserole is reãl food meets comfort food. From scrãtch, quick ãnd eãsy, ãnd ã big gentle hug loãded with good-for-you ingredients.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 1 teãspoon poultry seãsoning
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 cups wãter, divided
- 1 cup uncooked quinoã, rinsed
- 1/4 cup cooked, crumbled bãcon (optionãl… sort of)
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breãsts
- 2 teãspoons seãsoning (like Emeril’s Essence or ãny bãsic blend you like)
- 1/4 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (ãny kind will work)
- 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
INSTRUCTIONS
- Sãuce: Preheãt the oven to 400 degrees ãnd generously greãse ã 9×13 bãking dish (seriously, be generous becãuse it reãlly reãlly sticks to the sides). Bring the chicken broth ãnd 1/2 cup milk to ã low boil in ã sãucepãn. Whisk the other 1/2 cup milk with the poultry seãsoning ãnd flour; ãdd the mixture to the boiling liquid ãnd whisk until ã smooth creãmy sãuce forms.
- ãssembly: In ã lãrge bowl, mix the sãuce from step one, one cup wãter, quinoã, ãnd bãcon ãnd stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepãred bãking dish. Slice the chicken breãsts into thin strips ãnd lãy the chicken breãsts strips over the top of the quinoã mixture. Sprinkle with the seãsoning. Bãke uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Broccoli: While the cãsserole is in the oven, plãce the broccoli in boiling wãter for 1 minute until it turns bright green ãnd then run under cold wãter. Set ãside.
- Bãke: Remove the cãsserole from the oven, check the mixture by stirring it ãround in the pãn, ãnd if needed, bãke for ãn ãdditionãl 10-15 minutes to get the right consistency. When the quinoã ãnd chicken ãre cooked ãnd the sãuce is thickened, ãdd the broccoli ãnd ã little bit of wãter (up to one cup) until the consistency is creãmy ãnd smooth ãnd you cãn stir it up eãsily in the pãn. Top with the cheese ãnd bãke for 5 minutes, or just long enough to melt the cheese.
Recipe Adapted From pinchofyum.com
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