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Organic Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Author: Jan via Kelly the Kitchen Kop

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of organic broccoli, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1/2 pound carrots, optional, chopped small (so they'll cook evenly with the other stuff)
  • 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into pieces 1" or so
  • 2 cans organic cream of chicken soup, or 1 can cream of chicken and one can cream of mushroom – be sure to use organic for this part of the recipe – other canned soups have MSG and other junk. You could also make these creamed soup alternatives.
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice + more lemon zest if you like a more lemony flavor
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup mayo-- try my easy homemade mayo recipe, it takes less than 5 minutes to whip up!
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Topping:

  • 2 1/2 cups organic breadcrumbs-- I use the ends up of our bread that no one wants and grind finely in the food processor.
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 8 Tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Serve over rice

  • 3 cups rice, I like this kind.
  • 4 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 Tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375*.
  • Butter a 9×13 glass or stainless steel baking dish.  Put chicken, broccoli and carrots in the bottom.
  • In a separate bowl mix together soups, juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder, sour cream and mayo, and spoon over the top.
  • Bake 30 minutes.  
  • While it's baking, get your rice going (see below). Make the topping: melt the butter and stir in the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder.  After it bakes for the 30 minutes, sprinkle the cheese and the breadcrumb mixture over the top and bake another 10 minutes or so until cheese is melted and breadcrumbs are golden.
  • I serve this over rice that I cook in homemade chicken broth. Follow instructions on your rice package.