French Chicken Broccoli Supreme

Name: French Chicken Broccoli Supreme
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb broccoli, chopped; 3 cups chicken breast, cooked and cubed; 1/4 cup corn starch; 1/2 cup cold water; 1/2 cup butter; 1/3 cup chicken broth; 2 cups milk; 1/4 t salt; 1/4 t pepper; 3 cups cheddar cheese, grated and divided; 2 tubes Ritz crackers; 1 T poppy seeds; 3 T butter, melted

tornadoalli @tornadoalli

This is a family favorite, but not exactly on the light side. Easy to make and good for a pot luck. It's a slight modification of a recipe I found on a cooking blog somewhere but the link is now broken. Please let me know if you find the author and I'll give credit for sure!

tornadoalli @tornadoalli

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Ingredients

30 minutes

8 servings

1 lbbroccoli, chopped
3 cupschicken breast, cooked and cubed
1/4 cupcorn starch
1/2 cupcold water
1/2 cupbutter
1/3 cupchicken broth
2 cupsmilk
1/4 tsalt
1/4 tpepper
3 cupscheddar cheese, grated and divided
2tubes Ritz crackers
1 Tpoppy seeds
3 Tbutter, melted

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Grease a 13x9 casserole dish. Place broccoli and chicken at the bottom of the dish. Set aside.
2

Dissolve corn starch in water.
3

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add corn starch mixture, broth, milk, salt and pepper. Cook until sauce has thickened, stirring frequently.
4

Reduce heat to low. Add half of the cheese (1 1/2 cups). Remove from heat once the cheese is melted.
5

Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli. Top with remaining cheese.
6

Crush crackers in a one-gallon zip-lock bag. Add poppy seeds and shake until distributed evenly. Add melted butter. Shake until crackers are coated. Spread over top of casserole.
7

Bake uncovered at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.