Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole

Getting dinner on the table after a long day can be a challenge. Today, I have a weeknight dinner; let’s make this easy broccoli cheddar chicken casserole.

Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole Video

Buying Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole at Home

I learned a lot when buying poultry. When purchasing chicken breast decide how much you need for serving and what you will use it for. Having fresh chicken in your home will eliminate stress and provide many options for creating amazing meals.

Fresh chicken breast are not hard to buy but, if not carful they can be expensive! Watch local sales on chicken breast and at the “right price point” buy as many as you need for a season.

Shopping and selecting a chicken breast it should be fresh. Try to buy chicken breast from local farmers or remember to watch sales at your local supermarkets. I usually, buy my chicken breast in bulk and store in the freezer for the best cost.

I like to purchase all natural free from preservatives and antibiotics.  When chicken breast is on sale I stock up.

Advance purchase of chicken breast will save money and time!

Always check poultry’s sale by date, skin color and odor for color and smell. Odor of a chicken should smell like fresh and not foul. Skin of a fresh chicken shouldn’t look dry but, smooth and soft.

Sometimes a chicken’s color of skin may vary in yellow tones due to the feed they are given. Do not assume a chicken that is brighter in yellow tone is bad or good!

Rich colored feed filled with nutrients will result in a healthy chicken.

When you bring your chicken home make sure you store properly and do not let chicken juices touch other surfaces in home. Disinfect surfaces is there is contact.

Disinfect all surfaces when working with fresh chicken.

Tips on Cooking Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole

• Always wash your hands and equipment thoroughly when working with chicken.
• Safety thaw chicken in the refrigerator the day before you are ready to cook.
• Chicken when cooked should have an internal temperature of one hundred and eighty-five degrees.
• After you cook your chicken let it rest; for ten minutes before serving.
• Remember white chicken meat cooks faster than dark meat on chicken.
• Always buy free range chicken because the flavor is amazing.
• Broccoli has a cancer fighting agent called phytonutrients.
• Your fresh broccoli should have a firm stalk and not look wilted.
• Broccoli has fifteen percent more Vitamin C than an orange and five percent protein.
• The Best paprika comes from Hungary. There are varieties of paprika from mild to hot. Paprika is made from grinding sweet red peppers.
• Use whole sour cream without extra indigents and your butter should be grass feed.

Storing Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole at Home

Storing fresh chicken breast in your home is very convenient and makes busy days easier knowing fresh ingredients are a fingertip away! Buy skinless, boneless chicken breast when it is on sale and stock up.

Always store your chicken in the coldest part of your refrigerator and will store for two days. Cooked Chicken can store in refrigerator for three days.

You may freeze your poultry for up to eight months if wrapped tightly in heavy-duty plastic wrap or freezer paper. Cooked poultry can freeze for up to; two months if properly wrapped.

Why Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole

• Casseroles are a smart meal for time management. Casseroles have been around for thousands of years and became popular in the 1800’s. A casserole can consist of many ingredients including the benefits of broccoli and varies spices.
• Casseroles are filled with so much flavor and usually include rice, noodles, potatoes and/or vegetables.
• This Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole for Dinner is yummy, pair it with a salad and dinner is served! Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole is hearty and healthy option for dinner.
• Fresh or frozen cut veggies work well in any casserole.
• If you prepare the broccoli Chedder Chicken casserole ahead of time the flavors with mingle.
• Cooking with Olive Oil has many benefits over vegetable and canola oil. Buy an olive oil that is not process, and cold pressed, such as extra virgin olive oil.
• Buy Grass Fed butter for the best taste, grass feed means that the cows graze on grass all day.

Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole Recipe

Preparing this easy broccoli cheddar chicken casserole is easy and healthy. Inspired by “Cracker Barrel’s” recipe broccoli cheddar chicken make dinner enjoyable any level chef.

Ingredients

• Two-Four Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 1 cup of crushed buttery crackers
• 1/4 cup of grass feed butter
• 3/4 cup of chopped broccoli
• 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• Half teaspoon of ground paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper
• Olive Oil for Grease your Baking Dish

Directions

First, preheat your oven to three hundred and seventy-five degrees. Grease your baking dish with olive oil and preheat your oven to three hundred and fifty degrees. Next, pound your chicken breast until it is about an inch thick.

Second, season your skinless, boneless chicken breast with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, sea salt and ground pepper.

Third, combine sour cream, cheese and broccoli and give a good mix. Spread the broccoli mixture onto of the skinless, boneless chicken breast.

Fourth, Top your casserole with crushed crackers and grass-fed butter.

Fifth, Bake Easy Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Casserole Recipe for thirty minutes in your oven at three hundred and seventy-five degrees.

Sixth, remove easy broccoli cheddar chicken casserole from the oven and let rest for ten minutes. Serve your chicken casserole with rice and a fresh salad.

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