Do you ever just try and throw ingredients together & “make up” dinner? It’s one of my favorite things to do but I find the results are either ‘rock n roll’ or major ‘crash n burn’. My family is a trooper though & they eat it regardless. Although this could be because I give them no choice.
Regardless this time it was YUMMY! The ingredient combination isn’t exactly rocket science but whatever, I’m still proud of myself.
Warm Your Heart Creamy Chicken Broccoli Bake
- 3 chicken breasts cut into 2″ cubes
- 8 oz light cream cheese, cubed
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (I used the fat-free)
- shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 head of broccoli cut into florets
- egg noodles (substitute no yolks for a light option)
- milk (as needed to thin sauce)
Preheat oven to 350.
Set a pot of water to boil for noodles.
Trim broccoli into florets & place them in a microwave safe glass dish, add 1 tbs water & cover with lid. Microwave for 3 minutes. Drain, season lightly with salt & pepper, set aside.
In a large skillet drizzle a tablespoon or two of extra virgin olive oil over medium high heat. Season your chicken cubes with salt, pepper & garlic powder. Cook chicken cubes in skillet for 2 minutes each side or until golden brown. Work in batches if you need to, adding oil as needed. Don’t crowd the chicken or it won’t brown as nicely. It’s ok if the chicken isn’t cooked all the way through, it’ll finish in the oven. Transfer chicken to a plate & turn skillet down to low.
Add noodles to pot, cook according to package directions.
While noodles are cooking add cream of mushroom soup & cream cheese to your skillet. Stir over low heat scraping up all those yummy brown bits from the chicken in the process. Add milk as needed to thin the sauce.
Drain cooked noodles & add noodles, broccoli, chicken & sauce to a baking dish. Top with shredded Parmesan cheese & bake for 15 minutes (cover with foil if noodles or cheese start to burn) or until chicken is cooked through.
Serve right away & receive massive amounts of praise humbly yet deservedly
sounds great! i’m not a fan of mushrooms though – do you think cream of chicken or cream of potato soup would work, too?
absolutely, cream of chicken would be perfect
def trying this tomorrow! looks yummy and this is a smart way to get the fam to eat brocolli! its funny… they hate mushrooms but they never realize when i use cream of mushroom soup!
I had this weeks dinners preplanned for once….until I read this recipe! Im heading to the grocery store before “snowmageddan” today. Perfect day for it. Thank you for sharing this.
So good for yucky weather. Turns out the snowstorm is a bit of a let down though, oh well, at least dinner will be good!
yep, making this tonight. Thank you!!!
Made this tonight; added some smoked paprika for some additional flavor. Would make again, but add some onions and more smoked paprika. It was good, but just a bit bland for us. Thanks!
Ooo, smoked paprika sounds great!
I just made this AGAIN. I have craved it since I made it last. Simple and amazing! Thank you sweetpea!