Chicken broccoli casserole ritz cracker topping
Once you get the “framework” down, you can change them up as much as you like! I enjoy taking classic family recipes and adding twists to them. You literally cannot screw this recipe up! For instance, you could add cauliflower with the broccoli, use a different kind of cheese, try another flavour of cream soup or even use dark meat chicken instead of chicken breast. It’s simple to add your own twists to the recipe. It also can be a side dish at your holiday dinner table. This is a great casserole to make when you have company and you want an easy meal to impress. I may have helped myself to a serving or two! I couldn’t wait to eat it so I took my photos right away. It’s best served hot which is why it comes out looking a bit messy on the plate. This dish is easy to make and so yummy to eat. I also added cheddar cheese on top to give it an extra punch of flavour. It’s a blend of crushed Ritz crackers, melted butter and milk to create a buttery, crunchy crumble. Pour it over top of your broccoli/chicken mixture. The sauce is even more chicken – a savoury, creamy mixture of Cream of Chicken Soup, milk, egg and mayonnaise. You could use leftover chicken if you like! I baked a few chicken breasts to use in the recipe and then just chopped them into small cubes. The base of the recipe is broccoli florets, onions and cooked chicken. I’ll still serve it as a holiday side dish though. It’s still yummy comfort food perfect for the cold weather. Now it’s more of a main dish than a side dish, but that’s ok. I decided to take it up a notch and add some chicken making it a Chicken & Broccoli Casserole. Every holiday dinner for as long as I can remember has included my Mom’s broccoli casserole. I had a chicken recipe in mind for the holidays – a twist on my mom’s classic recipe.