Chicken Asparagus Divan Recipes

CHICKEN DIVAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375, and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat, until melted. Add the flour and whisk to combine. Cook 2-3 minutes, or until bubbly and golden. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, followed by the milk, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Cook the sauce until thickened and bubbling. Remove the sauce from the heat, and stir in the sour cream and salt.
• Add the broccoli to a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons of water. Cover and microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until softened slightly but not fully cooked. Drain well.
• Add the broccoli and chicken to the skillet with the sauce, and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle with the cheddar cheese.
• In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter and bread crumbs. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top of the chicken mixture.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until the bread crumbs are golden brown and crispy, and the sauce is bubbling. Serve hot with cooked rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.

CHICKEN ASPARAGUS DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium-hot skillet (Calphalon) add olive oil.
• Add chicken and brown each side (five minutes). Place chicken breasts in dish and set aside.
• Add onion, celery, and salt to skillet. Scrapping bottom of skillet - sautee for three minutes.
• Add back chicken and water to skillet. Bring to a boil. Simmer until chicken is cooked.
• Drain and discard liquid.
• In separate bowl combine chopped onion, parmesan cheese, and soup.
• Grease a 13x9x2 baking pan.
• Spread half of mixture in bottom of baking pan.
• Add asparagus on top of mixture.
• Add chicken / onion/ celery on top of asparagus.
• Spread remaining mixture on top.
• Bake @ 350 for 20 minutes until heated completley.
• Combine whipping cream and mayo in small bowl.
• Spread over chicken. Sprinkle parmesan on top. Broil in oven till brown.

DELUXE, DIVINE CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Toast the almonds in a small skillet until they are golden, then reserve them.
• Bring 2 3/4 cups of the chicken stock, the lemon zest, thyme sprigs, and a tablespoon of the butter to a boil in a medium pot with a tight-fitting lid. Add the rice to the water and stir. Return the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover the pot. Cook it for 18 minutes, or until tender, then remove it from the heat. Remove the thyme sprigs; the leaves will have fallen off in the rice.
• While the rice cooks, season the chicken with salt, pepper, and the poultry seasoning. Dredge the chicken in about 1/2 cup flour, then discard the excess. Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the EVOO and 1 tablespoon of the butter to the large skillet. To the hot butter and oil, add the cutlets and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove the meat to a large platter and cover it with foil to keep it warm.
• Bring an inch or two of water to a simmer in a shallow pan and season it with salt. Add the asparagus and cook it for 4 minutes, or until it is just tender but still bright green. Remove it and add it to the chicken platter to keep it warm.
• Return the chicken skillet to the heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Melt the butter, add the mushrooms and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Whisk in 2 rounded tablespoons of flour. Cook the flour for 1 minute, then whisk in the wine. Cook off the wine, 30 seconds, then whisk in the remaining 1 1/4 cups of chicken stock and the half-and-half. When the sauce bubbles, stir in the mustard and tarragon and let the sauce simmer and thicken for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir the scallions into the rice and fluff with a fork. Make a bed of rice on each dinner plate. Top it with a serving of steamed asparagus, then 2 chicken cutlets. Cover the chicken with the tarragon sauce, allowing the gravy to spill over the edges into the asparagus and rice. Sprinkle the plates with toasted nuts. Wow! Can you believe you made this?

CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large straight-sided skillet, simmer 1/2 cup water over medium-high heat, then add broccoli and a pinch of salt. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Drain well, then transfer to a large bowl; set aside. Wipe out skillet.
• Pat chicken dry; season with salt and pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken; set aside.
• 3. In same skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter, then add onion and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and starting to brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Slowly add milk, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 9 minutes. Add 2 cups cheese, Dijon, Worcestershire, cayenne, and sour cream; stir until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add cheese sauce to bowl with broccoli, followed by chicken and accumulated juices; toss to combine. Transfer to a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons melted butter, panko, and remaining 1 cup cheese. Sprinkle over broccoli-and-chicken mixture. Bake until bubbly and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, then serve over noodles or rice.