Curry Chicken and Broccoli Divan
Creamy, cheesy, and crazy delicious! Made with juicy chicken breasts, tender broccoli florets, and a from-scratch curry sauce, meaning no canned soup! It’s then topped with buttery cracker crumbs and served over rice. It can be made with or without curry powder, but I HIGHLY you try it with curry. This is my modern twist on a classic recipe, and it is a longtime family favorite!
Ingredients
- 6 cups broccoli florets, cut into bite-size pieces (about 2 broccoli heads)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts, thawed and cut into bite-size pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
Curry sauce
- 5 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup flour
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon curry powder (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Cracker crumbs
- 1 sleeve crushed Ritz crackers (about 1 ½ cups crushed crackers)
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
For serving
- white rice
- soy sauce
Instructions
Broccoli & chicken
- Add the broccoli florets to a skillet with tall sides. Season with salt and pepper and add ½ cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cover with a lid. Let cook for about 3-5 minutes, until the water is cooked off and the broccoli turns bright green. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- To the same skillet, add a tablespoon of olive oil and the chicken, then season with salt and pepper. Cook for 7-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Transfer to the baking dish with the broccoli.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Curry sauce
- Using the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk together until a paste forms; let cook for one minute.
- Gradually add the chicken broth while continuing to whisk. Bring to a slight boil so the sauce can thicken. Gradually add the milk while continuing to whisk. Bring the sauce back to a boil until thickened.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the curry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, mayonnaise, and 1 cup of cheese. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and chicken and mix to combine. Evenly sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
Cracker crumbs
- In a medium bowl, mix the melted butter and crushed crackers until combined. Sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the cheese.
Bake & serve
- Cover with tinfoil and bake for 30-40 minutes or until the casserole is hot and bubbling around the edges. Remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes until the crackers are golden brown.
- Serve over white rice and top with soy sauce - it's key!
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