This is one of my favorite foods from my childhood. My mom made it as a casserole and today I decided to get brave (or lazy) and make it a crock pot recipe. It went swimmingly. My super-picky brother Stephen went back for seconds and even thirds - a very positive indication. Serve over white rice.
NOTE: If you have not tried Slow Cooker liners (made by Reynold's) you have got to pick some up. Perfectly slow cooked meals with NO mess! Heaven sent!
Crock Pot:
2 (10 oz.) packages of fresh broccoli (I used 1 bag of frozen broccoli and it worked great)
2 cups sliced chicken or chicken tenders
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 soup can water
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1 cup shredded cheese
paprika
Cover bottom of crock pot with broccoli. Arrange chicken on top of broccoli.
Combine soup, mayo, lemon juice and curry in a mixing bowl. Add water. Pour over chicken and broccoli. Slow cook.
Stir to mix chicken and broccoli with sauce. Top with cheese and paprika before serving.
Oven:
Use ingredients from above except water.
Boil chicken to cook and chop into cubes. Cook broccoli until tender.
Arrange broccoli in a greased pan. Add chicken on top of broccoli.
Combine soup, mayo, lemon juice and curry. Pour mixture over chicken and broccoli. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Showing posts with label Kitchen Tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitchen Tools. Show all posts
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
My Musts
I liked Jen's post about her kitchen necessities, so I thought I'd add mine:
1. Sharp knife--I have a few really sharp santoku knives that I absolutely love (I think they are Cuisinart or KitchenAid brand). Growing up my mom had the worst knives ever! I think having quality tools makes the work of cooking so much more enjoyable.
2. Cuisinart Food Processor--I have found about a million uses for my Cuisinart. I make salad dressings, doughs, cheesecake, salsa, pesto in it, plus it has blades to shred cheese and vegetables so easily. It does everything a blender can, but in a bigger container and you never have to poke at it with a wooden spoon like you do with a blender sometimes. Worth every penny!
3. Pre-trimmed boneless, skinless chicken breasts--since it's just my husband and me living at our house, I buy a whole package of chicken (usually around 4 breasts), and then put each breast in its own Ziploc before freezing. Dinner is so easy when you can just pull out the number of chicken breasts you need!
4. Microplane--I use my Microplane for everything from zesting citrus to grating garlic to grating parmesan cheese. Plus it's super easy to clean--just give it a rinse and throw it in the dishwasher.
5. Nonstick skillet--another item my mom didn't have when I was growing up. Our big skillet is perfect for any sort of cooking and of course makes clean-up a snap!
1. Sharp knife--I have a few really sharp santoku knives that I absolutely love (I think they are Cuisinart or KitchenAid brand). Growing up my mom had the worst knives ever! I think having quality tools makes the work of cooking so much more enjoyable.
2. Cuisinart Food Processor--I have found about a million uses for my Cuisinart. I make salad dressings, doughs, cheesecake, salsa, pesto in it, plus it has blades to shred cheese and vegetables so easily. It does everything a blender can, but in a bigger container and you never have to poke at it with a wooden spoon like you do with a blender sometimes. Worth every penny!
3. Pre-trimmed boneless, skinless chicken breasts--since it's just my husband and me living at our house, I buy a whole package of chicken (usually around 4 breasts), and then put each breast in its own Ziploc before freezing. Dinner is so easy when you can just pull out the number of chicken breasts you need!
4. Microplane--I use my Microplane for everything from zesting citrus to grating garlic to grating parmesan cheese. Plus it's super easy to clean--just give it a rinse and throw it in the dishwasher.
5. Nonstick skillet--another item my mom didn't have when I was growing up. Our big skillet is perfect for any sort of cooking and of course makes clean-up a snap!
Monday, February 11, 2008
My Must Have's
Okay, so I know I am fairly new to this cooking thing, but there are a couple of things in my kitchen that I couldn't live without.
1. My Crock Pot - wonderful meals and yummy smells with less than 15 minutes of active "cooking" and preparation
2. My Zojorushi rice cooker - Now, not only your main course and veggies can cook all day, but you rice can be set to be ready at the same time. Or, you can use the quick cook setting and have rice ready and staying warm without a mess all over your stove while you cook the rest of the meal. Wonderful! I use this at least 3 times a week!
3. My Magic Bullet - Okay, I could live without it, but chopping, mixing and pureeing would be much more difficult. I love using it to blend bananas for banana bread and to mix spices to season meat.
4. My dishwasher - I don't know how my mom survived, but we did not have a dishwasher growing up. They finally got one the year I moved out. If I did not have a dishwasher - I would really dislike cooking! I know this isn't something you can just go out and pick up if you don't already have one, but I can't list my kitchen favorites without including the dishwasher!
I have added a Kitchen Tools tag so you can do posts like this in the future if there is something we may all benefit from knowing about.
What kitchen tools can't you live without?
1. My Crock Pot - wonderful meals and yummy smells with less than 15 minutes of active "cooking" and preparation
2. My Zojorushi rice cooker - Now, not only your main course and veggies can cook all day, but you rice can be set to be ready at the same time. Or, you can use the quick cook setting and have rice ready and staying warm without a mess all over your stove while you cook the rest of the meal. Wonderful! I use this at least 3 times a week!
3. My Magic Bullet - Okay, I could live without it, but chopping, mixing and pureeing would be much more difficult. I love using it to blend bananas for banana bread and to mix spices to season meat.
4. My dishwasher - I don't know how my mom survived, but we did not have a dishwasher growing up. They finally got one the year I moved out. If I did not have a dishwasher - I would really dislike cooking! I know this isn't something you can just go out and pick up if you don't already have one, but I can't list my kitchen favorites without including the dishwasher!
I have added a Kitchen Tools tag so you can do posts like this in the future if there is something we may all benefit from knowing about.
What kitchen tools can't you live without?
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