Many years ago, when I was married to my first husband, I fixed this for dinner. He promptly got up from the dinner table and fixed himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Turns out he did NOT like blue cheese. Poor guy, just think of all the wonderful dishes he's missing. The recipe came from a family friend who has always been referred to as Cousin Polly. Mom's made it for years and I have too. It's great served over rice or just plain. It freezes really well too. I'd say that I usually make enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day and freeze some for another meal, but the extra usually disappears during a Connie midnight raid on the refrigerator. Now, let me say that the version here is pretty different from Cousin Polly's original version. Her's started with making a roux out of butter and flour and adding ingredients to make a sauce. Then, she folded in the chicken and broccoli... Well, I've made it a much user-friendlier recipe. And, lowered the fat and some calories along the way. And, to me, the flavor is much fresher than the higher calorie version...
Chicken Elegante
Ingredients:
2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 box chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
1 can lowfat cream of chicken soup
1/4 c - 3/4 c crumbled blue cheese (we love blue cheese so I put more in)
1/4 c finely shredded parmesan or romano cheese
1 tsp marjoram
1/2 c sour cream
Directions:
Mix everything together and put it in a baking dish.
chicken and marjoram (fresh from the garden)
broccoli, blue cheese, cream of chicken soup, parmesan
Sour cream then all mixed up
Bake at 350 until it bubbles - about 30 minutes. Serve over rice or potatoes or plain.
7 comments:
I love the addition of blue cheese. I can't keep the stuff in the house or I'll eat it until it's gone. Yum!
The chicken dish looks and sounds delish!
It sounds fantastic! I'm a big fan of blue cheese!
Sounds wonderful, and I love the use of marjoram...such a wonderful herb, but I do not see it often :)
Oh, my Kate! This looks delicious. It looks like comfort food to me. I would eat this up with some tagliatelle.
Holy moly NomNoms! :-) Looks great!
Wow, I think that looks fantastic. I love blue cheese (though others in the family don't). I agree that it's major comfort food.
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