

It was also named for the restaurant, Divan Parisien Restaurant.

It was first served at a Parisian restaurant at a New York Hotel. Just add the sliced or shredded chicken to the creamy sauce and bake it in your casserole with broccoli.Īlthough Chicken Divan has a french name, it was actually invented in America. It’s a great way to repurpose the meat so that you’re not just having the same dinner two nights in a row. Anytime I have leftover Rotisserie Chicken, or Slow Cooker Chicken Breast, I like to use them in a creamy chicken casserole recipe. I love making this Chicken and Broccoli Casserole the night after I’ve made another chicken dish. You’ll have delicious Chicken Broccoli Divan in less than a half hour. All you have to do is combine the chicken and broccoli florets with the creamy sauce before you pour it all in a baking dish to cook for 20 minutes. There are no difficult steps, or obscure ingredients in this Chicken Divan recipe. I then blended it all with the angel hair pasta, put it in a casserole dish and topped it with more cheese and buttered Italian breadcrumbs.Simple casserole recipes like this are always a life saver around dinner time. As I assembled, I used the Classic Melts (America/Cheddar blend) shredded cheese plus a 1/4 Cup of Italian Blend and a few crumbles of Cranberry Stilton (YUM!!!). I used 4 tablespoons of butter to saute the onions and I crushed 2 cloves of cgarlic and added it to the onion. It has just a touch of green chiles) I had to cut the turkey off of the bone early this morning so I could get it out in the trash, but I was worried that it would dry out so I put the 4 cups of diced turkey in a bowl and covered it with a full can of chicken broth and added garlic powder, crushed pepper and Italian seasoning and put it in the fridge until I was ready to assemble. This was a fabulous dish for my leftover Christmas Turkey! I made the following changes: I substituted one can of Cream of Mushroom for a can of Condensed Chicken Verde (it's new by Campbell's. Next time I might try Ritz cracker crumbs. Finally, I thought it needed something "crunchy" on top so I sprinkled some bread crumbs on top of the cheese before baking. I was afraid that my kids would be turned off by the red bell pepper on top so I mixed it in the casserole. I used about 18 oz of spaghetti, 6 cups of turkey, and a little more chicken broth, onion, & garlic than what the recipe calls for. I wanted to make extra casseroles to freeze for later but I didn't just double the recipe. I followed the recipe with just a few exceptions. We smoked our turkey this year and it did give this casserole a nice flavor. Either way, it was the perfect consistency for this dish. Either I've never noticed it before or it is a new product. I found some shredded american & chedder cheese at the grocery. I was looking for a different way to use up the leftover Thanksgiving turkey and this was a BIG hit at my house.
