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Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Katie WellsMay 3, 2022
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  • Easy Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole
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  • Chicken Broccoli Casserole Recipe

No one loves a good casserole recipe more than a mom. From her perspective, it’s a complete meal, loaded with veggies, and baked all in one dish. It’s easy for serving and cleanup and can be made in advance. And as an added bonus, the recipe can usually be doubled and half of it frozen for another meal!

Besides this cheesy chicken broccoli casserole, my family’s favorite casserole is my sweet potato shepherd’s pie. Both are excellent and easy to make on a busy day.

Easy Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole

It’s easiest to make this recipe with pre-cooked chicken. I frequently cook extra chicken on weekends or when I’m making some for another recipe (like chicken enchiladas verdes) so that I have some ready to go when I’m short on time. However, you can absolutely start with raw chicken and bake it in the oven or dice it and then saute it in a skillet.

I also like to use frozen veggies, again to save on time and prep work. But go ahead and use fresh ones if you’d like. I typically use broccoli and cauliflower because they’re easy to find and my family likes them, but you could also use frozen carrots.

Delegate It to the Kids!

I love to let my kids help cook whenever possible. Letting the kids help cook is one of the ways I help them learn to love a wide variety of foods. It’s also a really great way to help avoid developing picky eaters.

Years ago I enrolled them in an online cooking school. They learned the basics of recipe reading, measuring, and knife safety and loved it. We also have a crinkle cutter with a wooden handle. It’s a great tool for letting little hands help with chopping and grating.

Now that they are older I’m reaping the rewards of the earlier challenges of teaching the kids to cook. My kids are actually a tremendous help many nights and can even cook several meals on their own. The messes and spills we cleaned up by letting them “help” when they were younger have paid dividends.

Chicken Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Katie Wells
Delicious chicken and broccoli casserole with optional sour cream, cheese, and spices.
3.96 from 50 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 356 kcal

Equipment

  • Crinkle cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts (cooked)
  • 4 TBSP butter (cubed)
  • 1 bag frozen broccoli (or 1 head fresh)
  • 1 bag frozen cauliflower (or 1 head fresh)
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded, optional)
  • ⅔ cup sour cream (optional)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • If not using pre-cooked chicken, bake chicken until cooked or dice and sauté in a skillet.
  • Place the butter in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. 
  • Add the broccoli, cauliflower, and diced onion.
  • Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated and mostly cooked.
  • While the vegetables are heating, chop the chicken into bite sized pieces and grate the cheese if necessary.
  • Remove the vegetables from oven.
  • Add the chopped chicken, cheddar cheese, sour cream, spices, and ¼ cup water to the vegetables and mix well.
  • Top with Parmesan if desired and return the baking dish to the oven.
  • Continue cooking until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through.

Notes

The time frame listed for this recipe applies to use of pre-cooked chicken and diced frozen vegetables. 
Make and extra batch and freeze it for an easy meal another time!

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 9.7gProtein: 18.5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17.6gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 812mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 3g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Reader Interactions

Discussion (21 Comments)

  1. Katie L.

    August 6, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    5 stars
    So good! Just made this for supper and my 5 boys (ages 10 and under) all loved it!

    Reply
  2. VickiB

    June 5, 2015 at 9:41 AM

    5 stars
    I made this earlier in the week and I and my husband both loved it. I too, had water in the bottom with crispy veggies so I think I’ll just leave the water out. We don’t mind crunchy veggies. I like that it has the cauliflower also. This will be a perfect “go-to” recipe once I start precooking chickens over the weekend! Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Evelyn

    January 13, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    I made this this eve. My whole family really liked it!! My family was starving and wanted to eat…..the veggies were still a little crisp and there was quite a bit of liquid in the bottom of the dish. Next time I will allow more cooking time. It seemed to take much longer than the recipe indicated. Might even microwave the veggies a little first. All in all it was a hit.

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth

    December 9, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    This is so easy and delicious! Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Shana

    March 20, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    Does this Chicken Broccoli Casserole fair well if you freeze it and try to reheat?
    Thanks & Blessings,
    Shan
    The How to Guru

    Reply
  6. April

    December 31, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    This recipe is delicious!

    A couple of suggestions to help make the instructions easier to follow:

    – Specify what size casserole dish you’ll need for this, as you’ll need a larger one (!).

    – It wasn’t clear what you do with the 4 TBSP of butter by how the recipe is written, and so I assumed it was to use with the onions (see the following).

    – Sauté the onions before you add the frozen vegetables, to ensure the onions get cooked enough and are soft.

    – Include amount of basic and garlic (as well as the type of garlic–fresh chopped? powder?) that you typically use would be great for us new to cooking.

    Thank you for all of your great recipes and articles. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Jackie

    July 18, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    Just made this and the reaction from the whole family was ‘Wow’!  Only thing I changed was I fried onion and garlic in butter then added it to casserole with the sour cream.   It’s gone onto our list of regular dinners, thanks.

    Reply
  8. Cheryl T.

    May 17, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    I love all of your recipes. The only thing that would make them better is if you can list a “ballpark” time it takes to create these meals. I’ve gotten over my head a few times with some of your recipes that seem like they won’t take much time, but end up consuming my night. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Carmen

      March 20, 2018 at 6:38 PM

      I have the exact same problem, and not just with wellness mama… this will probably take me 2 hours to make ;/

      Reply
  9. Laleone

    June 10, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    sounds good i’m going to try it

    Reply
  10. Knight

    March 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Why dont yu have nutrition list on recipes or am I missing them

    Reply
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