• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Wellness Mama®

Wellness Mama®

Simple Answers for Healthier Families

  • About
  • Resources
  • Podcast
  • Blog
    • Beauty
    • Health
    • Mama Wellness
    • Natural Home
    • Natural Remedies
    • Organization
    • Travel
    • Recipes
    • Reviews
  • Shop
  • Health
  • Natural Home
  • Motherhood
  • Natural Remedies
  • Beauty
  • Organization
  • Travel
  • Recipes
  • Reviews

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

February 20, 2011 by Katie Wells
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Everyone loves a good casserole and they are such an easy meal idea. Everything goes into one pan and gets put in the oven, making serving a breeze. Casseroles are frequently great options for batch cooking and freezing too.

This recipe is made easiest with pre-cooked chicken (I frequently cook extra chicken on weekends or when I’m cooking some for another recipe so that I have some ready to go when I’m short on time) and frozen veggies, but you could start with raw chicken and fresh vegetables if you have a bit more time. Here’s my healthy take on a family favorite.

Tip to Include 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 and avoid picky eaters. We have the crinkle cutter with the wooden handle from this set and I love to let the children help chop the cooked chicken and grate the cheese if I use it.

Now that they are older, my kids are actually a tremendous help many nights. The time I spent letting them “help” when they were younger has paid dividends (though I still have a two-year old to create the obligatory messes and spills while she helps).

Chicken and Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Chicken Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Katie Wells
Delicious chicken and broccoli casserole with optional sour cream, cheese, and spices.
4.39 from 18 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Main
Servings 6 servings
Calories 356 kcal

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 onion (diced)
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded, optional)
  • 2/3 cup sour cream (optional)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (optional)

Instructions
 

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

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

Serving: 1½ cupsCalories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 9.7gProtein: 18.5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17.6gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 812mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 3g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Like this recipe? Check out my new cookbook, or get all my recipes (over 500!) in a personalized weekly meal planner here!

What’s your favorite casserole? Share below!

Related Posts

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice RecipeClassic Chicken and Rice Recipe (Instant Pot)How to meal plan and organize a real food shopping list around your meal planThe Ultimate Guide to Meal Planning (for Families)how to eat in seasonSimple Seasonal Eating Guide for Familiesgarlic-and-toasted-sesame-broccolini-recipeSesame Garlic Broccolini Recipe (Great 10-Minute Side Dish)how to cook healthy in bulkSimple Batch Cooking Meal Planemergency mealsQuick, Healthy & Easy Meal Ideas to Save Your Weeknight
Category: Poultry Recipes, Recipes, Side Dish Recipes

About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of 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.

  • All Posts
Previous Post: « Homeamde Grain Free and Gluten Free Pizza with a Meat Crust-Meatza Gluten Free Pizza (Meatza)
Next Post: 2-Minute Healthy Mayonnaise Recipe (Paleo, Whole 30) Homemade Mayo Recipe without vegetable oils »

You May Also Enjoy These Posts...

  • Easy Fajita Chicken Recipe
    Easy Fajita Chicken
  • Chicken Marsala Recipe - grain free and gluten free
    Chicken Marsala Recipe
  • Bacon and Apple Barbecue Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe
    Bacon Apple Chicken
  • Moroccan Chicken stir fry recipe from wellness mama
    Moroccan Chicken Stir Fry
  • chicken fajita salad
    Chicken Fajita Salad
  • Grilled Citrus Chicken Salad Recipe
    Grilled Citrus Chicken Salad

Reader Interactions

Discussion (19 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
Newer Comments »

Join the Conversation... Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Please read the comment policy.

Recipe Rating




About

  • About
  • Sitemap
  • Start Here
  • Comment Policy
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Newsletter
  • Full Disclaimer
  • Promo Guidelines
  • Contact
  • Shop

The Blog

  • All Posts
  • Resources
  • Recipes
  • Natural Remedies
  • Beauty
  • Health
  • Natural Home
  • Mama Wellness
  • Organization
  • Travel
  • Podcast
  • Reviews

Copyright © 2022 · Wellness Mama® · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

Stay in the know.

Simple Answers for Healthier Families