Recipe: Pie Plate Chicken Divan

Remember chicken divan?  Traditionally made with tons of high fat mayonnaise and sour cream?   But the base – chicken and broccoli is so good, and when I saw this healthier recipe for an old favorite, I decided to give it a try!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound chopped broccoli florets
• 1 pound chicken, cut into small pieces
• 1 can low fat cream of mushroom soup
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup shredded low fat cheese
• 1/8 cup whole wheat bread crumbs

Directions:

• Pre heat oven to 450 degrees
• Bring to a boil a large saucepan with the broccoli in it.  Boil for 5 minutes, and then drain
• Cook the cubed chicken, flavoring with whatever spices you would like (I used McCormick’s Mesquite flavor)
• Mix the soup and milk together
• In a 9 inch pie plate place the broccoli, then the chicken and pour the soup evenly over it
• Spread the cheese over it
• Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs
• Bake for 15 minutes

And that’s it, easy and delish!