The New Classy Chicken

This is an easy winter casserole dish and delicious enough for company. I prefer chicken thighs as I always find them a tastier and less expensive option than chicken breasts. And if you ask really nicely the butchers will even debone them for you!

The Calgary basedΒ Best of BridgeΒ cookbook series has been my go-to cookbooks over the years when I’m looking for tasty, easy and surefire winner recipes. I was thrilled to see a new title calledΒ Fan Fare, and even more excited to see that they revamped one of our family favorite recipes β€œThe New Classy Chicken”. Much lower in fat, but still just as tasty. This is an easy winter casserole dish and delicious enough for company.

It also a great recipe to showcase my favourite curry powder β€œMonsoon Coast Moghul Curry” which is blended in Saltspring Island, BC. Since I’m always feeding more than 4 people, I doubled the recipe, which increased the cooking time by about 15 minutes. You want to make sure the sauce is bubbling all the way through to the middle of the dish so that the sauce thickens.

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    The New Classy Chicken

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    Ingredients

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    1 1/4Β lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

    Salt and freshly ground black pepper

    2 tbspΒ olive oil

    3 cupsΒ broccoli florets

    1/2 cupΒ shredded sharp cheddar cheese

    1/2 cupΒ dry bread crumbs (or make your own breadcrumbs by putting some ofΒ Lepp’s Bakehouse’s sourdough through the food processor)

    2 tspΒ butter, melted

    Sauce:

    1/4 cupΒ all-purpose flour

    2 tspΒ Monsoon Coast Moghul Curry powder

    1 cupΒ reduced-sodium chicken broth

    1/2 cupΒ skim orΒ 2% milk

    1/2 cupΒ plain yogurt

    1/2 cupΒ light mayonnaise

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a shallow baking dish large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer.

    Place chicken on a plate and season with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Saute chicken for 5-7 minutes or until browned and no longer pink inside. Transfer to prepared baking dish.

    Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, blanch broccoli for 1 minute. Drain and spoon over chicken.

    In a large bowl, whisk together flour, curry powder, broth, milk, yogurt and mayonnaise. Pour over chicken mixture.

    Sprinkle chicken mixture with cheddar cheese. Toss bread crumbs with butter and sprinkle over top.

    Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbling and top is golden brown.

    Serve over rice or pasta.

    Serves 4-6

    Find it online: https://www.leppfarmmarket.com/the-new-classy-chicken/

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