Chicken, broccoli and noodle casserole (Nixon's chicken casserole, without cream of mushroom soup)
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Read about chicken in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
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- oil
- broccoli florets
In a hot pan with oil, cook the broccoli florets about a minute until they start to darken a little.
Giving the broccoli some colour
- shiitakes
Add a little more oil and the shiitakes and stir a couple of minutes until they start to soften.
- chicken broth
Add a few tablespoons of chicken broth, cover and steam another two to three minutes, until the broccoli is hot but still has a bite; remove the vegetables.
- diced onion
- flour
Add flour and stir a couple of minutes to make a roux and cook out the raw flour taste.
Butter, onion and a roux
- chicken broth
Add chicken broth a little at a time to keep it from going lumpy, and let it bubble.
- 1 cup half and half
Add the half and half, bring to a little boil, then turn down and simmer about five minutes until thickened.
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ tbsp soy paste
Stir in the garlic paste, soy paste and sriracha, and season with salt and pepper.
- ½ tbsp sriracha
- salt
- pepper
- ½ block white cheddar
Melt in about half of an eight ounce block of white cheddar.
- 9–10 oz deli roasted chicken
- ½ lb wide egg noodles
Add the deli roasted chicken and the wide egg noodles, then the broccoli and mushrooms, and mix.
Chicken, noodles and the vegetables back in
- cheese
Layer cheese over the top, then jalapeno kettle chips, then a little more cheese.