Chicken and Broccoli Stuffing Casserole

I buy stuffing mix for one dinner and then remember how much I like it on top of things. A casserole is a particularly good place for it. There’s soft chicken and broccoli underneath, a creamy sauce, and enough browned edges on top that everyone has an opinion about where I should put the serving spoon. I don’t start with a can of soup for this one. Butter, flour, broth, and milk make a sauce while the oven heats. It’s a few more minutes at the stove, but I can keep the seasoning where I want it and use the sharp cheddar already open in the refrigerator. The broccoli gets a short turn in the microwave before it goes into the dish. I drain it well. I want the casserole creamy, not watery, and raw broccoli doesn’t always finish at the same time as everything around it. Daniel likes the topping crisp. I like a little of it softened where it meets the sauce. There’s enough of both if I spread it loosely instead of packing it down. This is a useful dinner for cooked chicken. I pull it into pieces while the onion softens, checking for any little bones if I’m using a rotisserie bird. Then everything goes into a baking dish that looks a size too large until I add the topping. I let it stand for a few minutes before serving. The sauce settles, the spoonfuls hold together a little better, and I’m less likely to hear that somebody burned their mouth. There are usually still a few loose stuffing crumbs in the dish after the first round. They don’t tend to survive the second.

From our kitchen · 6 servings · Ready in 1 hr 5 min

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