Resident Favorite Recipes in Greatwood

Chicken and Broccoli Stuffing Casserole

From our kitchen

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.

6 servings · Ready in 1 hr 5 min · Nov 9, 2026

Chicken Wild Rice and Cranberry Bake

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I have opened a bag of wild rice at five o’clock and been surprised by the cooking time, despite the cooking time being printed quite clearly on the bag.

Serves 6 · Ready in 55 min · Nov 2, 2026

Spider Deviled Eggs

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The spiders on these eggs are made from olives, which is about as much creature construction as I want to do before a party. The filling is a plain, tangy deviled egg mixture. I would rather spend my time arranging eight legs than explaining an unfamiliar ingredient to someone holding a paper plate.

Serves 12 · Ready in 37 min · Oct 27, 2026

Mediterranean Sheet-Pan Chicken and Sausage

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A sheet-pan dinner sounds as if it ought to use one pan. I sometimes use two. I'd rather wash an extra tray than spend dinner wondering why the vegetables are pale and sitting in a puddle.

Serves 4–6 · Ready in 45 min · Oct 23, 2026

MacMichael’s Monday Night Chicken Pot Pie

MacMichael’s chicken pot pie uses cooked chicken, frozen vegetables, and one mixing bowl—and the boys will actually eat it -sometimes.

Serves 6 · Ready in 55 min