Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Chicken Broccoli Casserole brings together pasta, broccoli, and cooked chicken. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Dish type
- Casseroles · Pasta
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
3. Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Get to know the ingredients
Pasta
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook pasta al dente according to package directions adding the broccoli into the cooking water during the last 2 minutes.
Broccoli
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook pasta al dente according to package directions adding the broccoli into the cooking water during the last 2 minutes.
Cooked chicken
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Stir together broccoli and pasta, sauce, and chicken.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Bake 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese lightly browned. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Mix the sauce before its turn
Give the sauce mixture its own preparation step. Have it ready before the recipe calls for it in the pan or bowl, so you can keep moving through the method.
Have the cooked chicken ready
This recipe lists chicken that is already cooked. Have that ready before putting the mixture together, and keep it as cooked chicken when checking the shopping list.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Bake 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese lightly browned.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Give the sauce mixture its own preparation step. Have it ready before the recipe calls for it in the pan or bowl, so you can keep moving through the method.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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