New Classy Chicken

I've been wanting more recipes with curry and this is a yummy one.  I got the idea from a friend at work..thanks Shelly! I did do some modifying and combined her recipe with another one I found. so thanks also to Megan at Playing With My Food!




Ingredients

• 1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 1/2-1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs 
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (can use gluten free all-purpose)
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup skim or 2% milk
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt (I use greek yogurt)
• 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked jasmine or basmati rice

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350F.  Place chicken on a plate and season with salt and pepper.  In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.  Saute the chicken in the pan for 5 - 7 minutes, or until browned and no longer pink inside. 
2. Lightly grease a shallow 9x9 baking dish or any dish large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer. Transfer the chicken to the baking dish.
3. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook broccoli for 1 minute. Drain right away and spoon the broccoli over the chicken.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, curry powder, broth, milk, yogurt, and mayonnaise. Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture. 
5. Sprinkle the chicken mixture with the cheddar cheese. 
6. In a small bowl, toss the bread crumbs with the melted butter, and sprinkle over the chicken mixture. 
7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling and the top is golden brown (letting sit for minutes or so after it comes out of the oven).  Cook rice according to package directions and keep warm until the casserole is ready. 
Serve on top of the rice.  Enjoy!


Shelly's original Recipe for Classy Chicken
4-6 chicken breasts
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp realemon juice
1 pkg frozen broccoli
2 cups grated cheese

Brown chicken breasts. Layer in 9x13 inch baking pan. layer broccoli over top. Pour sauce consisting of soup, mayo, curry powder, lemon juice over top. Cook 350F for 30-35 mins adding the cheese to melt the last 10 mins. Serve with rice  (I doubled the sauce and used 1 can of mushroom and 1 can of cream of chicken. I did 6 chicken breasts-was good to have the extra sauce) I recommend cutting up the chicken a bit also with this one for faster cooking.