LRA: Main Dish Recipe - Chicken Divan Casserole for Two

A well known and popular dish, this recipe is made for 2!

Ingredients

Sauce

• ¼-cup minced onion
• ¼-tsp curry powder
• 1-tbsp butter or margarine
• 2-tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 ½-cups milk
• ¾-cup chicken broth
• 1-egg yolk, lightly beaten
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Salt & cayenne pepper to taste

Filling

• 1 ½-cup mushrooms, halved
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1-tbsp butter or margarine
• 1-slice of rye bread, toasted and torn into pieces
• 1-cup cubed cooked chicken
• 1-cup raw broccoli florets
• 1-cup grated cheddar cheese

Topping

• 2 slices of buttered rye bread

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F
2. In a saucepan, sauté onions and curry powder in butter over medium high heat
3. Add flour and cook for 1 minute
4. Whisk in milk and chicken broth; simmer, stirring often, over medium-high heat until thickened, about 5 minutes
5. Whisk some of the hot sauce in with the egg to temper
6. Stir the egg back into the sauce and reduce heat to low; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly
7. Take off heat and stir in lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper
8. Sauté mushrooms with salt & pepper in 1-tbsp of butter or margarine over medium heat until browned
9. Divide the single piece of toasted bread, the chicken, broccoli and mushrooms between two 3-cup casserole dishes
10. Pour half the sauce over each top
11. Divide the cheese over both of the dishes
12. In a food processor, process the 2 slices of buttered bread to make coarse breadcrumbs
13. Divide to top off each casserole dish
14. Place dishes on baking sheet and bake until brown and bubbly, about 35-40 minutes

Makes 2 servings