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Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Recipe By: Low Carb Recipes at http://www.lowcarbluxury.com
Serving Size: 8
Cuisine:
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Categories: Poultry, Main Dish, Chicken
-= Ingredients =-
6 chicken breast halves with skin and bone
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon of salt
1 bay leaf
2 garlic cloves
3 celery tops
one 10 ounce package of frozen chopped broccoli
1 cup of cream
1 cup of half-and-half
1 cup of water
16 ounces of Mascarpone Cheese
1 teaspoon of salt
3/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 1/2 cups of grated Parmesan, divided |
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-= Instructions =-
Early in day, simmer chicken in water to cover until tender, adding chopped onion, salt, bay leaf, garlic and celery tops to water. Remove chicken; cool. Discard skin and bones; slice chicken thinly; cover and refrigerate.
About 1 hour before serving, cook and drain broccoli as package directs; arrange in bottom of greased 2-quart casserole.
Preheat oven to 350ºF. In double boiler, over hot, not boiling water, blend cream, half-and-half mixture, mascarpone, salt and garlic powder until smooth and hot; stir in 3/4 cup Parmesan.
Pour 1 cup cream sauce over broccoli; top with chicken in even layer. Cover chicken with rest of sauce; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan.
Bake at 350ºF. 25 to 30 minutes or until piping hot. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Pass remaining Parmesan at table.
If desired, in last 10 minutes of baking, top with buttered, toasted low carb bread crumbs or crumbled Lean Protein Chips.
This recipe yields 8 servings; 2 carb grams per serving.
Formatted for MC6 06-02-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 336 Calories; 34g Fat (89.3% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 104mg Cholesterol; 579mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 6 1/2 Fat.
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