You loved our Smothered Chicken Casserole, now try the better-for-you version featuring smart swaps like lean chicken breasts, milk in place of half-and-half and less bacon. With all of the flavor of the original, but only half the fat, there’s a lot to love about this lightened-up recipe!
Lightened-Up Smothered Chicken Casserole
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 6 oz uncooked angel hair pasta
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/4 lb)
- 2 teaspoons Montreal chicken grill seasoning
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) reduced fat condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups Cascadian Farm™ Frozen Organic Broccoli Florets
- 2 slices chopped cooked bacon
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed on package; drain.
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Step2Meanwhile, rub chicken breasts with grill seasoning.
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Step3In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook chicken in oil 9 to 11 minutes, turning once, until deep brown on both sides (chicken will not be cooked all the way through).
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Step4In large bowl, mix soup, milk, melted butter, thyme, paprika and salt; reserve 1/2 cup sauce. Stir in cooked pasta and frozen broccoli.
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Step5Place pasta mixture in baking dish; top with chicken. Spoon reserved sauce over chicken. Cover; bake 35 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Uncover; let stand 5 minutes. Top with bacon.
Nutrition
500
Calories
13g
Total Fat
44g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 740mg
- 31%
- Potassium
- 690mg
- 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 44g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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