Jenny's Broccoli Chicken Casserole

 

This is a recipe I got a long time ago from my best friend's aunt in Florida. She was a caterer and she knew what she was doing. This is another easy recipe that tastes like you slaved for days over it... and it's economical, too.

 

1 Chicken, boiled and boned (Add onion, celery, garlic, salt and pepper to enough water to cover chicken and you can freeze the broth for use in soups, sauces and gravy!)

 

2 Boxes Frozen Broccoli - the good stuff. Not just chunks of stems with a few florets. Cook according to package directions and set aside.

 

While the chicken is boiling, butter or spray with Pam a 9"X13" glass baking dish and set aside.

 

For sauce:

 

1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup

½ Stick Butter

1 8 oz Carton Sour Cream

½ Soup Can Milk

1 Small Can Mushrooms, Pieces and Stems

Salt and Pepper to taste

 

Combine these ingredients and warm in saucepan.

 

Preheat oven to 350º.  Layer chicken on bottom of dish. Cover with sauce mixture. Arrange broccoli on top. Dot with more butter. Bake until casserole is hot and bubbling... length of time will depend on temperature of ingredients at assembly. All you need is a salad and some hot bread with this one... maybe just some hot bread!

 

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'Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what

you like and let the food fight it out inside." ~Mark Twain

 

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Kaye's Swiss Steak

 

From Kaye, "Here's one you don't know about.  I don't know why this is good, it just is.  I serve it with garlic mashed potatoes that I make by simply putting a little garlic powder in the water that I boil the potatoes in and then when I mash the potatoes, I use garlic salt and a little sour cream as well as milk and margarine."

 

2 ½ -3 lbs Round Steak (or sirloin-not real thin slices-get a thick slice)

1 tbsp Dry Mustard

1  to 1 1/2 tsp salt                           

1 ½ Cup Onions, sliced thin

½  Cup Flour                    

3 tbsp Oil

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1-2 tbsp Brown Sugar

2 Cups (large can) canned Tomatoes

 

Cut meat into serving-sized pieces. Mix mustard, salt and flour.  Dredge steak in this mixture. Brown well in oil.  Put in 13"X9" pan and sprinkle meat with onions (I separate the slices into individual rings), Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and tomatoes (I take the tomatoes and squish them up a bit).  Cover and bake at 325º for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.  (Last 20 min. I throw in some frozen peas - or canned drained, just to give it a look that Jim remembers from his youth).

 

Leona's Ugn Pankaka (Oven Pancake)

 

3 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

2 Tbsp sugar

2 cups milk

1 cup flour

 

Mix, stir well. Fry sausage patties, arrange in 9 x 13 pan. I use 8 to10 patties,  pour mixture over these and bake about 400F for 20 minutes. Cut into squares. Leona's note: This was my mother's recipe. In the old days, if they had an ice box or it was cold outside, the patties would stick  to the bottom of the pan and then came to the top when the mixture got hot. Maybe they oiled the pan I don't know. This was a good recipe for a meal on washday when the wood range was hot! From Leona Anderson