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Submitted by Linda Lee

Boneless chicken in a creamy cheese-mustard sauce made with cream of chicken soup, served over rice with broccoli and chopped pimentos. A quick weeknight dinner.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

25 min

READY

45 min

This is a weeknight workhorse: browned chicken in a creamy cheese-mustard sauce with broccoli and pimentos, all served over rice. It uses cream of chicken soup as a shortcut base, and the whole thing comes together in under 45 minutes.

Brown the chicken first to build a golden crust that adds flavor and texture to the finished dish. Don’t rush this step. A proper sear on each piece creates fond (those browned bits on the pan bottom) that dissolves into the sauce and makes it taste richer than a can of soup has any right to.

The sauce comes together fast after the chicken is browned: soup, milk, grated cheese, and mustard get stirred in and heated until the cheese melts smooth. The mustard adds a sharp, tangy bite that cuts through the richness and keeps the sauce from tasting one-note.

Broccoli and pimentos go in for just 2 minutes at the end. That quick cook keeps the broccoli crisp-tender and bright green. Longer and it turns army-green and mushy.

Pro Tips

  • Cut the chicken into even-sized pieces so they cook at the same rate.
  • Use a sharp, flavorful cheese like sharp cheddar or gruyere. Mild cheese disappears in the sauce.
  • The pimentos add pops of sweet, mild pepper flavor and color. Don’t skip them.
  • Serve over fluffy white rice to soak up every bit of the sauce.

Variations

  • Cheesy bake: Pour everything into a casserole dish, top with extra cheese and breadcrumbs, and bake until bubbly for a different presentation.
  • Cauliflower swap: Replace the broccoli with cauliflower florets for a milder vegetable that melts into the cheese sauce.

Ingredients

1 237
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML VEGETABLE OIL
½ 0.5
CAN CAN MILK *
½ 118
CUP ML CHEESE
grated
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML PREPARED MUSTARD
1 1
BOX BOX BROCCOLI FLORETS
spears *
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML PIMENTO
chopped

Directions

Brown boneless chicken in oil.

Add soup, milk, grated cheese, mustard.

Then add brocoli and piminto Cook 2 minutes.

Serve over rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 97g (3.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 176 77% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 5g 24%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 588mg 24%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 11g
Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 12% Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb
 
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