{"id":4215,"date":"2012-11-20T00:30:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2012-11-20T00:30:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T06:30:53","slug":"gch-whats-on-your-plate-chicken-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/20\/gch-whats-on-your-plate-chicken-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"GCH: What\u2019s on Your Plate? \u2014 Chicken Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite dishes that my mom used to make was her Chicken Casserole\u2026 she passed away in 2004 but I am blessed to have her handwritten copy of the recipe. \u00a0Every time I make it, it feels like she\u2019s still here. \u00a0Food can bring back vivid memories, don\u2019t you think? \u00a0I guess that\u2019s why I like to make this recipe often! \u00a0I hope you will enjoy it too\u2026.<\/p>\n

Here is what you\u2019ll need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 boxes of Stove Top Stuffing\u2026 one Cornbread flavor and one Chicken flavor. (I only had Cornbread and Turkey flavors on hand so that\u2019s what I used here\u2026 improvise, people! lol)<\/p>\n

2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup<\/p>\n

1 can of Cream of Mushroom soup\u2026 Note: my husband and I are picky eaters and we do not care for mushrooms. \u00a0BUT we do like the taste of cream of mushroom soup (weird huh?), so I strain out the mushroom pieces whenever I use it in a recipe. \u00a0But if you\u2019re a mushroom fan, by all means, leave them in.<\/p>\n

3 large chicken breasts<\/p>\n

2 sticks of butter (I used salted, but use whatever floats your boat) \u2013 Paula Deen would be proud \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

2 cans of chicken broth<\/p>\n

9\u00d713 baking dish<\/p>\n

Extra butter or Cooking Spray to grease the baking dish<\/p>\n

First \u2013 cook your chicken. \u00a0You can do this on the stove in a pot with water or broth. \u00a0I like to throw some frozen chicken breasts in the slow cooker with water or broth (if I have some handy) and let them cook for 4-6 hours on high. \u00a0The chicken will be so tender you can shred it with a fork. \u00a0So that\u2019s what I did here. \u00a0If you cook your chicken on the stove, you will need to dice it up into small pieces when it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

While that\u2019s happening, you need to get everything else ready in separate bowls.<\/p>\n

Dump the two boxes of stuffing into a large bowl. \u00a0DO NOT prepare the stuffing as directed on the boxes. \u00a0Just throw the dry stuffing into a large bowl. \u00a0Then take your two sticks of butter and melt them in the microwave and add to the stuffing. \u00a0Mix it up good so the butter covers all of the stuffing. \u00a0Now set that aside.<\/p>\n

Next, you want to empty your can of cream of mushroom into a medium sized bowl (strained or unstrained, that is the question\u2026 ) Save the can and fill it full of chicken broth, then mix that into the cream of mushroom soup. \u00a0I use a whisk to make sure it\u2019s mixed well. \u00a0Set the cream of mushroom mixture aside for now.<\/p>\n

Next, put the two cans of cream of chicken into a large bowl and again, mix in one \u201ccan-ful\u201d of chicken broth with a whisk. \u00a0Set this aside also.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t already, shred or dice your chicken into another bowl. \u00a0Now you should have four bowls of ingredients waiting to be united in casserole goodness. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Spray or grease a 9\u00d713 baking dish and start with a layer of stuffing mixture\u2026 use 1\/3 of the mixture here. \u00a0Then add a layer of chicken\u2026 use 1\/2 of the chicken here. \u00a0Now add in the cream of mushroom mixture then add another layer of the stuffing mixture\u2026 use half of what is left in the bowl. \u00a0Then add a layer of chicken, use all that you have left. \u00a0Then, add the cream of chicken mixture and then top with the last of the stuffing mixture.<\/p>\n

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Doesn\u2019t that look amazing? \u00a0My mouth is watering just thinking about it\u2026. now pop that baby in a 350 oven for 45 minutes or until the edges are bubbling and the top layer of stuffing is golden brown.<\/p>\n

Mmmmm mmmm good! \u00a0I can\u2019t begin to tell you how good this stuff is. \u00a0You just have to make it for yourself\u2026. immediately. \u00a0It really is pretty easy to make too. \u00a0And this makes enough so that you\u2019ll have leftovers tomorrow! \u00a0Hooray! \u00a0I\u2019m so glad my mother left me this recipe\u2026. now I\u2019m off to go eat a huge bowl of it!! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

<3 Shauna<\/p>\n

PS – Shauna can also be found on her personal blog, www.workhomeplay.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite dishes that my mom used to make was her Chicken Casserole\u2026 she passed away in 2004 but I am blessed to have her handwritten copy of the recipe. \u00a0Every time I make it, it feels like she\u2019s still here. \u00a0Food can bring back vivid memories, don\u2019t you think? \u00a0I guess that\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[184,194,195,425,723,724,783,955,1047],"class_list":["post-4215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home-with-gch","tag-casserole","tag-chicken","tag-chicken-casserole","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-online-bible-studies","tag-online-bible-study","tag-potluck","tag-shauna-jared","tag-teens-online-bible-study","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/chicken-casserole.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-15Z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}