I had some chicken in the freezer that I thawed out, and Aubrey grilled it on the Big Green Egg. He had it ready when I got home. The only thing left I had to do is mix the other ingredients together and bake for 13 minutes.
I felt like a wife from the 1950's making this dish because this is one of those retro meals that was really popular during that time.
There was a flavor that stood out more than any other when I took my first bite. It took me another bite to figure out that the mystery flavor was actually the red pepper. I'm not sure why they tasted so different in this casserole, but it sure was a nice change.
If you choose to make this casserole ahead, leave the chips off until it's time to bake. Otherwise they will become soggy.
Ingredients:
4 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast (about 4 breasts)
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 (8-ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking spray
3/4 cup (3-ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
3/4 cup crushed baked potato chips (about 2 ounces)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400-degrees.
Combine chicken and next 4 ingredients (through water chestnuts) in a large bowl; stir well. Combine low-fat mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through black pepper) in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add mayonnaise mixture to chicken mixture; stir well to combine. Spoon chicken mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with cheese. Top cheese evenly with chips. Bake for 13 minutes or until filling is bubbly and chips are golden.
Yield: 6 servings
Nutritional Info (per serving): 321 calories; 10.9g fat; 11.4g iron; 96mg cholesterol; 175mg calcium; 20.4g carbs; 606mg sodium; 34.3g protein; 2.6g fiber
Source: Cooking Light
2 comments:
Okay, funny you post this today! I came home for lunch at the DG house (that is where I'm living this year- how fun!) and the menu read "Warm Party Chicken Salad." I was a tad hesitant. I'm all for cold, dull chicken salad but this warm party business put me in a spin.
I was SO wrong! This dish was absolutely delicious. There were a few differences between your recipe and the one I ate today- ours had the chicken, cheese, green onions and water chesnuts, but ours also contained celery and the cooks used regular potato chips, not baked. But I LOVED it!
This was delicious!!!! Papa and Sugar loved it, too! I'm definitely going to be making it for one of those times when Catherine comes home. You were so sweet to bring it to Aliceville! Did the one recipe make those two casseroles, or did you double it? Let me know in a text or phone call, please... Illu mucho.
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