ISO: College Chicken Casserole

[Tish]

I seem to have lost a very important back issue that featured a "lightend up" chicken casserole that is very yummy and much missed. I'm pretty sure it is the College Chicken Casserole. Anyone out there have the recipe?

Thanks!

[Peggy]

Tish,

Here's your recipe:

College Chicken Casserole (CL May 1998)

6 cups water
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 teas dried basil
2 garlic cloves, halved
1 (10 1/2 oz) can low-salt chicken broth
6 chicken breast halves (about 2 1/4 pounds)
4 chicken thighs (about 1 pound)
Cooking spray
4 cups sliced cremini mushrooms (about 8 oz)
1/4 cup flour
1 cup 1% milk
1/2 teas salt
1/4 teas pepper
2 cups herb-seasoned stuffing mix
3 T light butter, melted

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Add chicken; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until tender. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon; bring broth mixture to a boil. Cook until reduced to 4 cups (about 30 minutes). Pour reduced broth mixture into a ziplock bag. Snip off 1 corner of the bag; drain 2 cups mixture into a 2-cup glass measure, stopping before the fat layer reaches the opening. Reserve remaining mixture for another use. Discard fat.

2. Remove and discard skin and bones from chicken; shred chicken with 2 forks to measure 4 1/2 cups meat. Place in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4. Place a large skiller coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; saute 5 minutes. Remove from skillet. Place flour in skillet; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Add 2 cups broth mixture; cook over medium heat 12 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in mushrooms, salt, pepper; pour over chicken.

5. Combine stuffing mix and butter; sprinkle over mushroom mixture. Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake casserole 10 additional minutes or until bubbly.

Yield:6 servings

Peggy

[This message has been edited by Peggy (edited 01-15-2001).]

[Tish]

Thanks Peggy!