Cheesy Chicken Casserole

Recipe Ingredients

6		Chicken breast halves with skin and bone
1		Onion - chopped (small)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1		Bay leaf
2		Garlic cloves
3		Celery tops
1		Frozen chopped broccoli - (10 oz)
1 cup	237ml	Cream
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Half-and-half - mixed with
1 cup	237ml	Water
16 oz	454g	Mascarpone cheese
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Garlic powder
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Grated Parmesan - divided

Recipe Instructions

Early in day, simmer chicken in water to cover until tender, adding chopped onion, salt, bay leaf, garlic and celery tops to water. Remove chicken; cool. Discard skin and bones; slice chicken thinly; cover and refrigerate.

About 1 hour before serving, cook and drain broccoli as package directs; arrange in bottom of greased 2-quart casserole.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In double boiler, over hot, not boiling water, blend cream, half-and-half mixture, mascarpone, salt and garlic powder until smooth and hot; stir in 3/4 cup Parmesan.

Pour 1 cup cream sauce over broccoli; top with chicken in even layer. Cover chicken with rest of sauce; sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan.

Bake at 350 degrees 25 to 30 minutes or until piping hot. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Pass remaining Parmesan at table.

If desired, in last 10 minutes of baking, top with buttered, toasted low carb bread crumbs or crumbled Lean Protein Chips.

This recipe yields 8 servings; 2 carb grams per serving.

Source:
Low Carb Recipes at http://www.lowcarbluxury.com

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