Name: Creamy chicken and broccoli mornay recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250g broccoli, cut into florets; 800g chicken breast fillets, 2cm dice; 125.00 ml plain flour; 40.00 ml olive oil; 30g butter; 1 brown onion, diced; 500.00 ml milk; 250.00 ml cream; 250.00 ml grated cheese; 20.00 ml dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 20.00 ml soy sauce; 250.00 ml panko breadcrumbs; 30g butter, extra, melted

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 09/06/2022

An easy stovetop to oven casserole filled with tender chicken and broccoli in a flavoursome creamy mornay sauce - comfort food at its finest. - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

250g broccoli, cut into florets
800g chicken breast fillets, 2cm dice
1/2 cup plain flour
2 tbsp olive oil
30g butter
1 brown onion, diced
2 cups milk
1 cup cream
1 cup grated cheese
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
30g butter, extra, melted

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Cook broccoli in a shallow pan of boiling water for 3 minutes until tender. Drain and refresh under cold water.
Step 2

Toss chicken in 1/4 cup flour with plenty of salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan and brown off chicken in batches until it is almost cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
Step 3

Add remaining 1 tbsp oil to pan with butter and cook onion for 2-3 minutes over gentle heat until translucent. Add remaining 1/4 cup flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour in milk and stir well. Bring to a simmer and allow to thicken, then remove from heat and stir through cream, cheese, mustard, garlic powder and soy sauce. Add chicken and broccoli and stir to combine. Pour into a large ovenproof dish.
Step 4

Combine panko and melted butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the creamy chicken. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

You could replace the chicken breasts with chopped cooked chicken - leftover roast chook or barbecue chook. Obviously skip the step where you brown the chicken and just add the cooked chicken to the cream sauce with the blanched broccoli.

Replace panko with homemade blitzed sourdough crumbs.

Recipe and photo by Greer Worsley.