Chicken Zucchini Casserole

Submitted by swissmel

"In an attempt to find a chicken, pasta and zucchini casserole, I had to improvise and came up with this. I would serve it to guests or as a week night easy dinner. Try it and let me know what you think."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups fresh zucchini, sliced
• 2 medium onions, chopped coarsly
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups cooked spiral shaped pasta
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated

directions

1. Saute the chicken in olive oil until no longer pink.
2. Add onions, zucchini and poultry season
3. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes then add the chicken broth.
4. Simmer another few minutes until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat.
5. Add chicken and vegetables to cooked pasta in a casserole dish.
6. Pour cream over, stir gently and top with cheese.
7. Bake for 30 minutes until cheese is brown.
8. Serve with green salad.

Reviews

[eak30]

This recipe was very good. Some issues I ran into were...the casserole was very runny and curdly looking. I think I need to create a roux that incorporates the broth and the light cream. There was also no oven temp. in the recipe so I used a 350 degree oven which worked out well. I used cheddar cheese to top the casserole which complemented the chicken very well. I also used only 1 1/4 cups of chicken broth and added a 1/4 cup of good white wine. A very tasty, easy dish that allowed me to use endless zucchini from my garden!