CHICKEN DIVAN

*This is a very special family recipe that we always enjoy.  When I was a young girl, our neighbor’s house always smelled like she had just baked this casserole.  It smelled delicious but I just couldn’t figure out if she baked it every day or what??   Anyway I hope your Divan is Divine!

Ingredients:

1 small onion, quartered                                 

2 stalks celery, cut in thirds                            

4-6 chicken breasts                       

2 cups of frozen chopped broccoli  (or spears)

2 cans cream of chicken soup       

1 cup mayonnaise (I use olive oil mayonnaise)

3 t. fresh lemon juice

¾ t. curry powder

3  c. grated sharp cheese

Ritz crackers,crushed

*Boil chicken with onion and celery until tender.

*Cook broccoli and drain. Don’t overcook.  Place broccoli in 9x11 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with PAM.

*Cut chicken in small pieces and place over broccoli.

* Mix soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder and pour over chicken.

 *Sprinkle grated cheese over soup mixture.

* Sprinkle Ritz crackers over top of cheese. I usually put the crackers in a large Ziploc bag, close it and then roll a rolling pin back and forth over the surface of the bag to crush the crackers.

* Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.