down home comfort
This is probably the Yankee version of The casserole referenced in the piece that Lauren wrote about. It's crazy comfort nonetheless and a favorite in the Hand house. It's like a mini Thanksging dinner.
What you'll need:
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (you can leave them whole or cut them into bite size pieces. I've used chicken breast tenders too. Pretty much whatever you've got on hand.)
Sliced Swiss cheese (enough to cover the chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup very hot water
1 box of stove top stuffing or seasoned bread cubes (enough to cover the chicken and the cheese)
4-5 Tbl spoons cold butter cut into cubes
What you'll do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and lay the chicken in the dish. Cover the chicken with the Swiss cheese slices and cover all of the chicken and cheese with the stuffing mix. In another bowl mix the soup and water until combined. Pour the soup mixture over the dried bread cubes. Be sure to get all the bread crumbs wet. Top with the dots of cubes butter and cover with foil. Bake for 45min covered and an additional 15-20 min uncovered until the top is golden brown.
As I'm writing this I'm thinking of all the ways to dress this dish up. My dear husband doesn't like when I mess with his favorite dishes but you could sauté onion and celery in butter and add fresh rosemary. Maybe some dried cranberries and toasted pecans to the bread cubes? Dress the dressing however your family likes it and serve it up with a beautiful batch of buttermilk biscuits.
I'm gonna have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
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