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The boneless, skinless chicken breast has become a ubiquitous presence in most modern kitchens, leaving home cooks on a near-constant quest to find new ways of using it. The chicken breast is popular because it is lean and is one of the healthier main-dish proteins.
It's easy to obliterate the healthfulness of a plain chicken breast by preparing it in a less-than-healthful way, so some home cooks avoid chicken casseroles for day-to-day cooking because many chicken breast recipes for casseroles involve a can of processed, salty cream-of-something condensed soup. The fact is, you can have quick and easy -- and casserole -- without the condensed soup shortcut.
Chipotle-Chicken Casserole
The shortcut in Chipotle Chicken Casserole, a spicy chicken breast recipe that's ready in 43 minutes, is using frozen diced hash browned potatoes. This tomato-based red casserole is similar to a chicken chili, but with whole chicken breasts. This would pair well with cornbread.
Chicken Wellington Casserole
Anything with "Wellington" in it might sound complicated and time-consuming, but this chicken breast recipe for Chicken Wellington Casserole takes only 40 minutes from start to finish, with the help of refrigerated crescent roll dough for the crust. Refrigerated pie crust or thawed puff pastry would work as well, and be just as simple.
Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A modern take on old-fashioned chicken breast recipes made with noodles, Martha Stewart offers Baked Penne with Sin-Dried Tomatoes -- a creamy casserole that uses a simple white sauce technique in place of a can of condensed soup. The amount of time whisking the butter, flour and milk adds? About two minutes, and you will taste a big difference. The whole thing will come together in about an hour, including 25 minutes of baking.
Swiss Enchiladas
Cooking Light Magazine made over this '70s era chicken enchilada casserole, a version of one of the most popular chicken breast recipes. The light Swiss Enchilada recipe is creamy, with tomato-and-chicken filled tortillas that are topped with shredded Swiss cheese. Allow about an hour from start to finish.
Weekday Cassoulet
The Weekday Cassoulet is one of Melissa d'Arabian's "Ten Dollar Dinners" from the Food Network show of the same name. A cassoulet is a one-pot dish that, in this case, is made with chicken, wine, vegetables and beans, topped with bread crumbs and served in its juices with crusty bread. Don't be intimidated by the step that calls for deglazing the pan with wine and reducing it by half. It's very easy: simply pour the wine into the pan and stir, scraping the bits of browned chicken left in the pan until it creates a nice sauce. The wine will reduce and thicken slightly on its own from the heat as you stir.
Chicken and Butternut Squash Casserole
If a casserole just isn't a casserole for you without a can of soup, try this variation on the classic chicken and noodle casserole made with a carton of V8 Butternut Squash Soup and whole wheat noodles. The chicken breast recipes for Campbell's Chicken and Butternut Sqaush Casserole and other updated casseroles can be found on Kitchen Daily.
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The boneless, skinless chicken breast has become a ubiquitous presence in most modern kitchens, leaving home cooks on a near-constant quest to find new ways of using it. The chicken breast is popular because it is lean and is one of the healthier main-dish proteins. It's easy to obliterate the healthfulness of a plain chicken breast by preparing it in a less-than-healthful way, so some home cooks avoid chicken casseroles for day-to-day cooking because many chicken breast recipes for casseroles involve a can of processed, salty cream-of-something condensed soup. The fact is, you can have quick and easy -- and casserole -- without the condensed soup shortcut.
Chipotle-Chicken Casserole
The shortcut in Chipotle Chicken Casserole, a spicy chicken breast recipe that's ready in 43 minutes, is using frozen diced hash browned potatoes. This tomato-based red casserole is similar to a chicken chili, but with whole chicken breasts. This would pair well with cornbread.
Chicken Wellington Casserole
Anything with "Wellington" in it might sound complicated and time-consuming, but this chicken breast recipe for Chicken Wellington Casserole takes only 40 minutes from start to finish, with the help of refrigerated crescent roll dough for the crust. Refrigerated pie crust or thawed puff pastry would work as well, and be just as simple.
Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
A modern take on old-fashioned chicken breast recipes made with noodles, Martha Stewart offers Baked Penne with Sin-Dried Tomatoes -- a creamy casserole that uses a simple white sauce technique in place of a can of condensed soup. The amount of time whisking the butter, flour and milk adds? About two minutes, and you will taste a big difference. The whole thing will come together in about an hour, including 25 minutes of baking.
Swiss Enchiladas
Cooking Light Magazine made over this '70s era chicken enchilada casserole, a version of one of the most popular chicken breast recipes. The light Swiss Enchilada recipe is creamy, with tomato-and-chicken filled tortillas that are topped with shredded Swiss cheese. Allow about an hour from start to finish.
Weekday Cassoulet
The Weekday Cassoulet is one of Melissa d'Arabian's "Ten Dollar Dinners" from the Food Network show of the same name. A cassoulet is a one-pot dish that, in this case, is made with chicken, wine, vegetables and beans, topped with bread crumbs and served in its juices with crusty bread. Don't be intimidated by the step that calls for deglazing the pan with wine and reducing it by half. It's very easy: simply pour the wine into the pan and stir, scraping the bits of browned chicken left in the pan until it creates a nice sauce. The wine will reduce and thicken slightly on its own from the heat as you stir.
Chicken and Butternut Squash Casserole
If a casserole just isn't a casserole for you without a can of soup, try this variation on the classic chicken and noodle casserole made with a carton of V8 Butternut Squash Soup and whole wheat noodles. The chicken breast recipes for Campbell's Chicken and Butternut Sqaush Casserole and other updated casseroles can be found on Kitchen Daily.