This easy Chicken Divan recipe is a favorite quick and easy dinner!
Chicken and broccoli florets are smothered in a rich and creamy sauce, topped with cheese, and baked until warm and bubbly.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights For Chicken Divan
Chicken Broccoli Divan is an easy casserole originating in the Divan Parisien restaurant in New York. This version uses broccoli in a shortcut sauce.
- Flavor: This casserole is cozy with a homey flavor.
- Difficulty: Since the sauce starts with condensed soup, it’s quick and easy to prepare.
- Make it from scratch: You can replace the canned soup in this recipe with homemade condensed soup.
- Budget tip: Stretch this recipe a little further with extra broccoli.
- Time-saving tip: If you’re short on time, buy a bag of fresh or broccoli florets—they’re usually already washed and ready to go. Rotisserie chicken is great in this recipe.
Ingredient Tips For This Recipe
Chicken: This recipe uses cooked chicken, so it’s great for leftovers or rotisserie chicken. Poached chicken is also great for casseroles.
Broccoli: Fresh steamed broccoli gives the best flavor and texture. Frozen broccoli works as well but tends to be a little bit softer.
Sauce: Chicken Divan sauce is a shortcut sauce made with condensed mushroom soup, sour cream, milk, and seasonings.
Cheese: Sharp cheddar cheese adds flavor, pre-shredded cheese works well in this recipe.
Topping: Butter and Panko breadcrumbs give this Chicken Divan casserole a little crunch. No Panko? Try seasoned bread crumbs or crushed Ritz crackers instead!
Variations
Veggies: You can add other vegetables, such as cauliflower or asparagus. Cook just until tender-crisp.
Seasonings: Change the seasonings and add your favorite herbs. ½ teaspoon curry powder is a delicious addition.
Soup: Any “cream of” soup will work in this recipe, including cream of chicken soup or homemade condensed soup.
How To Make Chicken and Broccoli Divan
- Steam broccoli: Steam the broccoli until tender-crisp (it will cook more in the oven). Drain it very well.
- Mix sauce: Combine the divan sauce ingredients (recipe below). Add the chicken and broccoli.
- Bake: Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and top with breadcrumbs. Bake until browned.
Served alongside a fresh green salad and some bread with homemade garlic butter.
Serving and Storage
I serve this easy Chicken Divan recipe with rice, egg noodles, or creamy mashed potatoes.
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Chicken Divan reheats and freezes well. Add a splash of milk for reheating if needed.
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Easy Chicken Divan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds broccoli florets cut into bite size pieces
- 3 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of mushroom soup or condensed chicken soup, 1 can
- ⅔ cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
Topping
- 3 tablespoons Panko bread crumbs or seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the broccoli and cook for 2-3 minutes or until tender-crisp. Drain well and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup cheddar cheese, condensed soup, sour cream, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, dry mustard, pepper, and seasoned salt.
- Stir in drained broccoli and chicken. Transfer the mixture to a 9×13 casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.
- In a small bowl, mix the butter and breadcrumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the chicken mixture.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are lightly browned and the mixture is bubbly and hot.
- Serve over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes, as desired.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Casserole, Chicken, Main Course
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This recipe was easy and delicious! Served over rice. It has the perfect amount of spice. I’ll definitely make it again.
I didn’t see any chicken being cooked prior, so I’m just curious do the chicken cubes get added raw or did I miss a step?
Andreen, add cooked chicken. To make it easier you can use a precooked rotisserie chicken. Or try this shredded chicken recipe.
Very easy to make and everyone LOVED it!!!
We love this but I make a little different. Use half baby carrots with the broccoli then put chunks of turkey in spaces. Mix 1 soup with 1/2 can, cup, mayo, 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp yellow curry, spread over all to soak down in. Cover with shredded sharp cheddar cheese then the layer of crumbs. You can adjust the curry and cheese to suit your self. My mother was British so the curry was not the hot stuff. Freeze before using if you must. Bake till bubbly and browned.
Love it !
could not have been an easier dish to make on a cold night! Easy and so good. Only change I made was I used cream of chicken soup as that’s what I had in the house….One dish of deliciousness. Thanks!!
I have an ancient recipe for Chicken Divan, that calls for a 1/2 tsp. of curry powder to be added to the cream sauce before pouring onto the broccoli and chicken. It really gives it a boost. It was my five year old’s favorite dish, but the whole family (7 of us) loved it too.
I love the addition of curry in this recipe!
I made this dish recently. It was really easy, quick, and tasty! Will make again.
I would like to make this for pot luck. Would it be okay to add egg noodles, and should this be done after it cooks in the oven and then pop back in with the bread coating?
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Hi Fay, I have never made this with egg noodles. If you do, let me how it turns out.
I served this over egg noodles and it was great!!
it was a hit ill make again didn’t change anything
I use Pepperidge Farm Stuffing to top mine….so good!
I have made several of your recipes, but I think this one is my favorite. This dish was excellent. I first satueed chopped onions and mushrooms and then added left over rotisserie chicken & broccoli. I didn’t have dry mustard, so I used regular yellow mustard and heavy cream instead of milk. It was full of flavor and was just so delicious. Everyone loved and asked for seconds. I will definitely make this again on a regular basis.
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. Robin