Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken and shells casserole. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken and Shells Casserole is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken and Shells Casserole is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and shells casserole using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Shells Casserole:
- Take Water
- Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Get 2 pound chicken breast boneless and skinless
- Make ready 2 quart water
- Make ready 1/2 pound pasta shells medium sized
- Make ready Vegetables
- Prepare 1 pound mixed vegetables broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
- Take 2 cups chopped celery
- Make ready 1 large onion diced
- Take 1 medium potato
- Make ready 3 tablespoons all purpose flour heaping
- Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Make ready 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- Prepare 1/2 stick butter
- Make ready 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Prepare Topping
- Make ready 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Get 1/2 cup melted butter
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Instructions to make Chicken and Shells Casserole:
- Chop the celery and dice the onion. Sauté in the butter with pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic. Sauté for 12 minutes.
- I had the lid pop open on the seasoned salt and poured out a 1/4 cup that went in. So I grated a medium sized potato and added in. This helped tone down the saltiness. Sauté the potato with the onion and celery.
- Boil the chicken in the salty peppered water. When the chicken is done remove from water, and add the shells. Cook till done but don't throw out the water. Preheat oven 450° Fahrenheit.
- Steam the mixed vegetables then chop up the bigger pieces. Chop the chicken and add into the celery onion mixture. Add the flour mixed with ground black pepper to taste.
- When the flour is added cook for 8 minutes. Add the pasta shells, and cheese. Add 2-1/2 cups of chicken-pasta water and stir well. Allow to simmer stirring often for 15 minutes add more of the water if necessary. Melt the butter add breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup of chicken-pasta water stir mixing well.
- Add the breadcrumbs to top of the casserole. Spread over the top and bake for 35 minutes covered. Remove cover and put under broiler till browned and crispy. Serve after allowing to rest for 15 minutes. I hope you enjoy!!!
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