Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and shells casserole. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to 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:
- Prepare Water
- Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon salt
- Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Take 2 pound chicken breast boneless and skinless
- Make ready 2 quart water
- Prepare 1/2 pound pasta shells medium sized
- Prepare Vegetables
- Get 1 pound mixed vegetables broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
- Take 2 cups chopped celery
- Get 1 large onion diced
- Make ready 1 medium potato
- Prepare 3 tablespoons all purpose flour heaping
- Prepare 1-1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Make ready 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- Make ready 1/2 stick butter
- Get 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Get Topping
- Prepare 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Make ready 1/2 cup melted butter
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Steps 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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