The best Chicken Divan recipe is made with rice, broccoli, chicken and a creamy curry sauce. It's a healthier version of the traditional chicken divan casserole, and your family will LOVE it!
Cook rice according to package instructions. Set aside.
Make Sauce: In a small saucepan whisk together milk and cornstarch. Add butter, bouillon, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and parsley. Cook over medium heat until it starts to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder.
Cook Chicken: Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and cook in a hot skillet until no longer pink, flipping once. Allow the chicken to rest for 5 minutes before chopping into pieces.
Assemble Casserole: Spoon the cooked rice into a 9x13'' pan or similar size casserole dish. Add cooked chicken and steamed broccoli on top of the rice.
Spoon Sauce over the top of the chicken and rice.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes
Notes
Broccoli: You could add or substitute any sautéed or steamed vegetables.Sauce: The older version of this recipe included cream of chicken soup, in place of a homemade sauce. To use that recipe, omit the first 9 sauce ingredients, and instead, mix 2 cans of cream of chicken soup with mayo, curry powder and lemon juice.Make Ahead Instructions: All elements of the recipe could be made ahead and stored separately; cooked rice, cooked chicken, steamed broccoli, and sauce, and assembled when desired. Prepare casserole up to 2 days ahead of time, depending on freshness of ingredients, and store covered, in the fridge. Remove from fridge 30 minutes before baking, then bake as directed.