Chicken Broccoli Casserole

One of our favorite meals! Hope you enjoy. ~Geri

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lb fresh broccoli or more (chopped and cooked)
• 4-6 cups cooked chicken, coarsely chopped
• 6 Tbsp butter or margerine
• 6 Tbsp flour
• 2 tsp flour
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 Tbsp butter or margerine
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions

• Layer broccoli on bottom of greased 9x13 baking dish. Layer chicken over broccoli.
• In saucepan melt the 6 Tbsp butter, stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Gradually stir in the milk and continue stirring until the white sauce is smooth and comes to a boil. Remove from heat.
• Combine mayonnaise and lemon juice with white sauce and pour over chicken and broccoli. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Melt Tbsp butter. Stir in bread crumbs and sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

This can easily become a gluten free dish by substituing rice flour for regular flour and gluten free "bread" crumbs for your standard bread crumbs.

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