Chicken & Broccoli Chili Verde Casserole

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I am going to admit (as if you haven’t noticed), I’m not hanging in my kitchen nearly as often as I used to. And when I do, I am doing everything in my power to create a simple meal. It’s not that I don’t love cooking, it’s that I feel like many of the recipes I want to make, are already out there. This Chicken & Broccoli Chili Verde Casserole is probably “out there” but you know what? I decided that I can’t let what’s been done, stop me from what I want to do.

Chili Verde is a delicious sauce to have on hand and when I made it up years ago ….I made it quite often! It’s been about a year since I’ve made it so I figured I’d bust out the recipe and prep a casserole for dinner. I have a Chicken Verde Spaghetti Squash Bake that I use my Chili Verde in. Since my daughter isn’t a fan of spaghetti squash, I decided to whip up a casserole another way.

Casseroles weren’t ever something that I thought I would love so much. My mom never made casseroles. Other than something like enchiladas, we rarely had a meal that came out of one dish. I am surprised that we didn’t have them more because they are in fact, very easy to prep. Casseroles are a great dish to have on hand for busy nights. Mom had us involved in everything! I feel like she would have saved so much time if we had food in a dish, already prepared. This Chicken & Broccoli Chili Verde Casserole is definitely a perfect prep ahead meal!

Casseroles Make It Easy

One of the reasons I love casseroles so much is limited dishes. I always try and use as little as I can, when it comes to cooking. If it will all fit on one pan or dish, I’m a happy gal! In this Chicken & Broccoli Chili Verde Casserole, you will need to roast the tomatillo’s on a pan. BUT I used the same pan to quickly warm through the broccoli. I also put all the ingredients into the dish I baked the casserole in. Then just mix it all up in there. Why not? It’s all going in there any way, you may as well just toss it about, in the same pan!

Another reason I like casseroles is, you can pretty much hide veggies in them. If you have a picky veggies eater, you can dice up veggies really small, and just sprinkle them about. I don’t like the thought of tricking our kids. However, if they aren’t going to eat vegetables on their own, you might try sprinkling in finely diced veggies into a casserole.

Spice Up Your Life

This recipe has a little heat so while I’d like to say it was family friendly, you know your kids best. My granddaughter would probably eat it because she loves spicy food but I understand that most kids don’t. Never-the-less, it’s a very tasty meal and other than a sprinkle of salt, you don’t need any other seasonings.

There is cheese in this Chicken & Broccoli Chili Verde Casserole but not much. However, if you can’t do cheese, I’m sure you can omit it and it’ll still be good! Or you could simply try adding a dairy free cheese of some sort & give it your own twist