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It wasn’t until a friend of mine casually asked me what I had put into the chicken casserole that made it so creamy without making it greasy, that it dawned on me this is more an American than a European way of cooking.
Using a concentrated soup as the basis of your casserole—turning it into a sauce like that—isn’t really common in Dutch cooking. Actually, it’s really uncommon. I love it, though. It’s tasty, easy and fast and you always get the same result.
This is a very old recipe that a lot of you probably still know from old church or community cookbooks.
For those of you who don’t… you need to make this one, stat. It’s the ultimate stick-to-your-ribs type of comfort food.
Ingredients:
1 pound spaghetti
4 chicken breasts
1 large onion
7 oz mushrooms
1 can concentrated cream of mushroom soup
(1 Unox or 2 Campbell’s)
4 or 5 slices bacon
1/4 cup dry white wine
2/3 cup sharp cheddar
1 apple
butter or oil
salt & pepper
Directions:
Mince the onion. Clean and slice the mushrooms.
Peel and mince the apple (or wash it well). Mine was a golden delicious.
Season the chicken breasts with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
Cook the bacon and don’t clean out the pan. Cleaning the pan is a venial sin. Drain the bacon on a paper napkin.
Add a bit of butter and quickly brown the chicken breasts on both sides. Transfer them to a casserole.
Cook the onion for a minute or three.
And add the mushrooms. I love this shot, no idea why.
After a minute or three you add the minced apple and cook it all for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and crumble the bacon in there. Pour in the white wine.
I’m sure you can replace the white wine with chicken broth or plain water, but I’ve never cooked it like that.
Add the soup. For the Dutchies: this is not your average mushroom soup but it’s the thick, concentrated version!
Sharp Cheddar. You just can’t go wrong with cheese. Never. I’ve added roughly 2/3 cup.
Okay, so maybe it was a bit more. Sue me! Stir it into the sauce.
And pour it all over the chicken breasts.
Until you can almost hear them scream “Help me, I’m drowning!“.
Put the casserole in a preheated oven at 350F (175C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Until the chicken is super tender and the sauce is all hot and bubbly.
Gives you 25 minutes to cook the spaghetti according to the directions on your package. Now that’s doable.
Unlike Jamie Oliver’s ’30-minute meals that took me 90 minutes to cook.
Live a little and garnish with more bacon… and some parsley, just for the heck of it.
Obviously this dish is pretty low on vegetables so you might want to serve this with vitamin pills on the side, or just add some broccoli/green beans. Your call.
| Country Club Chicken | |||||||||
| Ingredients |
4 chicken breasts 1 large onion 7 oz mushrooms 1 can concentrated cream of mushroom soup (1 Unox or 2 Campbell’s) 4 or 5 slices bacon 1/4 cup dry white wine 2/3 cup sharp cheddar 1 apple butter or oil salt & pepper Directions |
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Cook the bacon and drain it on a paper towel. Add some butter and quickly brown the chicken breasts on both sides. Transfer them to a casserole. Cook the onions for 3 minutes before adding the mushrooms. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and give it all 3 minutes, add the minced apple and cook for another 3 minutes. Pour in the white wine, add the crumbled up bacon and soup and stir in the grated cheddar. Pour the sauce all over the chicken breasts. Put the casserole in a preheated oven at 350F (175C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Until the chicken is super tender and the sauce is all hot and bubbly. Cook the spaghetti in salted water according to the directions on your package. Put the spaghetti in a bowl, place the chicken on top and pour the sauce all over. Serve with extra vegetables on the side. Meal type: |
dinner, chicken, casserole |
Servings: |
4 |
Copyright: |
© kayotickitchen.com |
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Made this tonight for dinner and it was amazing! Thanks!
I will be making this for company in a week or so – it ought to knock their socks off. I normally use Golden Mushroom soup to cut down on the lactose sugar we are unable to digest. I might have to try one of the others like the celery this time and yes throw in the brocolli so I don’t have to dirty another pan. I may also shred the chicken to make the dish go further. Thanks – love this. I am a one pot cooker.
So, I’m guessing that I can just substitute Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup with this???
Made this for dinner last night. PHENOMENAL! Easily, one of the best chicken dinners I have ever made! This one is definitely a keeper!
This sounds amazing!! I too will be trying this but I will be using the 98% fat free or low sodium cream of mushroom soup, I also like the idea of adding more veggies and am thinking either broccoli or peas would go good with this. I am thinking this would be an easy thing to throw together in the morning or the night before and let simmer in the crockpot all day, then all you have to do is come home and cook the pasta and dinner is served!
OMG, COOKED THIS TONIGHT !!!!!!!! DIDN”T HAVE SPAG SO I MADE IT WITH ORZO COOKED IN CHICKEN BROOTH.” THE BEST “MY HUSBAND SAID. THANK YOU
This is really good! But next time I make it I will add another can of cream of mushroom soup to make it a little more creamier. Thanks for sharing!! :)
Do you have to use the apple? My daughter is allergic.
If your daughter is allergic, I wouldn’t use the apple, no :)
Made this tonight. It was amazing! I lightened it up by using olive oil instead of the bacon grease. My husband really LOVED it! Definitely a keeper. Thank you! :)
It turned out SO yummy. Thank you for whoever pinned it initially! :) I was able to make it in 30 minutes, but there was ALOT of multitasking! Thanks for the recipe!
I’m on a low carb diet. but this dish is tempting me to forget it and pig out… tooo delicious
No need! Simply buy Dreamfields spaghetti and you don’t have to cheat :)
This is seriously delicious! This will be my second time serving it :)
This looks delish..cant wait to try. It has many of my favorite foods all in one. I noticed many said that they could not find the soup, however there are recipes on the net to make your own.So you can make it too. smilz
Oh my Gosh this was sooooooooooo very delicious! I saw your picture of this dish on Pinterest and followed it here. I made this tonight for hubby and I and we absolutely loved it!!! Thanks for sharing.
I made this our weekly family dinner, and everyone loved it! Had 3 generations at the table, will make again….Thank you
It’s rachael rays 30 minute meals…
What is Rachael Rays 30 minute meals? Is that the American equivalent or something?
well, its is a lot of work and efford to make that dish , but really not wort the time.
I was somewhat disapointed, Ready Chicken from Puplic would be as tasty as that whatchamacallit
I found this on Pinterest a few months back and it has been a regular dish for us! My husband has labeled it his favorite meal. Thank you for this delectable dish. I plan on blogging about it next time I make it. (Crediting you, of course :))
Hi Kay,
I found this recipe on pinterest and thought it looked delicious. It was fabulous! My family loved it! I look forward to trying more of your recipes and I’m so happy to have found your blog. I’m an American living in Germany only 2 hours away from Gouda. Call me dense, but I never knew that Gouda was a Dutch cheese or that there was a town by the same name! I’ll have to make a visit because I love Gouda cheese!
Dank u wel!
this looks super yummy! I wonder if anyone has tried it in a slow cooker?
Just made this and since the recipe did not tell you what to do with the bacon I crumbled it up (large pieces) and put 1/2 on top of the chicken before I put the sauce on it. Saved the remainder for garnish. Was awesome!
Sure it does, you crumble the bacon into the mushrooms, it’s in the recipe :)
I made this for a weekly family dinner. Three generations sitting at the table gave me a big thumbs up. It was fantastic! Definitely a keeper.
This sounds good but I hate mushrooms, any idea what to substitute?
At my local Walmart tgey sell a Cream of Mushroom & Chicken…all in one can! Making this tonight!
It looks delicious and I am going to make it but it isonion in a slow cooker apparently….