The Best Nixon’s Chicken Recipe

Chicken casserole in a black dish with a wooden spoon.

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The Best Nixon’s Chicken Recipe

This is the best recipe for Nixon's Chicken Casserole. It's a super simple 4 ingredient recipe that comes together in around 45 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time40

Total Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 588kcal

Author: Emily Roz

Ingredients

600g boneless and skinless chicken thigh chopped into bitesize pieces
300g broccoli chopped into bitesize pieces
400g cream of chicken soup
200g cheddar cheese grated

Instructions

Place a non-stick frying pan on medium heat and drizzle in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add in your sliced chicken thighs and fry for 7 minutes until lightly golden. Season with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 210C/245F. Place your chopped broccoli into a pan of boiling salted water. Simmer for 5 minutes and then drain and set aside.
Grab a large bowl and combine your chicken, broccoli, ½ of your grated cheese, and cream of chicken soup until well integrated. Season with some more pepper and optionally some more salt.
Pour your Nixon's chicken mixture into a casserole dish and top with the remaining cheddar cheese. Place in the oven for 35 minutes - make sure to keep a look out so it doesn't burn the top.
Remove the casserole from the oven and serve hot with pasta, bread, or anything you fancy!

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

To double quantity: This recipe can be doubled to make the dish for 4 people.

Top Tips!

Make sure to buy good quality cream of chicken soup. Campbells is my favourite.
If you'd like to make this dish bulkier and less saucy, double up on the chicken quantities or broccoli quantities. Same goes, if you like a saucier casserole, then double the cream of chicken soup quantities.
When you're frying the chicken, don't cook it for too long. It most likely won't be fully cooked either, because we want to finish the cooking process in the oven. If you overcook it, it will become rubbery and less tasty.

Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also tightly cover the baking dish with a couple of layers of kitchen foil to store - I did this for a couple of days and then reheated it on the stove top and it was perfect!

Reheating: Leftovers are great just reheated in the microwave for 3 minutes at 800W, stirring halfway through. You could also just place the casserole dish onto the stovetop as I mention above and heat it on a low setting until bubbling and hot.

Freezing: You can make Nixon's Chicken casserole ahead of time and freeze it! Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. When you are ready to enjoy, thaw overnight in the fridge. Then bake as directed.

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