Well, I ruined a sauce, wasted some food, burned a pan and melted plastic all over one of my burners, but I did manage to get dinner on the table tonight.
At 8:00.
Details.
I tried a new recipe that I found on pinterest a few months ago. We both liked it!
Chicken Broccoli Supreme
adapted from here
1 pound Broccoli stems & pieces
2 med-large Boneless Chicken Breasts
(sauce)
1/3 cup Butter
1/4 cup Cornstarch
1/2 cup Cold Water
1/3 cup Chicken Broth
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
2 cups Milk
1 1/2 – 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
(crust)
1 stick Butter
1 tablespoon Poppy Seeds
2 sleeves Ritz Crackers
(topping)
1 1/2 – 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
This is one of those recipes where there is a lot happening at once. Now that I’ve done it once things probably won’t be so hectic next time. 
Cook your chicken and steam your broccoli. Cut the chicken into cubes and layer it in a greased casserole dish.
Then melt the butter for your sauce …
Dissolve the cornstarch into the water and add it to the butter …
Add the chicken broth …
Add the salt & pepper …
Add the milk …
Keep the heat at high / medium-high, stirring constantly.
I REPEAT. Stirring constantly.
Otherwise things burn.
I learn by experiencing things.
Once it thickens up, turn the heat to low and add the cheese.
Pour the cheese sauce over the chicken and broccoli.
… and top with the remaining cheese.
Then melt the other butter and stir in the poppy seeds. Crush both sleeves of ritz crackers and stir them into the butter / poppy seed mixture.
(You can put the crackers in a ziplock bag to crush them.)
(But don’t put the ziplock bag on a hot burner.)
(I’m just saying.)
Pour the cracker / butter / poppy seed mixture over the casserole.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbling.
And serve!
Hi. Yum.
The good news there was plenty of time to clean the disaster that I made in the kitchen while this baked.
Except I have one question.
How do you clean stainless steel pots that have a layer of burn on them?
Because … you know … a friend wants to know.
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You make me laugh!!!
I enjoyed reading your post, and hope you like this as much as we do.
I will visit again.
jonna
Get Off Your Butt and BAKE!
Thank YOU for the recipe!
Well, when that has happened at my house (not that I would burn anything!) I have had luck with boiling vinegar in the pan for about 5 min. be sure there is enough in the pan so it doesn’t evaporate. It should then be easy to scrap and wash out. Good luck!
I’m glad I’m not the only one to “not have that happen to”
– thanks for the tip! I’ll give it a shot.
Try a scrub powder like Bon Ami (I usually buy it at the grocery store or Target). I just sprinkle some on top of the burn and scrub with a dish cloth. It may take a few sprinkles. It works really well.
I’ve never heard of that – thanks!
Spray it with Dawn Power Dissolver (in a blue spray bottle found near dish detergent). It’s the best stuff ever! Let it sit and easily scrub it out. Another great product is Bar Keepers Friend, a powder. Very gentle, but I don’t use it on the outside of my shiny stainless pans. I also have a 99 cent plastic pot scraper that works great. (BB&B or somewhere)
P.S. I will email you a recipe for Chicken and Broccoli that Kari liked. And I am loving your afghans! Well done!
I’ll have to get some of that today! I let the pot soak overnight and I was kind of hoping the problem would solve itself. It did not.
Looks yummy! Poopy seeds are great!
Sarah, you are so real! I hope when your cleaning melted plastic on burners, you let it cool first..it’s so much easier to clean! On other cleaning problems, I love the Magic
Eraser. It’s great for marks, stains and stubborn spots on anything. Also, check out the recipe for Chicken Devine in the RCC cookbook…yummo. Your recipe looks great despite the behind the scenes mayhem!
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