Chicken Divan
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Calories
536 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
North American
Chicken Divan
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Chicken Divan is a chicken dish served with broccoli and Mornay sauce, named after the Divan Parisien restaurant in New York.
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Ingredients
- 3 broccolis , cut into florets and steamed
- 5 chicken breasts , deboned and skinned
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons sherry wine
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion , grated
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cup chicken stock
- ¾ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 oz. grated cheddar cheese
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- salt
- black pepper , freshly ground
- 3 oz. panko breadcrumbs , optional
- 3 oz. freshly grated parmesan , optional optional
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted (optional)
Equipment
- Whisk
- Baking dish 12x8 inches / 30x20 cm
- parchment paper
Instructions
- Preheat the convection oven to 350 F (180°C).
- Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium to high heat.
- Just before the oil reaches its smoke point, place the chicken breasts in the pan and sear for 4 to 5 minutes over medium heat on each side until nicely browned.
- Halfway through cooking the chicken, add the grated onion.
- Salt and pepper them then transfer them to a dish, let them cool a little and cut them into cubes or strips.
- Reduce the heat to low to medium and deglaze the pan with the sherry wine.
- Add the butter and melt it completely.
- Add the flour and smooth the mixture with a whisk, then cook the mixture for about a minute.
- While whisking, add the chicken broth in 4 batches, and stir well, then add the milk and sour cream and stir well.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, then add the nutmeg, paprika and three quarters of the grated cheddar. Mix well.
- In a baking dish or a large ovenproof cast iron dish, arrange the steamed broccoli on the bottom and place the chicken breasts on top of the broccoli.
- Pour the sauce over it.
- (Optional) Mix the panko breadcrumbs, the parmesan and the melted butter in a bowl and spread this mixture over the entire surface of the sauce and the chicken.
- Top all with remaining grated cheddar cheese.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper loosely, put in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
- Remove the paper, increase the oven temperature to 390 F (200°C) and bake
- for 10 more minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving.
- Serve with steamed rice or baked or steamed potatoes.
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