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Creamy Curry Chicken and Asparagus Hotdish

Written By: Chris - Apr• 30•14

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I had some fresh Meyer lemons on hand and decided to come up with a one pot meal for dinner recently.

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Ingredients:

1.25 lbs vsco herunterladen mac. Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Bunch Asparagus
2 Cups Hash Browns
1 can Cream of Chicken soup, condensed, undiluted
1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
1/3 Cup Heavy Cream
1/2 Meyer Lemon, rind and juice
1 Tablespoon Curry powder
1/2 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees downloaden online video.

I had originally thought about using some left over cooked white rice, but wasn’t happy with the texture and ended up reaching for some frozen hash browns instead.  Start by cutting up the chicken into bite sized pieces.  Season with salt and pepper and cook with the oils over medium heat within a skillet until it is no longer pink, and has slightly browned on the outsides.  Set aside.

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In a large bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, cream lemon juice and rind, curry and set aside.

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Spray an oven safe 8 inch square baking dish with non stick cooking spray and place half of the asparagus lined along the bottom.  Spread the hash browns evenly across the asparagus and carefully pread with half of the soup mixture.

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Next, place the cooked chicken over the soup mixture and top with another layer of asparagus.  Spread with remaining soup mixture.

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Sprinkle with cheese and cover with foil.  Bake for 20 minutes before removing foil.  Bake an additional five to ten minutes longer until the cheese is completely melted.

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We enjoyed this with an amazing CROZE 2012 Chardonnay, which paired perfectly!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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