Granny Jane's Chicken Divan

This is Granny Jane's simplified Chicken Divan recipe. Really good served over white rice.

2 10 oz. boxes frozen broccoli spears.
3 chicken breast bone in skin on
2 stalks celery chopped
2 condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
Bread Crumbs

Wash, salt and pepper 3 chicken breast. Boil chicken with celery in enough water to cover, reduce heat to medium cook until tender. Remove chicken from pot, cool and remove skin and bones. Tear the chicken breat meat into small strips.
Cook broccoli until tender with a pinch of salt. Drain well.
Mix together soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder and half of the cheese.
Line the bottom of a 9 x 11 casserole with the chicken, layer the well drained broccoli over chicken. Pour the soup mixture over the broccoli, cover with remaining cheese and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
Bake 350 degrees for 25 to 30 min. until bubbling hot in center.

Note: 
Save the broth the chicken cooked in. Measure out the amount needed to cook your rice. Great flavor.
Ritz crackers may be substitute for bread crumbs.

Donna's Broccoli Casserole

My sweet friend Donna Lewis mailed this recipe to me just after I married in November 1980. She made a note that if Bill didn't like broccoli that I should chop it up after it cooks and he wouldn't know that it was broccoli. I did and he loved it. Tricia and Lee Ann like this casserole too. :)

Donna's Broccoli Casserole

2 boxes frozen broccoli
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 of a small yellow onion chopped fine
2 heaping tablespoons of Kraft mayonnaise
1 egg slightly beaten
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 package of Ritz crackers crushed

Cook broccoli with salt in enough water to cover until tender and drain.
Mix mushroom soup, mayonnaise, egg, and half of cheddar cheese, and onion with spoon until well blended.
Place drained broccoli in bottom of 9 x 11 casserole and cover with the soup mixture. Top with remaining cheese and cover the cheese with ritz cracker crumbs. Lightly cover with plastic wrap and Microwave for 8 to 10 min. on high. Center should be bubbling. Remove plastic wrap and let stand for 5 min before serving.

Notes: 
I tried this recipe in the regular oven once when my microwave was out of order and It was much more dry than it is in the microwave.
Ritz Crackers are key to a great taste with this casserole. The butter in the crackers makes the difference. If you have to use another cracker you might try adding a little melted butter on top of crackers. Just a little!