Low Carb Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen cauliflower, thawed and set aside
• 3 tablespoons stick margarine
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chicken seasoning
• 2 1/2 tablespoons stick margarine
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 1/4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a skillet large enough to hold chicken, melt margarine over medium heat.
• 3 add chicken and sprinkle with chicken seasoning, stirring well to coat.
• 4 cook chicken until no longer pink and slightly browned, set aside.
• 5 to make the cheese sauce:.
• 6 in a medium sized sauce pan, melt margarine over medium/low heat.
• 7 add flour and cook until lightly browned, and stir in milk a little at a time until slightly thickened.
• 8 stir 1 1/2 cups cheese into milk, to get desired thickness or thinness you might want to add a bit more milk .
• 9 then add salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 in a large bowl, add cauliflower,chicken, and cheese sauce.
• 11 in a greased 2 quart baking dish, add the cauliflower mixture.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining cheese,and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.