Chicken Divan

Once upon a time, Cheerios Addict worked as a cashier in a drug store.  On break she would grab a cookbook from the magazine aisle and flip through it - writing down interesting recipes and putting them into her recipe box.  Then - a mere 20 years later - she decided to clean out her recipe box and finally try it for the first time.  :)

Chicken Divan - as adapted from Company's Coming Slow Cooker

Broccoli florets (3 cups)
Skinless Chicken breast halves (4)
Flour 1/4 cup
Chicken bouillon powder 1 T
Salt 1/2 tsp
Pepper 1/4 tsp
Milk 2 cups
Grated Parm Cheese 1/4 cup (I used Parm Reggiano and added another 1/4 cup of Cheddar)

Place broccoli in slow cooker.  Lay chicken over top.  Sauce:  Stir together flour, bouillon powder, salt and pepper in a saucepan.  Gradually whisk in milk until no lumps remain.  Heat and stir until boiling and thickened.  Remove from heat.  Stir in cheese.  Pour over chicken.  Cover.  Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours. Serves 4.

Husband-of-Cheerios started off by saying how delicious it was and that he would have it again.  I took a bite and while it was ok - it didn't knock my socks off and I made a mental note to note this in the recipe.  Meanwhile Mr Picky gagged on every bite and heartily declared it to be two thumbs down.  Miss Almost Vegetarian chewed noisily and put one thumb up.  After a few more bites I decided to pretend that I was going to make this recipe again but really throw it away.  Just after having that thought, Husband-of-Cheerios changed his mind and said that it wasn't as good as he originally thought.  Hee Hee.  We will NOT make this again.  The chicken was dry and the sauce pretty bland.  The broccoli was quite overcooked.