This is a recipe that everyone will enjoy. It has long been a favorite of my son’s and he asks for it often. It is relatively easy to prepare and can even be done the night before if you have a busy schedule and don’t have time to do it all at once. The flavors are wonderful and your family will ask you to serve it more often also.

Menu tonight:

Chicken Divan Apple Pie

Chicken Divan 2 pkgs (10 oz ea) frozen broccoli spears ¼ cup butter ¼ cup flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cup chicken broth ½ teaspoon marjoram 2 tablespoons garlic powder (or more if you love garlic) ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese ½ cup heavy cream, whipped 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese Paprika 1 bag (boil in bag) rice

In a large skillet melt a teaspoon of butter, place chicken breasts in the butter and sprinkle the garlic powder over top. Cook until chicken is browned on both sides and no longer pink inside. Remove from pan and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, slice the breasts into think slices (about 1/8 inch thick)

Cook broccoli until tender, drain and set aside.

Heat butter in a saucepan. Blend in the flour and salt. Heat and stir until mixture bubbles and flour is well blended. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in the chicken broth, return to the heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sauce becomes slightly thickened. Remove from the heat. Add the marjoram and blue cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Blend in the whipped cream.

In a large casserole dish that has been coated with cooking spray, arrange the broccoli spears over bottom of pan. Arrange sliced chicken breast over top of the broccoli. Spoon the cheesy sauce mixture over the chicken slices, sprinkle with the grated parmesan cheese. Dust the top of the parmesan cheese with paprika.

Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve over a bed of cooked rice. Apple Pie 4 large Empire Apples 3 tablespoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon allspice 2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons butter 2 cups flour 3 tablespoons shortening 1/8 cup water

Peel apples, core and cut into thin slices. Set Aside. In a bowl add flour and cut in shortening. Add enough water to blend together but not to sticky. Divide dough in half, roll out on a floured board to a 9” pie pan size circle. Fold in half and put into pie pan. Unfold and fit to pan size. Repeat rolling process for top crust. Pour the sliced apples into bottom crust of pie. Combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Sprinkle over apples. Sprinkle about two tablespoons of flour over sugar mixture. Dot with butter. Put top crust over pie and crimp edges. Cut slits into top for breathing. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Can be served warm with ice cream.

Shopping List:

• (10 oz ea) frozen broccoli spears
• butter
• flour
• salt
• chicken broth
• marjoram
• garlic powder
• crumbled blue cheese
• heavy cream
• boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• shredded parmesan cheese
• paprika
• (boil in bag) rice
• 4 large Empire Apples
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• cloves
• allspice
• sugar
• butter
• flour
• shortening