Remember that one day we had a lot going on and needed a quick meal that everyone in the family would enjoy? Oh yeah. That’s every day. Well, I guess that means every day is a good day to make this Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken.

I’m telling you right now that Simple Meals and the simple recipes that go with it have spoiled me for all the meal plans and recipes in the entire world that require any thought or effort. I am now so used to putting together delicious dishes that take hardly any time.

So when I see a recipe that requires more “work” than quickly putting a few healthy and simple ingredients into a dish and baking, crock potting, or instant potting it for our dinner, I’m like, “No sorry. I can’t possibly boil those noodles before adding them to my casserole dish. Step aside, complicated recipe that requires me to actually thaw my meat ahead of time. How dare you suggest that I take the time to saute a vegetable before putting it into my pot? Who am I? What’s her name??” {Laura takes a moment to look up the fabulous…oh yes! Julia Child.} “Who am I? Julia Child?”

Ironically, I refuse to take “extra,” detailed steps when putting a recipe together, but while writing about my recipe rebellion I will take a few extra seconds to Google “lady chef made into a movie blogger person.” Three cheers for Google who can read my mind and interpret from my garbled keywords the information I am trying to discover.

Indeed, I am basically the complete opposite of the amazing and incredible Julia Child. She braised this and souffled that, and she turned out food called “Boeuf Bourguignon.” Meanwhile, I’m like, “Here, put these four ingredients in a dish and bake it until it’s done. We call this ‘Cass-er-ole.'”

I’ve gotta hand it to Julia (who I have now decided to be on a first name basis with). Everything she made was impressive, what with her duck confit {Laura pretends to know what this is} and her scalloped gratineed {just smile and nod}. I think she would have been delightful to know in person. Do you think she would cringe while watching me throw frozen, raw hamburger meat into my Instant Pot as we talked about recipes over a cup of tea?

Well anyway. Here’s today’s not-so-Julia-Child-style recipe. Once again, we see that we simply lay chicken in a dish, put some other stuff on top, and bake it after our five minutes of “work.” All the while, we are quizzing our kids on their spelling words and thinking of clever ways to pronounce hors d’oeuvres.

Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken

Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken

 

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Author: Laura

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
• 1 head fresh broccoli
• ½ pound cooked bacon crumbles
• 2 cups shredded cheese (any of your favorites will work!)

Instructions

1. Lay chicken in the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
2. Cut broccoli into florets and place them on top of the chicken.
3. Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the chicken and broccoli.
4. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the casserole.
5. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until chicken has cooked through and juice runs clear.

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