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This heart healthy chicken casserole is a gluten free and diabetic-friendly comfort food that’s low calorie and packed with flavor. Made with lean chicken, fresh veggies, and a creamy low-fat sauce, it’s topped with crispy gluten-free cornflakes making it one of our most popular heart-healthy casserole recipes. At just 204 calories per serving and 250 mg of sodium, it’s a delicious option for a heart healthy diet.
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When it comes to chicken casserole recipes that are healthy and also taste delicious, this one is a real winner! This heart-healthy casserole may look and taste creamy, but it's also low fat and low cholesterol, thanks to the use of lean chicken breasts, as well as low fat sour cream and cream of mushroom soup. It's one of the most flavorful low sodium casseroles and is even low calorie, which is a bonus if you're watching your waistline. The vegetables add fiber and crushed cornflakes add a nice crunch on top without the need for starch or butter. If you're looking for healthy chicken casserole ideas that will draw rave reviews, be sure to give this one a try!
This is one of our favorite low sodium casseroles. It’s a one pan chicken recipe that has only 250 mg sodium in each serving, which is well within the limits of most low sodium diets. Our low sodium chicken recipe has no added salt, and although soup can be high in sodium, the recipe calls for a low-salt version to keep sodium levels lower. With stats like that, it's nice to know you can enjoy low sodium heart healthy casseroles whenever you're craving delicous comfort food.
Not only is this tasty chicken casserole low in fat, cholesterol and sodium, but it’s also a low-calorie chicken recipe, too. At 204 calories per serving, you can indulge in a very filling dinner for very few calories. To keep the calorie count down in this casserole, as well as any other ones you make, bulk up the dish with filling vegetables which contain few calories. Also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts to keep the calorie count low. And get creative with using spices to add flavor without calories when you're making any type of heart healthy casseroles.
When it comes to easy chicken casserole recipes, it doesn’t get much easier than this! This casserole requires only a few ingredients, many of which you likely have on hand. It’s made in one pan and is ready in just 45 minutes! Once you pop it in the oven, you don’t even have to check on it until it’s done, except to sprinkle the topping on.
Recipe yields 8 servings
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large skillet lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté pepper, onion and celery until vegetables are softened. Place half the vegetables into a 2-quart casserole dish.
In a large bowl, mix the remaining half of the vegetables, chicken, soup, sour cream and water until combined. Add chicken mixture to vegetables in casserole dish. In a small bowl, combine the crushed corn flakes, paprika and parsley and mix until well combined. Top the casserole filling with the cornflake mixture. Bake for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and lightly spray corn flake topping with nonstick cooking spray. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes, until topping is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.