Nonni's Family Night Casserole

Step 1

Turn on your oven to preheat it to 375 degrees F. Get out your Dutch oven and heat it up over medium heat. Once it's hot, put in just a little bit of olive oil to coat the bottom.

Step 2

Dice the chicken breasts and put them into the Dutch oven to brown lightly. Then, slice the linguica (or other sausage) into about 1/8 inch slices and add it into the Dutch oven to brown lightly. Dice the onion and mix it into the Dutch oven. Meanwhile, dice that potato and add it to the mix. If you are using fresh carrots, this is where you also would dice and add those. Let these ingredients cook just a few minutes to soften them slightly.

Step 3

If you like cooking with wine, add about 1/4 cup of dry white or Madeira. Now, add the cream of broccoli soup, the cream of chicken soup, and the softened cream cheese. If you really like veggies, you could add a cup each of corn and green beans, too!

Step 4

Mix all of this well, adding just a little more salt and pepper. If you like other seasonings, you also could add just a little garlic, pepper flakes, etc. Use seasonings you and your family like. It doesn't take much, as the sausage adds quite a bit of flavor.

Step 5

Next, mix it all really well, cover it, stick it into the oven, and let it cook for about 45 minutes.

Step 6

About 35 minutes in, pop open a can of biscuits, separate them, put them on top of the mixture, and let this continue to cook until the biscuits are done!