Creamy Chicken Casserole | Weight Watchers (2024)

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This Creamy Chicken Casserole is just 6 SmartPoints on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan. It's 6 SmartPoints on the myWW Blue plan & the myWW Purple plan and 7 SmartPoints on the myWW Green plan.

If you follow the new WW Personal Points plan then you can find out how many Personal Points this recipe will be for you & track it in your WW App by clicking on the blue button in recipe card below!

Not the most pretty looking dish, but what it lacks in style it make up for in taste. It is creamy, filling and delicious and what's more you get a massive portion for your SmartPoints!

Now that's my kind of Weight Watchers Chicken recipe!

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The creamy sauce in this casserole is a variation on the sauce that I use to make these Swedish Meatballs.

With Weight Watchers we tend to steer clear of creamy sauces, but this one is different.

It isn't made with lashings of cream! Although, it certainly tastes like it does.

Instead of cream I made the sauce by adding skimmed milk to chicken stock, thickening it with a roux and stirring in a couple of spoonfuls of half fat creme fraiche.

This gives it a rich creamy taste and thickens the sauce so that it nicely covers the chicken and mushrooms.

If you're unable to get hold of half fat creme fraiche or you don't particularly like it, read on for alternatives!

Please be aware that this post was written prior to Weight Watchers changing to the WW Points Plan. Scroll down the page to check how many Points it works out on the 2023 - 2024 WW Points Plan, as well as some of the older Weight Watchers plans.

How many SmartPoints in Creamy Chicken Casserole?

Weight Watchers changed their program at the end of 2019. It now includes 3 individual plans, giving anyone following the WW program lots of choice about how they use their SmartPoint allocation.

Using the official WW recipe builder I have worked out the SmartPoints for this Creamy Chicken Casserole for each of the plans.

Freestyle plan - 6 SmartPoints per portion
myWW Blue plan - 6 SmartPoints per portion
myWW Purple plan - 6 SmartPoints per portion
myWW Green plan - 7 SmartPoints per portions

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More WW Chicken Recipes

If you are looking for other Weight Watchers friendly chicken recipes, you may like this Chicken Marsala or perhaps this Chicken Tikka Masala. This is also a very popular dish.

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Preparing the chicken:

Now it may be tempting to omit this step (as the flour and oil adds a few extra points), but I strongly recommend you don't skip this part.

Sealing the chicken this way stops it from becoming tough when baked. It also browns it and adds to the overall flavour.

Cut the large chicken breasts into strips (pic 1).
Place the flour into a bag or container and season. Toss the chicken in the seasoned flour so that they are fully coated (pic 2)
I saute the chicken in batches (pic 3). I tend to do 3 batches and use ¼ of a tablespoon of olive oil per batch.
You want to seal the chicken, but you don't want it to cook through. Turn the chicken with tongs until the chicken is sealed and parts of it have turned golden brown (pic 4)

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Preparing the sauce:

To make the sauce, you need to make a roux. This is done by adding flour to butter, or in this case olive oil. This amount of roux will not thicken the sauce much but it does help!

Warm the oil in a pan and add the flour (pic 1). Stir together over a warm heat until it makes a paste.
Continue to cook the paste for a minute or two (so that the flour cooks).
Add the stock bit by bit (pics 2 & 3) making sure that you whisk to avoid it becoming lumpy.
Once all the stock has been added, stir in the milk (pic 4)
Bring the sauce to a simmer, whisking continuously and then remove from the heat. Stir in the creme fraiche. The sauce should have thickened slightly and is now ready to use.

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Putting it all together:

Layer the sauteed chicken into a casserole dish (pic 1)
Top with the sauteed onions, mushrooms and garlic (pic 2)
Pour over the creamy sauce (pic 3)
Bake, uncovered, for a further 40 minutes (pic 4)

What I used to make this dish:

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What to serve this casserole with:

Roasted Butternut Squash Mash for no extra SmartPoints
A small serving of rice for an extra 3 SmartPoints (or use brown rice for no extra SmartPoints if you are following the Purple plan!)
A small serving of pasta for an extra 4 SmartPoints (or use whole wheat rice for no extra SmartPoints if you are following the Purple plan)
A scoop of mashed potato made with margarine for an extra 4 SmartPoints

Alternatives:

If you don't like half fat Creme Fraiche, you can stir through a couple of tablespoons of Philadelphia Light soft cheese instead.

Alternatively, you can use 3 tablespoons of soured cream - this will give the casserole a slightly different sharper taste.

If you use full fat Creme Fraiche, you will have to add a further 6 SmartPoints to the whole casserole.

I used common white mushrooms in this recipe, but you could use Portobello mushrooms for an extra meaty casserole or shiitake mushrooms for a different flavour. Or a mixture of all three!

Creamy Chicken Casserole | Weight Watchers

Marianne

This delicious Creamy Chicken Casserole is just 6 SmartPoints for a massive portion on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan.It is 6 SmartPoints on the myWW Blue plan and the myWW Purple plan. It is 7 SmartPoints on the myWW Green plan.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 278 kcal

Ingredients

4 skinless chicken breasts chopped into strips
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil divided
5¼ cups mushrooms (500g) sliced
1 onion diced
2 large garlic cloves minced

For the sauce

¾ tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp flour
1½ cups chicken stock (350ml)
½ cup skimmed milk (120ml)
2 tbsp half fat creme fraiche or alternative - see post
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180^oC / 350^oF /170^oC Fan
Place the flour, salt and pepper in a bag or tub and add the chicken strips. Toss until they are fully coated with the seasoned flour.
Heat a quarter of the olive oil in a good non stick pan and add a third of the chicken. Turn a few times until the chicken is sealed on all sides and parts of it have turned a light golden brown. Remove from the pan and place in a large casserole dish.
Cook the rest of the chicken this way - in two more batches, adding ¼ tbsp of oil to the pan before adding the chicken. The chicken does not have to be cooked through, it just needs to be sealed to prevent it from becoming dry and tough when baked later.
Add the last ¼ tbsp of oil to the pan and scrape up any bits of flour that have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Add the chopped onion and fry for a few minutes until they have started to soften.
Add the mushroom and saute for a few more minutes. Add a couple of tablespoons of water and cook until the mushrooms have softened and all the water has cooked off.
Add the minced garlic and saute for a further 1 - 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and spoon over the chicken strips.

For the sauce

In a saucepan, heat ¾ tbsp of olive oil over a medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of flour and mix to make a paste. Stir for 1 - 2 minutes.
Add a little of the chicken stock and whisk or stir in, till combined and smooth. Carry on adding the stock, bit by bit until it is all incorporated and has turned to smooth sauce. Add the skimmed milk and bring to a simmer.
Once the sauce has come to a simmer, remove from the heat and stir in the half fat creme fraiche. Season to taste.
Pour the sauce over the chicken, mushrooms and onions. Place the casserole dish in the centre of the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
Serve warm. See serving suggestion above.

Notes

Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.

PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.

PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Creamy Chicken Casserole | Weight Watchers

Serving Size

1 portion

Amount per Serving

Calories

278

% Daily Value*

Fat