OT: Chicken Broccoli Bake
Someone joked in the Jyaire Hill “Hello” post that “Chicken Broccoli Bake doesn’t lie” when commenting on on Jyaire’s fondness for Ann Arbor food. This prompted me to search for Chicken Broccoli Bake on Google to see if it’s still being served in the dorms, and stumbled on something major. I’m not sure why UM Housing approved the release of a trade secret like the recipe to Chicken Broccoli Bake, but I thought it was thread worthy to post it for the group: https://kb.housing.umich.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360018571692-Chicken-Broccoli-Bake-
I’ve been having trouble figuring out what to serve for Christmas dinner, but I think I found a winner! Enjoy!
December 21st, 2022 at 9:35 PM ^
-Insert best gravy recipes here-
December 22nd, 2022 at 12:35 AM ^
Call me old fashioned, but I think I’ll stick with the traditional turkey and ham for Christmas dinner.
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:06 AM ^
Jar, or homemade?
December 22nd, 2022 at 3:12 PM ^
Flour+Butter+Meat trimmings/juices
December 21st, 2022 at 9:36 PM ^
Who needs NIL
December 21st, 2022 at 10:08 PM ^
Indeed, our dorm food seals the deal!
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:43 AM ^
assuming the coaching staff didn't take him to East Quad then
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:48 AM ^
I have a HS senior who is in the application process for UofM. After he visited campus, the thing he talked about most was the dorm cafeterias and the availability of "unlimited swipes" at Michigan.
He's been to a lot of schools and I assume that at some point, all of the schools of a certain caliber are very similar on most of the really important characteristics, but that a few specific things standout at one particular school versus the others.
December 21st, 2022 at 9:42 PM ^
Sounds better than the "sushi bake" my rebel Instagram loving sister-in-law made for Thanksgiving.
Alas, no green bean casserole was served as a result of that terrible impromptu decision.
Fml.
December 22nd, 2022 at 7:54 AM ^
Sushi… Bake.
Girl got a ice cream soup recipe too?
December 22nd, 2022 at 7:56 AM ^
I am sorry, but WTF is a sushi bake?
that sounds bad and she should feel bad for serving it.
December 22nd, 2022 at 8:59 AM ^
Here's how you make it:
First, take someone who thinks all sushi shouldn't be raw and would taste better cooked (as if sushi would be appropriate for Thanksgiving anyway);
Combine that with someone who spends too much time on social media and thinks they know what normal people like;
Then coat liberally with indifference to tradition by replacing her assigned dish (green bean casserole) without telling anyone.
She's also the type who will microwave a medium rare prime bone in ribeye for 10 minutes after its been sous vide and seared perfectly. Tragic.
December 22nd, 2022 at 12:12 PM ^
This sounds like a horrible person! You should refuse to acknowledge her family membership until she cleans up her act. You're brother (or sister - NTTAWWT), too should suffer these consequences for his/her act of family defiance in marrying someone so off.]
This is unacceptable family dynamics at play!
December 22nd, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^
She sucks
December 21st, 2022 at 10:13 PM ^
Thank you for your service!
-mid 2000s grad
December 21st, 2022 at 10:15 PM ^
Yeah, sounds disgusting.
December 22nd, 2022 at 7:31 AM ^
Chicken broccoli bake was by far the best dorm meal. You do not know of which you speak
December 21st, 2022 at 10:24 PM ^
Went to university of Oklahoma. We had freeto chili topped with cheeses and onions. It was surprisingly awesome. I make it to this day using my chili that o learned in Oklahoma; yeah, I stole that recipe.
Ps. If there are beans it isn’t a chili!!!
I’ve printed this one out. We are definitely having this!
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:04 AM ^
I had no idea this was even a thing. I was today years old when I learned that some people not only prefer bean-free chili, but also insist that beans make it "not chili." Those people are wrong-minded, but they need our support, not our scorn.
December 22nd, 2022 at 11:09 AM ^
My wife doesn't believe in beans in chili. It's a mild disturbance in our marriage.
December 21st, 2022 at 10:28 PM ^
Is chicken broccoli bake ever really OT? I mean if you really think about it.
December 21st, 2022 at 10:29 PM ^
The whipping cream is what makes this dish
December 21st, 2022 at 10:37 PM ^
Mid ‘80’s in Alice Lloyd. I enjoyed watching the progression of certain food items. Grilled cheese sandwiches were cut up and served as croutons the next day. Chicken patties were cut up and served as a salad topping. Baked potatoes were mashed for day two. Chicken patties were my favorite menu item.
December 22nd, 2022 at 4:54 AM ^
Costco does the same thing with rotisserie chicken. The next day it becomes a giant chicken pot pie, which is damn good and the very definition of comfort food.
And after hearing the idea for recycling grilled cheese, I keep imagining a big bowl of tomato soup with cheese-filled croutons in it. I've certainly heard worse ideas.
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:05 AM ^
MoJo in the '90s. Progression was normally good, except when Lasagna Wednesday followed Taco Tuesday. Mexican seasoning was not meant for Italian food.
December 22nd, 2022 at 6:41 PM ^
West Quad Santa Fe Casserole was a last chance left over meal that wasn’t as bad as my mom’s tuna noodle casserole but it wasn’t good.
December 21st, 2022 at 10:40 PM ^
I've made it using this article/recipe, I think because it's been mentioned here before and who doesn't like a good casserole? I don't remember it from the dorm, though.
December 21st, 2022 at 10:42 PM ^
Broccoli > Methane
December 21st, 2022 at 10:45 PM ^
Currently living in a dorm at U of M - Ann Arbor; don't think they are serving it anymore as I have not seen it once at Markley, or any of the other dining halls I've eaten at.
December 21st, 2022 at 10:49 PM ^
🎶She’s chopping broccoli 🎶
December 21st, 2022 at 11:44 PM ^
A rock classic!
I will play this as I make this recipe . My step daughter is going to wish she was never born! 😬
(She loves broccoli but old school humor…)
December 21st, 2022 at 10:54 PM ^
If this isn't served by sexy grandpa, I don't want it.
December 22nd, 2022 at 6:18 AM ^
Sexy Grandpa was loved by everyone who ate at the cafeteria, and disliked by all those who worked with him and knew better
December 21st, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
An absolute CLASSIC.
I believe a friend was able to get someone in dining services to share the recipe with him many years ago, but the fact that it is now fully public is amazing. Said friend may have even concocted an ode to the Bake.
Definitely on the menu this winter. All hail Chicken Broccoli Bake.
December 22nd, 2022 at 12:39 AM ^
Despite two years living in the dorms, and my whole college career working in the AL cafeteria, I'm pretty sure this was one of the items I refused to eat.
December 22nd, 2022 at 1:24 AM ^
Imagine this with some canned gravy
December 22nd, 2022 at 7:07 AM ^
That made me think of chik-fil-a's "hot brown". I'm not certain if they have the actual dwarf houses outside of Georgia or not, but you should be able to order a hot brown at more than just the original hapeville Georgia location (it may be on their secret menu, so ask) . If you're ever dining in, it's a good way to start the day if you don't suffer an immediate coronary.
December 22nd, 2022 at 8:59 AM ^
I had never heard of "Hot Brown" in Michigan. Introduced to it by a Georgia Tech grad just a few years ago. It has become a welcome addition to my repertoire.
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
The only hot brown I'd had in Michigan was at Mr. Burger (GR folks know!) and it was... a thick slice of lunchmeat on two sad pieces of white toast. Tasted fine, but not life changing.
Then on my bachelor party weekend our Bourbon Trail guide took us to a diner near Louisville and told us we'd better try the hot brown.
Some meals are gifts from heaven, and that moment with that group of friends and that sloppy plate of bread, meat, and gravy was about as perfect as meals get. Wish I could remember more of it.
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:45 AM ^
The Brown Hotel in Louisville I believe was where it originated.
December 22nd, 2022 at 7:49 AM ^
You mean jarred gravy. We've already decided this...
December 22nd, 2022 at 5:56 AM ^
I am a survivor of the dorms at Michigan State. I don't remember any of the food being good. There was a turkey tetrazinni that I remember being particularly disgusting.
December 22nd, 2022 at 6:40 AM ^
Hot dish
December 22nd, 2022 at 8:32 AM ^
We're Michigan.
This might be chicken-broccoli bake at State.
But at Michigan it's Chicken Divan!!
December 22nd, 2022 at 8:54 AM ^
I'll say it: This stuff was not nearly as good as people said it was. Slop with chicken in it.
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:17 AM ^
December 22nd, 2022 at 9:01 AM ^
My only food-positive memories of Bursely Hall involve the donut-making machine they had.
I also remember grabbing four or five slices of cake at a time and just eating the frosting off the top.
Was that wrong? Should I feel badly?