Chicken Divan

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. YIELD: 10 servings.

This tasty chicken divan

recipe was given to me by a friend years ago, and it's been a family favorite ever since. My daughters enjoy making this dish in their own homes and get the same enthusiastic compliments I always do! —Mary Pat Lucia, North East, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, divided

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream

1/2 cup cooking sherry or water

2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted

2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen cut or chopped broccoli,...