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Almond Chicken Casserole
Makes
8 servings
Prep: Cook Rice, Cook Chicken
2 cans cream of mushroom soup undiluted
1/2 cup mayonnaise (do not substitute)
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped onions
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
5 cups cubed cooked boneless skinless chicken breast halves
3 cups cooked rice
4 ribs celery chopped
1 8-ounce can water chestnuts drained
1 cup sliced almonds
TOPPING:
1 1/2 cups crushed butter flavor crackers (approx. 38 crackers)
1/3 cup butter melted
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1. In a large bowl, combine the soup. mayonnaise, sour cream, onion, lemon
juice, salt and pepper.
2. Stir in the chicken, rice, celery, water chestnuts and almonds. Transfer to a
greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
3. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over chicken mixture.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly and golden
brown.
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Tips, Articles, and/or Product Recommendations
Chicken....
This is my number one question I get asked.
Q: So many recipe's all for pre-cooked chicken. I
don't want to take the time to cook the chicken and then add it to the recipe.
What do you use?
A: There are many ways to go about this. 1.)
If you serve baked chicken one night and you have leftovers (or buy a little
extra to make sure you have leftovers), simply chop the leftovers into small
pieces, place them in a freezer safe zip-loc bag, label, and throw them in the
freezer. Then when you need pre-cooked chicken you can just defrost (I
even throw it in the microwave to defrost if I am really in a bind) and throw it
in the recipe. 2.) Buy boneless skinless chicken breasts and throw
them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes (the smaller the pieces the
less time it will take). You can do this while you are preparing the rest
of the dish. Drain, cut into bite-size pieces, and you are set to go. 3.)
Keep some canned chicken on hand. I buy the larger cans that come in a six
pack at Costco. This is a great solution if you are really in a hurry.
Hopefully these ideas will make creating chicken dishes - such
as the one above - that called for pre-cooked chicken much easier!
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