Chicken Elegante
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Chicken
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4           cup  butter
     1/2           cup  pimento
     1/2           cup  chopped celery
     1/2           cup  sliced stuffed olives
  1              clove  garlic minced
     1/2         pound  sliced mushrooms
     1/4           cup  all purpose flour
  3        tablespoons  butter
  2               cups  milk
  1                can  mushroom soup
  1            Package  cream cheese -- cut into chunks
  12                    half-breasts of chicken -- cut into bite-sized pieces  
  1                cup  buttered bread crumbs
                        Salt & pepper to taste
 

Preparation:

Melt butter, add garlic and celery and saute at low temp. Add flour and stir together 2-3 minutes. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil, stir until smooth Add soup and cream cheese, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add pimento and olives. Set aside. In a separate pan, Saute mushrooms in a small amount of butter ( extra) until moisture evaporates. Add to cream mixture above. Salt and pepper to taste. Freeze this mixture if you are not serving immediately. If you are serving immediately, then add chicken chunks to the mixture, pour into a large, greased casserole dish and top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45-60 min. Serve with veggies or a salad. It is so rich that potatoes seem like too much. Depends on how hungry your guests are.

 

Nutritional Information:

2017 Calories (kcal); 188g Total Fat; (81% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 541mg Cholesterol; 2686mg Sodium