Elegant Buffet Chicken
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Chicken
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4           cup  butter
     1/2           cup  celery -- chopped
  1              clove  garlic -- minced
     1/4           cup  all-purpose flour
  2               cups  milk
 10             ounces  mushroom soup
  8             ounces  cream cheese -- cut into chunks
     1/2           cup  sweet pimento -- coarsely chopped
     1/2           cup  pimento filled olives -- sliced
     1/2         pound  fresh mushrooms -- sliced
  3        tablespoons  butter
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
  12                    half chicken breasts -- skinned, boned, bite size pcs.
  1                cup  buttered bread crumbs
 

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. 3. Add celery and garlic; saute briefly. Add flour; cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring. 4. Whisk in milk and bring to a boil. 5. Add mushroom soup and cream cheese. Stir until smooth; bring to a boil and remove from heat. 6. Add pimiento and olives. 7. In a separate fry pan, saute mushrooms in the 3 Tablespoons butter until moisture evaporates; add to creamed mixture along with salt and pepper. 8. Add chicken if baking immediately. (If not baking immediately, let sauce mixture cool before adding chicken.) 9. Place in a large greased casserole dish; cover with buttered bread crumbs. Can be frozen before baking. Bake for 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Makes 12 servings.

 

Nutritional Information:

165 Calories (kcal); 15g Total Fat; (78% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 44mg Cholesterol; 149mg Sodium