CHICKEN BREAST CASSEROLE

8 chicken breast
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 tbsp. grated onion
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. mayonnaise
1/2 c. slivered almonds (optional)

Cook chicken breast, until tender. Remove skin and bones and cut chicken breast in half. Mix sauce and arrange breast in a Pyrex dish. Allow room between breasts. Put sauce on each breast separately. Just before baking put crushed potato chips or Ritz crackers, or corn flakes on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

2 pkg. boneless chicken
2 bell peppers
1 lg. onion
1 tbsp. flour
2 jars Sweet & Sour Sauce
1 c. flour
1 c. oil
Salt & pepper as desired

Heat 1 cup oil. Wash chicken pieces and dry, salt and pepper as desired. Roll chicken in cup of flour and deep fry until crispy. Remove and drain. Drain all but a small amount of oil from skillet and saute onion and bell pepper for 5 minutes. Add chicken and 1 tablespoon of flour to onions and peppers; saute for 5 additional minutes. Add sweet and sour sauce to contents. Cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Serve over rice.

CHICKEN & RICE CASSEROLE

1 c. uncooked rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pkg. Good Season Italian dressing
mix
2 c. boiling water
2 1/2-3 lb. cut up chicken or chicken
breasts

Wash and drain rice. Spread in 9 x 13 inch baking dish or 3 quart casserole. Mix soup, Italian dressing mix and water. Stir into rice, salt and pepper, chicken pieces. Lay skin side up on top of rice mixture. Cover tightly with foil and cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Uncover and cook for 20 minutes longer to dry rice. Put casserole under broiler for a few seconds to brown chicken. Serves 6-8. *Cream of mushroom soup can be substituted for the cream of chicken soup.

CHEESE `N CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

1 med. onion, chopped
2 tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 jar picante sauce
8 flour tortillas (6")
1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, cubed
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 c. shredded extra sharp Cheddar
cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cook and stir onion in large skillet until tender. Stir in chicken, 1/4 cup of picante sauce, cream cheese and cumin; cook until thoroughly heated. Stir in 1 cup of cheese. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture in center of each tortilla; roll up. Place seam side down in 12 x 7 inch baking dish. Top with remaining picante sauce and cheese. Bake 15 minutes.

CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

3 tbsp. margarine
3 chicken breasts, cooked & boned
3 tbsp. chopped onion
3 tbsp. chopped celery
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2/3 drops Tabasco
Salt & pepper to taste
1 can (10 count) Hungry Jack
buttermilk biscuits & 1 sm. can
1 can cream of mushroom or chicken
soup
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. milk
2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

Cut chicken up into very small pieces. In a skillet melt margarine and saute onion and celery. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Add cut up chicken to this mixture. In a bowl, mix soup, sour cream and milk; set aside. With a rolling pin, roll each biscuit out flat. Put a spoonful of chicken mixture on each biscuit, fold biscuit over and pinch all edges together. Place biscuits in lightly greased baking dish and bake 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and cover with soup mixture and grated cheese and return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese and soup are bubbly.

CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

1 hen
8 oz. vermicelli
1/2 c. chopped bell pepper
1 lg. chopped onion
2 cans mushroom soup
1/4 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated

Remove chicken from bone and cut in bite-size pieces. Cook bell pepper and onion in 1 cup chicken broth. Cook vermicelli in remainder of broth real slow. Mix all ingredients. Heat 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

CHICKEN LALA PIE

1 pkg. family size chicken
1 (8 oz.) sour cream
1 pkg. Stove Top stuffing
1/2 stick butter
1 (8 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup

Preparation time: 400 degrees. Cooking time: 45 minutes. Boil chicken, let cool and debone. Chop chicken into bite-size. Lay in bottom of casserole pan. Mix sour cream and cream of mushroom soup together and spread over chicken. Use 3 cups of broth (leftover from boiling chicken), 1/2 stick of butter, let butter melt. Mix season mix from box of stuffing into broth. Then blend stuffing. Spread over top of casserole. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

4 chicken breast fillets
1 lb. broccoli, frozen
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) Velveeta cheese
1/2 box Ritz crackers

Cut chicken fillets into bite-size pieces. Saute in butter until it turns white. Cook broccoli according to directions on package. Mix chicken and broccoli. Place in an 8 x 8 inch casserole dish. Melt Velveeta cheese in microwave. Add both cans of soup to cheese. Pour over chicken and broccoli. Stir until well mixed. Top with crushed Ritz crackers. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes until brown.

CHICKEN DIVAN

1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) pkg. sour cream
8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
4-6 chicken breasts
3/4 c. chicken broth
Bread crumbs
Butter or margarine
1 bunch fresh broccoli or lg. pkg.
frozen

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Boil and debone chicken. Reserve 3/4 cup broth. Place uncooked broccoli in bottom of 8 1/2 x 11 inch casserole dish. Top with chicken pieces. In small mixing bowl, stir together soup, sour cream and chicken broth. Pour over chicken. Top with cheese. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter. Bake about 1 minute until cheese is golden brown.

CHICKEN WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE

6 chicken breasts
3 eggs, beaten & salted
Progresso bread crumbs
2 tbsp. melted butter
4 tbsp. cooking oil
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can cream of chicken
soup
1 c. chicken broth
8 oz. mozzarella cheese slices

Dip chicken pieces in beaten eggs, roll in bread crumbs and brown in oil and butter. Place in casserole dish. Combine soup and broth. Pour over chicken and bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Place slices of cheese over chicken and bake 10 more minutes uncovered. Serve with rice.

MOZZARELLA CHICKEN AND SAUCE

4 chicken breast with or without bones
1 jar Ragu spaghetti sauce (tomatoes
and herbs)
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1 sm. onion, chopped
1/4 c. sliced ham, chopped
1 c. mozzarella cheese
Dales steak sauce
Salt, pepper & garlic powder to taste

Cover bottom of Pyrex dish (for oven) with Dales steak sauce. Layer bottom of dish with chicken (browning optional). Sprinkle chicken with onions, green peppers, salt, pepper, garlic powder and ham. Cover with Ragu sauce. Cover and cook for 50 minutes in preheated oven, 350 degree cooking temperature. Remove cover and cover with cheese. Remain cooking until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Serve over spaghetti noodles and with French bread. Yield 4 servings as a complete meal.

SWISS CHEESE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

4-6 chicken breasts
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 c. milk
2 c. Pepperidge Farm herb seasoning
stuffing mix
1/4 c. margarine

Place chicken in casserole lightly greased. Place cheese on top of chicken. Mix soup and milk; pour over chicken. Cover mixture up stuffing mix. Drizzle butter over crumbs. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

5 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Velveeta, grated
1 (8 oz.) pkg. spaghetti noodles

Boil chicken with skin intact, approximately 25 minutes, with salt and pepper. Remove boiled chicken, deskin and bone. Boil spaghetti in broth. Spray 9 x 13 inch pan with Pam. Place chicken pieces, soup, cheese, 1 1/2 cups of chicken broth and cooked spaghetti in pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE

1 can Rotel tomatoes with chilies
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 sm. Velveeta cheese, diced
1 sm. onion, sauteed
1 stick margarine
1 whole chicken
1 c. Cheddar cheese
1 pack spaghetti

Boil chicken and take off bone. In the same water, boil spaghetti and drain, but do not rinse. Mix all ingredients together, except Cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until Velveeta cheese is melted and hot. Garnish with Cheddar cheese and serve.

THYME CHICKEN

4 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 pt. whipping cream
1 stick butter
Thyme
Salt & pepper to taste
Sliced fresh mushrooms

Melt stick of butter in skillet. Wash and dry chicken. Fry chicken in butter until golden brown. Take chicken out and sprinkle with thyme. Saute mushrooms in butter. Return chicken to skillet with mushrooms and pour cream over these. Cook until cream thickens and turns brown. This is delicious served with a rice casserole and green bean casserole.