Chicken Spectacular

This is Nancy’s signature dish.  We use it as a main course or as a side course to a hearty meal.  My main goal is to get her to make, collect rave reviews for the guest meal, but then I get to have it for left-over snacks for the next several days.  The dish is much better than the ingredients imply.

3 cups chopped chicken, cooked 1 package Uncle Ben’s Long-Grain and Wild Rice Mix, cooked 2 cans Green Beans, French Cut, drained 1 cup mayonnaise 1 jar (4 oz) diced pimento peppers, optional 1 onion, medium, chopped 1 can cream of celery soup, drained 1 can water chestnuts, sliced and drained 1 salt & pepper, to taste sliced almonds

1. Prepare Rice: Cook the rice according to the directions.

2. Prepare Chicken: Cook chicken favorite way including via microwave.

3. Prepare Casserole: In a large bowl, toss together the cooked rice, cooked chicken, cream of celery soup, pimentos, onion, green beans, mayonnaise, water chestnuts, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a 3 quart casserole dish. Top with sliced almonds.

4. Bake: Bake in the 350 deg preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.

Prepare Chicken & Rice:  55 mins

Mix Ingredients:  5 mins

Bake:  25 to 30 mins

Total:  1 hour 30 mins

Source:  Nancy Sliwa from family; Augmented with AllRecipes.com

Suggested Course:  Main or Side

Servings/Yield:  8

Calories: 401

Total Fat: 20.5g

Cholesteral: 46mg

Sodium: 671mg

Total Carbs: 36.5g

Dietary Fiber: 2.86g

Sugars: 5.98g

Protein: 16.6g