Chicken-wild Rice Casserole

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Dairy		Poultry	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		up to
6		Chicken breast halves
1	c	Water
1	c	Sherry
1 1/2	t	Salt
		Pepper to taste
1/2	t	Curry powder
1		Onion, sliced
2		Ribs celery, sliced
12	oz	Fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2		Stick butter
1		6-oz Uncle Ben's long
		grain and wild rice with
		seasonings
1	c	Sour cream
1		10.75-oz cream of chicken
		soup
1/2	c	Slivered almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Boil chicken in water seasoned with sherry, salt, pepper, curry
powder, onion and celery, Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer for at least 1 hour. Remove from heat and strain, reserving
broth. Bone and skin the chicken breasts and cut meat into bite-sized
pieces. Saut mushrooms in butter. Cook rice according to the
directions on the package, using the reserved broth as part of the
liquid for cooking rice. Combine chicken, mushrooms and rice in a 3
quart casserole. Add sour cream and cream of chicken soup.  Mix well.
Top with slivered almonds. Bake, covered, for 1 hour at 350Ã¸.  Uncover
for the last 15 minutes of cooking. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.  BETH
JACKSON  (MRS. DOUGLAS W.)  From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good
Life>, by the Little Rock (AR)  Junior League.  Downloaded from Glen's
MM Recipe Archive,  http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 422 Calories From Fat: 236 Total Fat: 26.9g Cholesterol: 86.9mg Sodium: 2236.5mg Potassium: 667.7mg Carbohydrates: 13.6g Fiber: 1.8g Sugar: 3.5g Protein: 24.6g