Chicken Almond Rotini Bake
Serves 8
Ingredients:
2/3 cup Butter; divided
1/2 cup Diced carrots
1/2 cup Diced celery
1/4 cup Diced onion
2 Whole chicken breasts (fresh or dried), divided (about 450g) cut into strips
110g Diced fresh mushrooms
1 can Condensed cream of chicken soup, (285g)
1 cup Milk
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
1 tb Parsley
3 cup Rotini
1 cup Fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup Silvered almonds; for garnish
Method:
In 1/3 cup butter lightly saute carrots, celery and onions. Add chicken strips and mushrooms; cook until tender. Add the chicken soup, milk, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon parsley and the cooked rotini.
Place in 2-quart buttered casserole. Mix 1/3 cup butter (melted), bread crumbs and the remaining 2 teaspoons parsley; spread evenly over casserole. Garnish with almonds.
Bake in 175 degrees Celsius oven for 30 minutes.