Much lighter chicken casserole

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 tb Corn-oil margarine
6 tb Unbleached flour
1 1/4 c Defatted chicken stock
1 c Non-fat milk
1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Garlic powder
1/8 ts Freshly ground black pepper
4 c Cooked diced chicken
- without skin
1/4 c Calorie-reduced mayonnaise
2 c Diced celery
2 tb Chopped onion
2 tb Freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 c Cooked cooled rice
1/4 c Sliced almonds
- toasted in preheated
- 350-degree oven
- 8 to 10 minutes

Melt margarine in medium saucepan. Add flour and stir over medium
heat 1 minute. Do not brown. Add chicken stock and milk. Using a
wire whisk, stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Add
salt, garlic powder and pepper; continue to cook 1 minute more.
In large mixing bowl, combine sauce with chicken, mayonnaise,
celery, onion, lemon juice and rice. Mix well and pour into a
casserole sprayed with non-stick vegetable coating. Top with toasted
almonds. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven 50 to 60 minutes until
hot and bubbly. Makes about 7 cups OR 6 (1-cup) servings.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Each serving contains approximately 399
calories; 83 milligrams cholesterol; 17 grams fat; 449 milligrams
sodium.

Printed in the June 20, 1991, issue of the Los Angeles Daily News.