Cheese Puffs with Chicken Salad

By á-24734

Ingredients

• Chicken Salad:
• 4 Tbs. Butter
• 1/2 Cup Boiling Water
• 1/2 Cup Flour
• Dash of Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup Swiss Cheese, shredded
• 2 Cups Cooked Chicken, chopped
• 1/4 Cup Celery, minced
• 2 Tbs. Green Onion, minced
• 2 Tbs. Pimentos, minced
• 2 Tbs. White Wine
• 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• Dash of Pepper
• 1/4 tsp. Lemon Juice
• 1/4 Cup Sliced Almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in boiling water. Add 1/4 cup flour and a dash of salt. Stir rapidly until mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a ball that does not separate. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add egg and beat until smooth. Stir in shredded cheese. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool and split. Fill with chicken salad. Unfilled puffs may be kept in freezer. Chicken salad: Mix chicken with celery, green onions, pimentos, wine, mayonnaise, salt and pepper, lemon juice, and sliced almonds. Fill puffs with chicken salad. Yields 10-12.