CRUNCHY HOT CHICKEN SALAD

By dpearce

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups chicken -- diced and cooked
• 1 cup celery (or celery seed ) -- finely chopped
• 2 teaspoon onion -- chopped
• 1/2 cup almonds -- sliced
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup water
• cheddar cheese -- shredded
• dry bread crumbs or crushed potato chips

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients except the mayonnaise and water, cheese and bread crumbs.

Stir mayonnaise and water together until smooth. Pour over chicken mixture - Stir well.

Spoon into greased two-quart shallow baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Bake at 425 degrees for twenty-five or thirty minutes until bubbling around edges. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar and dry bread crumbs or crushed potato chips. Put back into oven until melted.