Avocados top a cheesy chicken and noodle casserole that gets a little kick from chiles.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup broad flat green noodles
- 1 large ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 dashes Tabasco sauce
- 2-1/4 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 6 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, (approximately 2 pounds) poached
- 1/2 cup roasted, peeled, and coarsely chopped fresh chiles or 1 (4-ounce) can whole green chiles, chopped coarse
Preparation:
Prepare noodles according to package directions, drain, and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Drizzle avocado slices with lime juice and set aside.
Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, and Tabasco over low heat until mixture bubbles. Add half-and-half slowly, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add cheddar cheese and stir until it has melted. Reserve 1 cup of this sauce. Mix remainder with cooked noodles. Place chicken in bottom of a 9 x 12 x 3-inch rectangular baking dish. Cover with chopped green chiles. Spoon noodle mixture over chicken and chiles. Place avocado slices on top and pour reserved sauce over avocados. Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings.
Source: The Pink Adobe Cookbook by Rosalea Murphy (Dell Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Drizzle avocado slices with lime juice and set aside.
Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, and Tabasco over low heat until mixture bubbles. Add half-and-half slowly, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add cheddar cheese and stir until it has melted. Reserve 1 cup of this sauce. Mix remainder with cooked noodles. Place chicken in bottom of a 9 x 12 x 3-inch rectangular baking dish. Cover with chopped green chiles. Spoon noodle mixture over chicken and chiles. Place avocado slices on top and pour reserved sauce over avocados. Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings.
Source: The Pink Adobe Cookbook by Rosalea Murphy (Dell Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.
