Chile Chicken Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces noodles
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/4-1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped green peppers (optional)
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped mild green chilies (or chopped jalapenos)
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• salt
• pepper
• 3 cups diced cooked chicken
• 2/3 cup shredded cheese (or more to taste)
• buttered bread crumb

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles in boiling water; drain.
• 2 saute onion, peppers and mushrooms in butter.
• 3 stir in flour, cook with vegetables and stir till bubbly.
• 4 add chicken broth, milk, dry mustard and salt and pepper to taste. heat and stir till thickened.
• 5 combine this mixture with the cooked noodles and cooked chicken and chiles, if using.
• 6 put in greased casserole dish (2 or 2 1/2 qt size).
• 7 if you like it cheesy, feel free to stir some cheese in with the noodles, sauce and chicken. top with shredded cheese and bread crumbs.
• 8 bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.