Chicken And Sausage Extraordinaire

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) box long grain and wild rice blend
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cooked and sliced
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups crushed crackers

Recipe

• 1 cook rice according to package directions and set aside.
• 2 in a skillet, brown sausage and remove with a slotted spoon.
• 3 saute onions, and celery in sausage fat until onion is transparent, not brown, and drain.
• 4 stir in mushrooms and chicken and set aside.
• 5 melt margarine in large saucepan, add flour and mix well.
• 6 over medium heat, slowly add cream, broth, and poultry seasoning. cook stirring constantly, until mixture is fairly thick. pour into large bowl.
• 7 add salt, pepper, rice, sausage-onion mixture and chicken-mushroom mixture.
• 8 spoon into 10x14 inch buttered casserole dish.
• 9 mix together melted margarine and crushed crackers and sprinkle over casserole.
• 10 bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until bubbly around the edges.