Oriental Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken (can either cube it or coarsely shred)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can chinese vegetables
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 2 cups zucchini, sliced thick and then quarter the slices
• 1/4 cup chicken broth (i use swanson canned or in the carton)
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups instant rice
• 1/4 cup chinese beef gravy
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 1 (3 ounce) can chow mein noodles (the crispy ones)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with lemon juice and soy sauce. marinate and chill for 30 minutes.
• 2 saute onion, celery and mushrooms until just tender.
• 3 cook cut up zucchini for about 5 minutes in boiling water until just tender. drain and set aside.
• 4 drain liquid from chinese vegetables and add to chicken broth to make the 1 1/4 celsius liquid.
• 5 combine all ingredients except chow mein noodles. mix well.
• 6 turn into a greased 9x13 dish.
• 7 sprinkle noodles on top and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• 8 refrigerate any leftovers.