Recipe For Cooking Avocado Chicken Casserole

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Avocado Chicken Casserole

Serves 6

1 C. broad flat green noodles
1 lrg. ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1/2 C. butter
1/4 C. flour
1 tea. salt
5 dashes Tabasco sauce
2 1/4 C. half-and-half
1 C. grated Cheddar cheese
6 (6 oz.) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves,
1/2 C. roasted, peeled and coarsely chopped fresh chile

Prepare noodles according to pkg. 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-qt. saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and Tabasco sauce over low heat until mixture bubbles. Add half-and-half slowly, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add cheese and stir until it has melted. Reserve 1 C. of this sauce. Mix remainder with cooked noodles. Place chicken in bottom of a 9 x l3-in. 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 min.