Marion's Chicken and Wild Rice

Does my kitchen ever smell good!  Wow!  I can't wait to serve this to Craig for dinner!

Ingredients: 

·         4 c. cooked chicken, cut in large pieces

·         2 tbsp. lemon juice

·         1 pkg. Uncle Ben’s combination wild and white rice, cooked according to package directions

·         1 can cream of celery soup

·         1 (4 oz) jar chopped pimento

·         4 green onions, chopped (tops and all)

·         ½ c. sliced mushrooms

·         1 can water chestnuts, sliced

·         ½ c. Hellman’s mayonnaise

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons lemon juice over chicken.  Combine all ingredients.  Season with salt and seasoned pepper to taste.  Transfer to 9 x 13 inch, 3 quart casserole.  Sprinkle with parsley and paprika if desired.  Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly all over.  Serves 12.  May be frozen after baking or earlier in day and reheated. 

Here's a picture of the ingredients:

And here it is before it went in the oven:

Nesi LOVES this meal because she got to clean up the cutting board:

Stay tuned... we are having it for dinner tonight!

Aimee