Green Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 whole chicken
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped ripe olives
• 12 ounces spinach fettuccine
• 8 ounces frozen peas, thawed
• 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup button mushroom, sliced
• 4 tablespoons chopped pimiento
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 roast or stew chicken according to your favorite method. mom bought one already cooked at the grocery deli.
• 2 remove meat from chicken and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
• 3 in a skillet, heat the olive oil on medium, and saute the green pepper, onions, and mushrooms until just tender.
• 4 bring chicken stock to a boil and add noodles, cooking until tender. do not drain, but leave the noodles in the broth.
• 5 add chicken and saute mixture to pot of noodles.
• 6 add peas, olives and pimentos to pot.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 in a 3 quart casserole, ladle 1/2 of chicken/noodle mixture, then sprinkle with 1/2 of cheese. pour in remaining mixture then top with the rest of the cheese.
• 9 bake, covered for 45 minutes in a preheated 325 degree oven.
• 10 uncover and bake for 15 more minutes, until cheese is lightly browned.