Crusty Chicken Casserole With Cheese Batter

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 ounce butter
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 3 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 16 ounces cream of chicken soup (condensed)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 cups chicken, cooked & diced
• 1/4 cup tasty cheese, grated, for final topping
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1 green pepper, small, chopped
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup tasty cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 combine onion, shallots, celery and water in pan, bring to boil and simmer until onion is softened.
• 2 saute bacon and mushrooms in butter for 3 minutes.
• 3 combine onion mixture, bacon mixture, undiluted soup, sour cream and chicken and pour into greased ovenproof dish (8 cup capacity).
• 4 cheese batter:.
• 5 sift flour into bowl, add peppers, eggs, cheese & milk, stir until combined.
• 6 spread cheese batter over chicken mixture.
• 7 bake at 350f for 40 minutes until lightly browned and firm.
• 8 sprinkle with the remaining cheese and return to bake for additional 5 minutes until melted.
• 9 casserole, without batter, may be prepared up to 2 days ahead and kept covered in refrigerator.
• 10 not suitable for freezing or microwave.