Chicken Main Dish Casserole

Feature Recipe July 2006
Chicken Main Dish Casserole Recipe
By  Bob Williamson
Chicken Casserole Ingredients:

12 ounces boneless chicken breasts, cut into ½ inch pieces
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces fresh or frozen, thawed snow peas
¼ cup whole blanched almonds
½ cup apricot preserves
1/3 cup chicken broth
1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
4 – 6 cups hot cooked rice

Directions:
Heat oil in large skillet, add chicken, and stir until brown. Sprinkle chicken with salt.  Add snow peas and almonds to skillet; cook and stir two minutes.
Mix preserves, chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and ginger; stir  into skillet with cooked chicken and vegetables.  Heat to boiling, boil, stirring constantly, until thickened.  Serve over rice.