Chicken or turkey divan with cheese sauce
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter; divided |
| 6 | slices | Bread; thick |
| ⅓ | cup | Flour; all-purpose |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| dash | Pepper | |
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| 1 | cup | Cheese, American; shredded |
| 12 | slices | Chicken or turkey; cooked, thin slices |
| 24 | Asparagus stalks; cooked | |
Directions
Melt ¼ cup butter. Cut crusts from bread slices. Brush cut surfaces of bread with melted butter. Place on overnproof platter or baking dish. Melt remaining ¼ cup butter in saucepan; blend in flour, salt, paprika, and pepper. Add milk, stirring constantly, and cook until sauce is smooth and thickend. Blend in cheese; stir until melted. Toast bread until lighlty browned in very hot oven, 450 degrees, about 5 minutes. Arrange chicken on toast squares; cover with asparagus tips. Spoon cheese sauce over asparagus. Place under broiler 4 to 5 inches from heat source until warm and lightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, November 1972. Typos by Nancy Coleman. Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 12-01-94