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       Title: CREAMED CHICKEN
  Categories: Poultry, Main dish
       Yield: 6 servings
  
       3 tb Butter or margarine
       6 tb Flour
   1 1/2 c  Milk
   1 1/2 c  Chicken broth or stock
     3/4 ts Salt
     1/8 ts Pepper
     1/2 ts Ground savory
       2 c  Cooked chicken
            -- cut in pieces
       1 c  Peas, cooked
     1/2 c  Almonds, blanched, slivered
  
   Melt fat in a large saucepan; stir in flour.  Mix in liquids and
   seasonings.  Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until smooth
   and thickened.
   
   Add chicken, peas, and almonds.  Continue cooking until heated through.
   Serve hot in patty shells or over toasted waffles or biscuits.
   
   Calories per 3/4 cup serving: About 289 without patty shell, waffle, or
   biscuit
   
   VARIATION: Creamed Tuna -- Use two 7-ounce cans of solid water-packed
   tuna, drained, in place of chicken and use 1/2 cup coarsely chopped
   cashews in place of almonds.  Omit salt and savory.  About 270 calories
   per serving.
   
   Source: FOOD -- by U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
  
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