Chicken Noodle Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. broad noodles
3 qt. boiling water
1 Tbsp. salt
4 1/2 c. chicken broth
salt and pepper
1/2 c. chicken fat (or part butter or margarine)
1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. cold water
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas
4 to 5 c. cubed cooked chicken
1 (3 oz.) can chow mein noodles (optional)
2 cooked carrots (optional)

Preparation

Cook broad noodles 5 minutes in boiling salted water.
Drain; heat broth and season with salt and pepper.
Blend fat, flour and cold water; add to broth, stirring.
Boil 3 minutes.
Pour boiling water over peas to separate.
Drain.
Reserve 1/2 cup peas for garnish.
Arrange noodles, peas, chicken and gravy in layers in a 4-quart greased casserole.
Mound peas in center of casserole (you may cover and refrigerate overnight).
Bake casserole at 375\u00b0 for 40 to 50 minutes or until bubbly hot.
Sprinkle band of chow mein noodles around rim of dish.
Slice carrots on the slant to make flower petals.
Arrange around peas.
Return to oven and bake 5 minutes.