Celery Delight - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. fresh celery
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 (5 oz.) can water chestnuts, sliced
1 (2 oz.) can sliced pimento
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. slivered almonds
1/2 c. bread crumbs (can use Pepperidge Farm dressing)

Preparation

Cook celery in salted water (boiling) for 8 minutes; drain. Combine celery, undiluted soup, pimentos and water chestnuts. Turn into 6-cup casserole.
Heat butter until hot; add almonds and stir until pale brown.
Scatter over casserole; scatter crumbs over top (can be mixed with almonds, if desired, first).
Bake for 20 minutes at 350\u00b0.