Chicken Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 fat hens or 8 lb. chicken breasts
1 to 2 onions, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 lb. flat noodles
1/2 c. white raisins
1 c. slivered almonds
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
bread crumbs

Preparation

Cook chicken and pour off stock (about 4 cups).
Add onion, bay leaves and flat noodles to stock; boil 7 minutes.
Add white raisins and slivered almonds.
Bone chicken and add.
Mix lightly; add salt and pepper.
Put in a greased baking dish; store in refrigerator overnight (if too dry, add broth).
When ready to bake, spread cream of mushroom soup over mixture.
Sprinkle top with bread crumbs and add pats of butter.
Bake, uncovered, about 1 hour at 350\u00b0.
Serves 16 to 20 people.