Hot Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. diced celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 c. cooked cubed chicken
1/4 c. sliced or slivered almonds, toasted if desired (could probably substitute toasted pecan halves)
1 small jar or equivalent chopped pimento
1 can sliced water chestnuts (optional)*
1/2 c. sliced ripe olives (optional)*
1 small jar drained mushrooms (optional)*
1/3 c. mayonnaise
2 tsp. mustard
1/4 c. sour cream
1 c. crushed potato chips
1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation

*Use all, any or none of the three. Personally, the water chestnuts are a must.