Chicken Cheese Meltaway Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. elbow macaroni
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken or\tturkey
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
1/8 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. minced parsley
4 slices American cheese
buttered bread crumbs

Preparation

Cook macaroni in boiling, salted water until tender. Drain and rinse. Melt butter in saucepan. Add onion and cook over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, salt, thyme and pepper. Add milk gradually; cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Arrange half of the macaroni in the bottom of lightly greased 2-quart casserole. Put half the chicken over macaroni. Arrange cheese slices over chicken. Repeat layering once. Pour sauce over layered mixture. Mix crumbs and parsley. Sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake in moderate 350\u00b0 oven for 25 minutes. Makes 4 servings.