Chicken Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 lb. cut up chicken
2 c. water
1 c. dry sherry
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery
2 (6 oz.) pkg. long grain and wild rice
1 (4 oz.) can chopped mushrooms
1 c. sour cream
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 c. sliced almonds
paprika

Preparation

In a large pot, bring water, sherry, salt, curry powder, onion and celery to a boil.
Add chicken and cook until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken.
Reserve broth.
Remove chicken from bone and cut into bite-size pieces.
Cook rice according to package directions, using reserved broth instead of water and butter. Combine chicken, cooked rice, mushroom pieces, sour cream and mushroom soup.
Pour into 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Top with almonds and sprinkle with paprika.
Cover and bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.