Chicken Croquettes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. chicken broth
1 Tbsp. snipped parsley
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated onion
1/4 tsp. salt
dash of paprika
dash of nutmeg
dash of pepper
1 1/2 c. finely diced, cooked chicken
3/4 c. fine crumbs (crackers or dry bread)
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. water

Preparation

Melt butter; blend in flour.
Add milk and chicken broth. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles.
Cook and stir 1 minute.
Add parsley, lemon juice, onion, salt and dash each of paprika, nutmeg and pepper.
Cool.
Add 1 1/2 cups finely diced chicken; salt to taste.
Chill thoroughly.