Crowd Size Chicken Bake

Crowd-Size Chicken Bake

Ingredients
16 ounces medium noodles 1/2 cup butter/margarine

1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. white pepper 7 cups milk

4 10 1/2-ounce cans
chicken gravy 8 cups chopped cooked
chicken OR Turkey

1 2-ounce jar diced
pimiento, drained
(1/4 cup) 1 cup fine dry
bread crumbs

1/4 cup butter/margarine
melted

**Ingredients**
16 ounces medium noodles	1/2 cup butter/margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour	1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper	7 cups milk
4 10 1/2-ounce cans chicken gravy	8 cups chopped cooked chicken OR Turkey
1 2-ounce jar diced pimiento, drained (1/4 cup)	1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup butter/margarine melted

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well. In a large kettle melt the 1/2 cup butter. Blend in flour, salt, & pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook & stir till thickened & bubbly; stir in chicken gravy. Stir in chicken/turkey, pimiento, & cooked noodles. Divide mixture between two 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dishes. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees about 35 minutes.
Toss together bread crumbs and the melted butter to combine; sprinkle atop casseroles. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes longer. Makes 2 casseroles, and 12 servings each!