recipe prepared, ready for the oven
chicken mornay
8 large fresh broccoli spears, cooked (or frozen broccoli spears)
8 large slices chicken breasts, cooked
3 cups mornay sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon paprika
Arrange broccoli in a 9x13 baking dish. Cover with chicken. Top with grated cheese and pour mornay sauce over. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in a 325 degree oven for about thirty minutes.
mornay sauce:
3 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken stock
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cream
To make sauce, melt butter slowly. Add flour, then chicken stock, stirring constantly. Add cayenne pepper and cheese. When cheese is melted, slowly add cream.
