Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Submitted by: Wanda Clawson

Ingredients:
2  6 0z packages Uncle Ben's fast cooking wild rice
1/4 cup butter
4 stalks celery - diced
2 medium onions - diced
5 cups chicken - cooked and diced
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 8 oz sour cream
1 cup milk
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg. - 2 1/2 oz slivered almonds
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Directions:
Cook rice according to package instructions.
Toast almonds 3 to 5 minutes
Melt butter and saute' celery and onions until tender.
Mix together soup and milk, add cooked rice, celery and onion mixture, cooked chicken, and sour cream,
Place in greased 9x13 casserole dish.  Sprinkle with bread crumbs and almonds.  Top with cheese.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes, until bubbly.