Potluck Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

45 gr mushrooms
22 gr onion
2 garlic
55 gr butter
24 gr all purpose flour
300 ml milk
180 ml mayonnaise
550 gr cubed chicken
350 gr long rice
100 gr celery
200 gr peas
2 pimientos
10 ml lemon juice
3 gr salt
1 gr pepper
120 gr coarsely cornflakes

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, saute mushrooms, onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter until tender. Stir in flour until thoroughly combined Gradually add milk; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in mayonnaise until smooth. Add chicken, rice, celery, peas, pimientos, lemon juice, salt and pepper; mixwell. Spoon into an ungreased 12x9x2=inch baking dish. Melt remaining butter; toss with cornflakes. Sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 180ºC or 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.