Congratulations Casserole

Prep time: 25 minutes
Bake time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Serves: 10 - 12

• 3 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped
• 1 bag egg noodles, cooked
• 1 C. real mayonnaise
  
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 C. chicken broth (use water from boiling the chicken)
• 1 1/2 C. chopped broccoli or frozen peas
• 3 C. shredded cheddar or Colby-jack cheese (or a mixture of both)

Boil the chicken, cool, chop into bite sized pieces. Use broth to boil noodles until al dente. (DO NOT over cook the noodles!)
In large bowl mix cooked chicken, cooked noodles, mayo, soup, 1 C. broth, frozen veggies, and 2 C cheese. Place mixture in 9 x 13 pan.
Bake covered for 1 hour at 350. Then uncover, place remaining 1 C. cheese on top, and bake another 15 minutes (or until cheese is bubbly).
Let stand about 5 minutes before serving.

I call this "congratulations casserole" because I got it from a wonderful lady at our church in Indy who makes it for everyone who has a baby. I changed her original recipe by adding veggies so we can have a one-dish-meal. It's so good -- and carries lovely memories for me from when Elijah was a new-born.