Creamy Curried Chicken Ball

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons a.1. original sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
• 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken breasts (2)
• 1 (2 ounce) package sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 boil two chicken breasts in salted water for 25 minutes.
• 2 remove from the water, and cool com- pletely in a colander to drain.
• 3 pat dry with a paper towel and finely chop.
• 4 toast the almonds until light golden brown in a 350 degree oven and set aside.
• 5 cream together the cream cheese, a-1 sauce and the curry powder.
• 6 beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 7 stir in the parsley, green onion, celery and the chicken breasts, mixing well.
• 8 roll into a ball and cover with the toasted almonds.
• 9 place in the refrigerator in a dish covered tightly with plastic wrap.
• 10 refrigerate for at least 6 hours or longer.
• 11 the more time the flavors have to blend the better.
• 12 serve with a buttery-type cracker.