Broccoli Medley

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen broccoli spears
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 lb bacon, 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup green onion, minced
• 8 ounces water chestnuts, canned, drained
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 8 ounces pimiento, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook broccoli in chicken broth in large saucepan until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes.
• 2 drain broccoli, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
• 3 cut broccoli spears into bite-size pieces.
• 4 meanwhile, fry bacon in medium-size skillet until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add remaining ingredients except pimiento strips; cook and stir until bacon is crisp and mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes longer.
• 6 just before serving, combine broccoli and 1/3 cup cooking liquid with cooked ingredients.
• 7 heat until hot.
• 8 arrange in serving dish.
• 9 garnish with pimiento strips.