½ cup dry bread crumbs

¼ cup grated Cheddar cheese (1 oz.)

2 tablespoons butter, melted

Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan; add flour and blend. Gradually stir in chicken broth and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened; add seasonings. Combine sauce, chicken or turkey, mushrooms, noodles or spaghetti, olives, onion, and ¼ cup almonds. Turn into a greased 1½-quart casserole. Mix together bread crumbs, cheese and butter and sprinkle over mixture in the casserole. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup almonds over bread crumbs. Bake in a hot oven (450°F.) 20 minutes or until top is nicely browned. 6 Generous Servings

SWEET POTATO AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

1 8-oz. can pork sausage links

1 No. 2 can sweet potatoes in heavy syrup

1 No. 2 can applesauce

Drain sausage, remove excess fat, allowing a small amount of fat to remain on each link. Grease a (10 × 6 × 1¾-inch) baking dish with sausage fat. Drain sweet potatoes and cut in pieces to cover bottom of the baking dish. Completely cover sweet potatoes with applesauce. Arrange sausage links on top of the applesauce. Bake in a hot oven (425°F.) 30 minutes or until sausage browns. 6 Servings

BAKED FRUITED PORK LOAF