Avocado Chicken Casserole

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Williams Estate in Tyler, Texas in 1994.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 1 cup broad flat green noodles
 * 1 large ripe avocado peeled and sliced
 * 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
 * ½ cup butter
 * ¼ cup flour
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 5 dashes Tabasco sauce
 * 2¼ cups half-and-half
 * 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
 * 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
 * ½ cup roasted peeled and coarsely chopped fresh chilies

Directions

 * 1) Prepare noodles according to package directions then drain and set aside.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 3) Drizzle avocado slices with lime juice and set aside.
 * 4) Melt butter in saucepan over low heat then stir in flour, salt and Tabasco sauce over low heat until mixture bubbles then add half-and-half slowly stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
 * 5) Add cheese and stir until it has melted.
 * 6) Reserve 1 cup of this sauce.
 * 7) Mix remainder with cooked noodles.
 * 8) Place chicken in bottom of rectangular baking dish then cover with chopped green chilies.
 * 9) Spoon noodle mixture over chicken and chilies and place avocado slices on top and pour reserved sauce over avocados.
 * 10) Bake uncovered for 35 minutes.