Serving Size  : 20

1/2           cup  mayonnaise
4             ounces  cream cheese — softened
3/4           cup  shredded cheddar cheese
1              stalk  celery — finely chopped
2                     green onions — chopped
1/8      teaspoon  black pepper
1         tablespoon  hot sauce — such as Frank’s (not tabasco)
1                can  cooked chicken — drained and diced
1               loaf  Italian bread — cut into 1/2-inch thick slices and lightly toasted
1/2           cup  bleu cheese, crumbled — optional

Preheat the broiler.

In a small mixing bowl, beat together the mayonnaise and cream cheese until smooth.  Add the cheddar cheese, celery, green onions, pepper, hot sauce and cooked chicken.  Stir together.

Spread the chicken-cheese mixture on the toasted bread slices.

Broil about 3 inches from the heat source for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.

Sprinkle each piece with bleu cheese crumbles before serving.

Serves 20 as an appetizer.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 104 Calories; 9g Fat (79.2% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 21mg Cholesterol; 153mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat.

NOTES : Instead of making individual toasts, this can also be spread on loaves of French bread that have been split in half, and then sliced after broiling.