1 1/2 (8-oz.

) packages vermicelli 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 4 cups milk 1/2 cup dry w ite wi!e 2 tablespoo!s c icke! bouillo! gra!ules 1 teaspoo! seaso!ed pepper 2 cups fres ly grated "armesa! c eese# divided 4 cups diced cooked c icke! 1 ($-oz.) %ar sliced mus rooms# drai!ed &/4 cup slivered almo!ds "reparatio! 1. "re eat ove! to &'(). "repare pasta accordi!g to package directio!s. 2. *ea!w ile# melt butter i! a +utc ove! over low eat, w isk i! flour u!til smoot . -ook 1 mi!ute# w iski!g co!sta!tly. .radually w isk i! milk a!d wi!e, cook over medium eat# w iski!g co!sta!tly# 8 to 1( mi!utes or u!til mi/ture is t icke!ed a!d bubbly. 0 isk i! bouillo! gra!ules# seaso!ed pepper# a!d 1 cup "armesa! c eese. &. 1emove from eat, stir i! diced cooked c icke!# sliced mus rooms# a!d ot cooked pasta. 4. 2poo! mi/ture i!to a lig tly greased 1&- / 3-i!c baki!g dis , spri!kle wit slivered almo!ds a!d remai!i!g 1 cup "armesa! c eese. '. 4ake at &'() for &' mi!utes or u!til bubbly.