Best Easy Chicken Croquettes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons celery minced
• 1.5 cups chicken meat cooked finely chopped
• 10.8 ounce cream of chicken soup canned
• 0.3 cup bread crumbs dry italian-style
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 tablespoon onion minced
• 0.1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 
• 1 tablespoon shortening 

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine 1/3 cup of the soup, chicken, bread crumbs, celery, onion and 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning.
2. Mix well and shape into 6 croquettes (I make patties). Chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
3. Remove croquettes from refrigerator and roll in additional bread crumbs. In a large skillet, melt 1 to 2 tablespoons shortening. Brown the croquettes in the shortening. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining soup, milk and 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning.
4. Heat over low, stirring occasionally.
5. Serve sauce over croquettes.