This casserole is made with a whole chicken, onion, carrots, celery, rice, and almonds, along with other ingredients. It is fairly simple, but it does take a little time as you must cook the chicken first and then assemble the remaining ingredients and bake. It is well worth the extra time!
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PREPARATION: In a large kettle or Dutch oven, combine chicken, water, onion, carrot, celery, salt, and bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Cool chicken in the stock; remove from stock. Remove skin and take meat from bones; cut into bite-size pieces and place in a medium bowl. Pour about 1/2 cup of stock over the chicken; cover and refrigerate. Strain remaining stock into a bowl; chill. Skim fat off the strained chilled stock; save for the sauce. Heat 1 cup of stock; pour over cooked rice in a bowl; let stand while making sauce. Melt chicken fat or part chicken fat and part butter in a saucepan over medium low heat. Blend in flour until smooth and bubbly, you are making a Ruex. Stir in 2 cups of strained stock. Cook sauce over low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens; let boil 1 minute. Gradually stir cream; remove from heat. Stir in mushrooms with mushroom liquid, pimiento, and almonds. In a buttered 12 cup casserole dish, alternate layers of chicken with sauce and the rice-broth mixture. Sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over top. Bake at 350° for 45 to 55 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and crumbs are nicely browned. Scott Patterson, Spring Hill, TN. |
AuthorScott Patterson has been a professional home inspector since 1995. Scott works out of the Greater Nashville TN area. Contact his team at Trace Inspections for all of your inspection needs. Archives
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