Chicken Casserole D'Iberville |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 100 Minutes |
Ready In: 130 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This recipe, from Charlotte Skelton's book Absolutely a la Carte (A la Carte Alley, $22.95), is named after a community north of Biloxi. When pressed for time, try the Kitchen Express method below. Ingredients:
2 (3-pound) whole chickens |
1 cup water |
1 cup dry sherry |
2 celery stalks |
1 onion, quartered |
1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
1/2 teaspoon curry powder |
1/4 teaspoon pepper |
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning |
2 (6-ounce) packages long-grain and wild rice mix |
1/2 cup butter or margarine |
2 (8-ounce) packages sliced mushrooms |
1 bunch green onions, chopped (about 1 cup) |
1 (8-ounce) carton sour cream |
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup |
1 sleeve round buttery crackers, crushed (about 1 1/2 cups) |
1 (6-ounce) can french-fried onions, crushed |
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted |
1/4 teaspoon paprika |
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder |
Directions:
1. Bring first 9 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven; reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour or until chicken is done. Remove chicken, reserving broth in Dutch oven. Let chicken cool. Pour broth through a fine wire mesh strainer into an 8-cup liquid measuring cup; discard solids.
2. Cook rice according to package directions, substituting 4 1/4 cups reserved chicken broth for water and omitting butter. (Add water to broth to equal 4 1/4 cups, if necessary.)
3. Skin, bone, and coarsely chop or shred chicken.
4. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add mushrooms and green onions, and sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in rice, chicken, sour cream, and soup. Spoon mixture into 8 (2-cup) casserole dishes, 8 (5 1/2- x 3 1/2- x 2-inch) mini-loaf pans, 3 (8-inch or 9-inch) square baking dishes, or 1 (4-quart or 15- x 10-inch) casserole dish.
5. Stir together crushed crackers and fried onions. Stir in 1/4 cup melted butter, paprika, and garlic powder. Sprinkle casserole evenly with cracker mixture.
6. Bake, covered, at 350° for 20 to 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until bubbly.
7. To make ahead: Cover casseroles tightly with foil, and freeze unbaked up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Bake as directed. (Casserole may also be baked frozen. Plan to double the baking times.)
8. To microwave one frozen, unbaked 8-inch square casserole: Casserole must be in a microwave-safe dish. Cover dish with wax paper. Microwave at HIGH 15 to 16 minutes or until casserole is bubbly, giving dish a half-turn once.
9. To microwave one thawed, unbaked 8-inch square casserole: Follow directions to microwave a frozen, unbaked casserole, reducing microwave time to 7 to 8 minutes.
10. Kitchen Express: Use 2 deli-roasted chickens (about 2 pounds each) in place of boiled chickens. Use 1 cup dry sherry and 3 1/4 cups (26 ounces) canned chicken broth to cook rice.
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