Hawaiian Haystacks II

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==Description==
The "Hawaiian Haystacks" combination sounds extremely odd, but it has a wonderful taste. Every time it was served in the cafeteria of the hospital where I worked more than a decade ago, I was first in line to get a plateful.
==Ingredients==
* 3 cups cooked chicken (either cook from fresh or use leftovers)
* 2 cups cream of chicken soup (combined with 1 cup of water)
* ½ cup celery, sliced
* ½ cup frozen or fresh peas (do not use canned)
* 1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced
* ½ cup green onions, sliced (include greens)
* ½ cup dry Chinese noodles
* 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
* ½ cup maraschino cherries
* ½ cup pineapple chunks (canned)
* 1 cup slivered almonds
* ¼ cup shredded coconut
* 2 cups white rice, cooked
* salt and pepper to taste
==Directions==
# In a large pot, combine the cream of chicken soup, and one cup of water so that when stirred, it resembles a thick gravy.
# Season with salt and pepper.
# Cook the chicken by broiling, baking or steaming (or use leftovers), and cube into bite-sized pieces.
# Mix the cooked chicken cubes with the chicken soup mixture into the large pot.
# (add another can of cream of chicken soup and more water if there is not enough gravy to cover the chicken pieces).
# Simmer this mixture while preparing the other ingredients and cooking the white rice. Note: Use Uncle Ben's Boil-In-A-Bag Rice, or go from scratch using long-grain rice and boil for twenty minutes. 
# On a serving platter (or in a large casserole dish), layer rice on the bottom.
# Top with the chicken and gravy mixture, and then layer with the celery, peas, carrots, green onions, maraschino cherries, pineapple chunks and the coconut.
# Sprinkle the Chinese noodles, slivered almonds and cheese on the very top.
# Either re-heat on the platter or the baking dish in a microwave or oven (just enough to make the food hot), and serve.
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Category:Hawaiian Meat Dishes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes
Category:Carrot Recipes
Category:Chinese noodle Recipes
Category:Cheddar Recipes
Category:Maraschino cherry Recipes
Category:Pineapple Recipes
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:White rice Recipes
Category:Canned chicken soup Recipes