Thursday, June 4, 2026

Chicken with Rice

1 large onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 large apple
2 oz. butter
2 cups cooked chicken
Pinch rosemary
1 tablespoon fruit chutney
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 8 oz. tin condensed cream of mushroom soup
A few breadcrumbs
1 cup rice

Method: Boil rice in salted water for 15 mins. Drain. Chop the onion, celery and apple and fry in butter until they are beginning to brown. Put a generous layer of rice in the base of a large ovenproof dish and make a hollow in the centre. Mix the cooked chopped chicken, rosemary, chutney, sherry, salt and pepper and condensed mushroom soup. Pour into the rice. Cover with the chopped apples and onions and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake in moderate oven for 40 minutes. Makes 6 helpings.

Source: The Possum Cookery Book in Aid of Miss Minda - Telethon (Brighton: Minda Home Auxiliary, n.d. [1960s - post 1963]), p.40
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