Dianne’s Chicken Pilau
4 to 5 lbs. whole fresh chicken
1, 32-oz. container Swanson’s Chicken Stock
2 cups water
1 medium-size sweet
Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped
2 cups long-grain raw rice (I use Uncle Ben’s regular long-grain, not instant)
4 hard boiled eggs, for
garnish
Rinse chicken well with cold running water, inside & out. In a large saucepot, bring the chicken stock, water and, chopped onion to a boil. Add the chicken and reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear when stuck with a cooking fork. Remove chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Meanwhile add rice to broth, cover and cook over low heat until rice is fluffy. While rice is cooking and chicken is cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones and cut into bite-size pieces. After rice is done, add cut-up chicken to pot, gently stirring to mix and heat for about 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning (may not need any). Spoon into serving dish and lay sliced hard boiled eggs on top for garnish.
Makes about 8 servings. Serve
with cornbread (see index), or rolls.
Lemonade Icebox Pie
12-oz. container Cool Whip
1, 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. lemon extract
½ of a 12-oz. container
frozen lemonade (undiluted), which is 1½ cup
1, 9-inch graham cracker crust ( I like Keebler)
In a large bowl, gently combine
with a rubber spatula, the Cool Whip, sweetened condensed milk and lemon extract until thorough mixed. Add the 1½ cups of lemonadeconcentrate and fold with spatula until no signs of liquid remain in bottom of bowl. Pile it into the graham cracker crust and refrigerate.
It will cut after 4 hrs., but it’s better to completely chill for 8 hrs. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top. This is
a very rich pie so cut it in small slices to serve. It will yield 8 slices.