Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Do you have a recipe for a chicken pilaf?

Please share it with me.Do you have a recipe for a chicken pilaf?
SERVES 4 -6





Ingredients





4 tablespoons butter


2-4 tablespoons flour


2-3 cloves fresh minced garlic (optional)


1 3/4 cups half-and-half cream (OR 3/4 cup milk with 1 cup half and half cream)


1 (10 3/4 ounce) can chicken broth


1-2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese


salt


fresh grated black pepper, to taste


2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces


1 cup cooked long-grain rice


1/4-1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (or canned, drained is okay)


1 green bell pepper, chopped


1 red bell pepper, chopped


1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley





Directions





1 Set oven to 350 degrees.


2 Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.


3 In a saucepan, melt butter; whisk in flour and fresh garlic (if using), and whisk for 1 minute.


4 Gradually stir in half and half cream and chicken broth; bring to a light boil, and simmer for 2 minutes, until thickened; add in grated Parmesan cheese (you can use as much as you desire) salt and pepper.


5 Fold in the cooked chicken, rice, mushrooms, peppers and parsley.


6 transfer to a prepared casserole dish.


7 Cover, and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the rice is done, and the casserole is bubbly.


8 Note: cooked brown rice is great also.





Yummy!

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