Another 1960's Casserole - fun!
"Moe DeLoughan" > wrote in message
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> On 3/18/2013 4:56 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Look, no noodles! And yes, eggs in this... whatever the heck this is.
>> The recipe appears to be a collaborative effort by Mrs. A. Hamilton
>> Evans, Mrs. W. R. Puckett and Mrs. Robert H. Richards. (Notice women
>> of that era didn't have their own first names. LOL)
>
> I suspect what it means is that all three women contributed the same (or
> essentially the same) recipe to the cookbook. That happens a lot with
> church or community cookbooks.
>
>> Chicken 'N Stuffing Scallop
>> (Uh oh.) With Pimento Mushroom Sauce
>>
>> 1 8-oz. pkg. seasoned stuffing
>> 3 c. chicken, cubed
>> 1/2 c. butter, melted
>> 1/2 c. flour
>> 1/4 tsp. salt
>> dash of pepper
>> 4 c. chicken broth, cool
>> 6 eggs, beaten
>>
>> Prepare stuffing according to package directions for dry stuffing.
>> Spread in a 13X9X2 baking dish. Place chicken on top. Blend flour
>> and seasoning into butter; add broth. Stir over low heat until
>> mixture thickens. Stir in 1-2 Tablespoons of hot mixture into eggs;
>> return to broth. Pour broth over chicken; bake at 325 degrees 40-45
>> minutes until firm. Cool slightly; cut in squares. Serve with
>> pimento mushroom sauce.
>>
>> Pimento Mushroom Sauce:
>>
>> 1 can condensed mushroom soup
>> 1/4 c. milk
>> 1 c. sour cream
>> 1/4 c. pimento, chopped
>>
>> Combine all ingredients; stir over low heat until hot. Pour sauce
>> over squares of chicken. Yield: 12 servings
>>
>> Okay... what sounds wrong here?
>
> The proportions sound ridiculous - a quart of broth and six eggs to eight
> ounces of stuffing? It sounds like the outcome would be sage-flavored
> mush.
>
> To me, this appears to be an early version of a popular hot dish nowadays
> that involves cubed cooked chicken mixed with cream of chicken or mushroom
> soup, milk and/or sour cream. That's the bottom layer. Then a package of
> stuffing is prepared with broth, and sometimes with added ingredients
> (cranberries, wild rice, etc) and spread atop the chicken layer. Bake, cut
> into squares and serve. Instant chicken and gravy with stuffing. It's
> good. It also freezes very well.
>
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