Hawaiian Haystacks
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Have you ever heard of Hawaiian Haystacks before? If you haven’t it may be because you are not in Utah. I have had several people who aren’t originally from Utah, that are now in Utah, say that they have never heard of them. So I am sharing this with you so you’ll be able to know what they aren’t if you haven’t heard of them.
These are yummy and quick. I make these all the time for my family and they ALL LOVE THEM. They all may not put the same toppings on them, but that’s part of the fun with these. The basis for the Hawaiian Haystacks is cooked rice and a creamy sauce. I am going to share two ways that I cook the sauce with you today.
One is a stove top method and the other is a crock pot method. On the stove top method, I usually don’t add the chicken. I figure it doesn’t hurt to have a meal without meat and it is a breeze to whip up without the chicken. This recipe is what I make for my family of 5, but can easily be increased or decreased if needed. You can use chicken broth in place of the milk if you prefer.
Hawaiian Haystacks
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
Stove top version:
- 2 cans 10 3/4 oz. each cream of chicken soup
- 1 can of milk or so
- 2 cups of cooked chicken breasts diced or shredded (I don't usually add this when I do the stove top method)
Crock Pot version:
- 2 cans 10 3/4 oz. each cream of chicken soup
- 2 frozen chicken breasts
- milk
Instructions
- Stovetop version: Place soup and milk in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until heated through. You want this to be the consistency of gravy. You can add more milk if the mixture is too thick. Add the chicken and cook until heated through.
- Crockpot version; Place chicken breasts in crock pot and cover with soup. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken from the crock pot and shred or dice the chicken and return to the crock pot. Add enough milk to make the consistency of gravy.
Notes
Serve the sauce over cooked rice. I usually plan on at least one cup per person. Then top with any of the following toppings. The first nine listed are what I like on mine, but I don't always have all of those ingredients - shredded cheddar cheese, pineapple tidbits, sliced olives, diced green onion, chopped celery, shredded coconut, slice almonds, diced fresh mushroom, Chow mien noodles, diced tomatoes, peas, mandarin oranges, raisins, diced green pepper, water chestnuts, cashews, soy sauce, or anything else that you think would be good
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