Hawaiian Haystacks

I was not sure I was going to like this, so I will not be offended if you have the same first impression. But I promise you it all just melts together and comes out tasting quite exotic. Make it for yourself to test it first, but consider that this is a great way to feed a lot of people economically. Give your party a luau theme, make up a banana-boatload of pina coladas, and hula the night away to the soundtrack of a steel drum band!

From the kitchen of Leigh Neaves

• cooked white rice

• chicken, cooked and shredded
• pineapple juice
• chow mein noodles
• celery, finely chopped
• white onion, finely chopped
• Campbell’s Golden Mushroom soup
• milk
• crushed pineapple
• shredded coconut
• slivered almonds

Marinate chicken overnight in pineapple juice.

Preheat oven to 350. Place chicken in baking pan, pour more juice over top, and bake for 2 hours. Cool, then shred with fork.

Mix condensed mushroom soup with just enough milk to make gravy consistency.

To Serve, layer in order: Rice, Chicken, Chow Mein Noodles, Celery, Onion, and Gravy. Add second layer of Noodles. Top with Pineapple, Coconut and Almonds.