Remember the third recipe for life- baked chicken and broth? Hawaiian Haystacks is one of my go-to dinners where the baked chicken and broth come in handy. Pull from the freezer and in 30 minutes you have a made from scratch, feel good, healthy dinner and everyone is happy because each individual gets to decide what to put on top! At our house everything that is in the vegetable drawer goes into little bowls: peppers, onions, broccoli, asparagus, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes (you get the idea). And the fruit can be what ever is in season or open a can of mandarin oranges or pineapple, raisins, kiwi and then top with crunchy Chinese rice noodles or coconut. Honestly, this dinner can be made in the time it takes to cook the rice.
What does your family like on their haystacks?
We don't eat haystacks but maybe we will now. These look so good and it's so nice to have another quick recipe to go to on busy days.
ReplyDeleteThis is a Utah classic ~ Thanks for an alternative to the canned cream of chicken version ~
ReplyDeleteI must be the only one in Utah who hasn't had Hawaiian haystacks for dinner. Yours looks so delicious - fresh and colorful.
ReplyDeleteI love Chinese rice noodles and the crunch they add to a dish. Heck, I like them just plain out of the bag!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Hawaiian Haystacks! It does look like a wonderfully tasty and quick meal with all of those delicious toppings. I love the crunch of Chinese noodles too!
ReplyDeleteThis is a favorite recipe of my sister-in-law, and she is from Utah:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun dish that is full of great flavors and textures.
ReplyDeleteoh this is a cool recipe and so colorful
ReplyDeleteI love that this has both sweet and savory veggies in it. It must provide for some nice contrast. And it's so colorful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun looking dinner, it looks positively alive with colour. I bet kids (big and little ones) love this.
ReplyDelete*kisses* HH
A very timely post on Hawaiian haystacks!!
ReplyDeleteMy recipe is similar - though we use coconut milk and season with curry. Oh, it is so good! And to add a little more crunch, we like to toss nuts on top too.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a wonderful colorful dish.
ReplyDeleteOh I know this will be a winner with my family...we love Chicken..a million thanks..I am going to make them for dinner tomorrow night..I will think of you. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of haystacks!! But this looks like a fun weeknight meal.
ReplyDeleteCristie... I have NEVER heard of this! Thanks!
ReplyDeletesad to admit, but i didn't even know you could make HHs without the canned soup. so glad we can have it without so much MSG :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post! We make ours with coconut milk, ginger and chopped carrots in the sauce. For toppings - black olives and cashews are the big winners.
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