Chicken Hawaiian from the Original Toll House Restaurant
- 1 12 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
- 1 cup pineapple, cubed
- 1 tablespoon pimentos, cut in strips
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 2 coconuts or 2 substitute toast points
- 23 cup almonds, toasted and chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- Cut tops from the coconuts and reserve them as covers.
- Cut a slice from the coconut bottoms so the the shell(s) will stand erect.
- To make the white sauce, add 2 tablespoons of butter to a medium size (2 quart) sauce pan, melt butter and let it start to bubble.
- Add 4 tablespoons of flour to the butter, mix and allow mixture to bubble,.
- Add 2 cups of milk and keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Add the other ingredients to the sauce, and mix.
- Fill center of the coconuts with the chicken mixture, sprinkle with toasted almond, and place top, cut from the coconut back on.
- Place in a 350-degree F oven, and bake until well heated, about 25 minutes.
- The coconut meat flavors th mixture.
- If not using the coconut shells, heat mixture and serve over toast points.
- In that case, sprinkle mixture generously with chopped almonds.
- Serve with rice and veggies.
chicken, pineapple, pimentos, salt, pepper, coconuts, almonds, butter, flour, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-hawaiian-from-the-original-toll-house-restaurant-331797 (may not work)