{"id":62,"date":"2008-10-25T15:35:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T22:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2021-03-04T07:33:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:33:29","slug":"ditalinis-little-chicken-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"Ditalini&#8217;s Little Chicken Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a one-dish casserole dinner that&#8217;s been a deMenthe family favorite for years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?attachment_id=76\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"425,296\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10-25-08_4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Little chicken dinner, ready to serve&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76\" title=\"Fresh from the oven\" src=\"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"296\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"hrecipe h-recipe jetpack-recipe\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\"><h3 class=\"p-name jetpack-recipe-title fn\" itemprop=\"name\">Ditalini&#039;s Little Chicken Dinner<\/h3><ul class=\"jetpack-recipe-meta\"><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-servings p-yield yield\" itemprop=\"recipeYield\"><strong>Servings: <\/strong>4<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-time\">\n\t\t\t\t<time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"2 hrs\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> <span class=\"time\">2 hrs<\/span><\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-difficulty\"><strong>Difficulty: <\/strong>hard<\/li><li class=\"jetpack-recipe-print\"><a href=\"#\">Print<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"jetpack-recipe-content\"><strong>Casserole Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 lb bulk sausage, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup butter<\/li>\n<li><span>1\/3 <\/span>cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>home-made or purchased pie crust<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken, cut up<\/li>\n<li>2 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup light cream<\/li>\n<li>1 3-oz can mushrooms (with liquid from can)<\/li>\n<li>1 8-oz can peas &amp; carrots (drained)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pie Crust Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li><span>1\/2<\/span> tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup shortening (+ 1 tbsp)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casserole: boil a chicken.&nbsp; Remove skin, bones; cut up meat.&nbsp; Cook sausage, drain fat.&nbsp; Melt butter and stir in flour and salt until mixture is bubbly.&nbsp; Remove from heat.&nbsp; Stir in broth, cream, and mushrooms (with liquid from can).&nbsp; Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.&nbsp; Boil and stir one minute.&nbsp; Add peas &amp; carrots.&nbsp; Add sausage and chicken.&nbsp; Pour into an ungreased rectangular casserole pan (13\u00bd&#8221; X 8\u00be&#8221; X 1\u00be&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Pie crust: mix flour &amp; salt in bowl.&nbsp; Cut in shortening with pastry blender until particles are the size of peas.&nbsp; Sprinkle with water, 1 tbsp at a time, mixing with fork, until flour is moistened.&nbsp; Make a ball of the flour, place on lightly-floured cloth-covered board. Roll flat with rolling pin.&nbsp; Cut to shape and cover casserole, folding sides under.&nbsp; Cut slits on top.&nbsp; Or just buy a prepared crust.<\/p>\n<p>Cover casserole with foil, bake 20 minutes at 425\u00ba.&nbsp; Take foil off and cook another 10-15 minutes or until brown on top.<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"70\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?attachment_id=70\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"425,319\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10-25-08_11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Preparing the sausage and chicken&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_11.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70\" title=\"Preparing the sausage and chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/10-25-08_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"319\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This recipe originally appeared in a fighter squadron cookbook (the Bulldog Cookbook II, by Linda Tkacs).&nbsp; It was given to Ditalini by Donna Bruce in Anchorage, Alaska, in October 1983.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a one-dish casserole dinner that&#8217;s been a deMenthe family favorite for years. 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