By Carolyne
1 chicken breast (cooked)
6 large mushrooms, chopped
2 egg whites
½ cup home made mayonnaise
¾ cup mixed shredded cheeses (cheddar, parmesan and Romano)
1 green onion, chopped
salt, pepper, thyme, vinegar
Cut cooked chicken into small chunks (use leftover chicken, if you have any).
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, add a few drops of vinegar. Sauté mushrooms. Stir mayonnaise into egg whites.
Add chicken pieces, mushrooms, mixed cheeses, green onion, salt pepper and thyme. Stir.
Butter eight slices of Vienna Crusty Bread or something similar.
Put a large spoonful of the mixture on each of four slices of bread.
Top with remaining four slices and put more chicken mixture on top.
Sprinkle top with a little extra Romano cheese, and/or Parmesan; place on cookie sheet under broiler until bubbly and slightly brown on top.
This is economical, nutritious, and delicious! Serve straight from the oven or at room temperature; or cut into bite size pieces and plate so folks can help themselves. Great party dish, too. You will be making this a regular on your menu.
And, this is a great use for leftovers. Nothing gets wasted. When you are cooking, there is always another recipe in the making; just think it through. Ask yourself: What can I do with this, rather than toss it in the trash? Even a leftover barbecued piece of chicken will work here, but the taste will be very different. It is a great way to get teens to pop some real food into their mouths on the way out the door. But whatever you do, don’t tell them it’s good for them.
Caution: The scent created while the cheeses are melting may attract your neighbours.
The working title for Carolyne’s Gourmet Recipes cookbook is From Lady Ralston’s Kitchen: A Canadian Contessa Cooks. This kitchen-friendly doyenne has been honoured and referred to as the grande dame of executive real estate in her market area during her 35-year career. She taught gourmet cooking in the mid-70s and wrote a weekly newspaper cooking column, long before gourmet was popular as it is today. Her ebook, Gourmet Cooking – at Home with Carolyne is available here for $5.99 US. Email Carolyne. Scroll down to the comments at each recipe column. Carolyne often adds complimentary “From Lady Ralston’s Kitchen” additional recipes in the Recipes for Realtors Comments section at REM.
