Mother's Day: these French bubbles will soon exit Neil's wine rack...
......and make their way into the fridge to accompany the meal he's cooking for us tonight:
HOT WILD RICE AND CHICKEN BAKE
500g wild & long grain/basmati rice
6 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 large red peppers, de-seeded
10 sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
6 spring onions, chopped
1 x 15 g pack basil, shredded
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
2oz fresh white breadcrumbs
9oz (250g) mayonnaise
salt and black pepper
Cook the rice.
Brush chicken breasts with olive oil, grill until tender, cut into chunks.
Cut red peppers in half, grill until skins go black, peel and chop into pieces.
Combine rice, chicken and peppers with all other ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Put into dish and cook in pre-heated oven for approximately 30 min at 350 F/180 C.
P.S. Guess that's a sort of selfie of my bright pink poncho in the photo.
Ha ha! the bubbles were very good indeed. This recipe is one of our favourites in the house. In fact it got to be a standing joke. Whenever there was a special occasion and Ray was asked what he'd like for dinner he always chose hot wild rice and chicken bake. You can make it in advance.
This is a well travelled recipe. I gave it to my hairdresser, and he made it, then took it to his parents who now live in Spain and it's gone all round their little ex-pat community. We really love it.
You are so kind! btw I'm only posting shots of cups of tea from now on?!!
The fav. was enough ,thanks . No champagne needed
Ha ha! the bubbles were very good indeed. This recipe is one of our favourites in the house. In fact it got to be a standing joke. Whenever there was a special occasion and Ray was asked what he'd like for dinner he always chose hot wild rice and chicken bake. You can make it in advance.
This is a well travelled recipe. I gave it to my hairdresser, and he made it, then took it to his parents who now live in Spain and it's gone all round their little ex-pat community. We really love it.