INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup raw rice , cooked and cooled
  • 2 cups diced cooked chicken
  • 1 cup diced canned pineapple
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1/2 cup diced green peppers
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup chopped peach preserves
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine cool rice (make sure it is really cool, otherwise you will end up with Curried Chicken Rice Mush!), chicken, pineapple, celery and green pepper in biggish bowl.
  2. Combine peach preserves, mayonnaise and curry powder.Stir into the chicken mixture.Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Chill for at least 2-3 hours. Serve topped with grated cheese, or not — .