There are so many enjoyable, unique ways to adapt this Hawaiian haystacks dish. Delicious, quick-to-prepare supper that can feed a large crowd. Please leave a remark if you have any suggestions for changing it up. I want to test out your add-ins! As desired, increase the number of toppings.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
Ingredients
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
- 3 cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup milk, or more as needed
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 (5 ounce) can chow mein noodles
- 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 green bell peppers, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- ½ cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce, or to taste
Instructions
- Mix chicken soup and chicken together in a saucepan; stir in enough milk to make a gravy-like consistency. Cook and stir chicken sauce over medium heat until smooth and heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Spoon 1/2 cup rice onto each of 8 plates. Layer each serving of rice with chow mein noodles, chicken mixture, pineapple, Cheddar cheese, celery, green peppers, green onions, coconut, almonds, and a drizzle of soy sauce, respectively.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 512 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 53 g |
| Cholesterol | 49 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 789 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I like this recipe for casual family get-togethers. There are enough ingredients for everyone to enjoy putting them together.
I slow cooked the chicken in crock pot for 3-4 hours with some chicken stock then shredded the chicken. I also added some of the cooked juices to the gravy mix for extra flavor. Adding a package of warm cream cheese to the recipe makes it super creamy and delicious. In addition, we added fresh diced up tomatoes, sliced almonds and sliced black olives to the list of options to put on top of this glorious meal.
This is a great recipe for those suppers that you want to be lighter. I used the canned chicken for convenience and had everything else on hand other than coconut. Tasted good and liked how versatile the recipe is. Will make again.
Easy, healthy recipe with a lot of flexibility. I had some concern about how it would all come together, especially since the veggies are added in raw. But it all came together very well and the crunchy veggies and almonds made for a very nice overall texture. The nice part is you can easily make it sweeter by adding additional pineapple/pineapple juice, or you can make it more salty by cutting back on that and upping the soy sauce. You can also leave out any of the ingredients you don’t care for or think of new ones you’d like to try. Easy to make it suit every taste!
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Great recipe for a crowd. I like to make it in the slow cooker. It’s very easy. To the toppings I would add raisins and cashews. Thanks.
Great for picky kids… they can put the toppings on they like. My daughter ate mostly pineapple.
This was very quick and easy! I did have some leftover sauce packets from Chinese takeout and those really added a lot too it. I used their soy sauce as well as duck sauce. This was super easy to make, especially by cooking chicken in my pressure cooker. I was shocked that my kids did not like it because they like almost everything with pineapple. But that means more leftovers for the hubby and I:)
Love this. I also like frozen peas, chopped tomatoes, sliced olives and top with a maraschino cherry. mandarin oranges too if I have them.
The first time I made these Haystacks I followed the recipe even though I cut the ingredients in half since it was just for 3 people. Very tasty, and if you’ve set your ingredients out and do the chopping prep ahead of time, it’s not a big deal to put together. The second time I made it, was for a ‘girl friends’ birthday luncheon with an island flair. I made the following changes to play up the island theme: For a true Hawaiian flair …….. substitute cubed ham steak and shrimp for the chicken, and use cream of shrimp soup. Reserve the drained pineapple juice to use also for some added sweetness (instead of milk). Mandarin oranges can add some zest as well. I had everything set out in bowls so the guests could build their individual stacks the way they wanted with the sauce, rice, chow mein & rice noodles, pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut, and slivered almonds. The birthday crowd RAVED, and my husband asked for his share for dinner.
Good as written. Really easy.
This is a great go to recipe for a quick meal. My kids love it and always gobble it up. We put the chow mien noodles, pineapple, green onions, peas, and cheddar cheese on top.
We love this recipe, if you’re feeling saucy one day check out the honey glazed chicken recipe
The directions were very vague and I’ve never made Hawaiian haystacks before, so my chickens looking raw, I don’t know if I was supposed to cook the chicken separate before cooking it with the cream of chicken, I hope it cooks through :/
Made this several times. Perfect.
Love Hawaiian haystacks, its my go-to meal in a hurry and the kids ALWAYS love it! They enjoy choosing what they want on top of their haystack! TIP: I sub the second can of cream of chicken for cream of mushroom. I also add garlic salt.
Hubby & child could care less for the green bell & celery, but I think the flavors together are amazing. Meant to be scooped & ate not picked at from the top. Either with or without bell & celery creates an amazing meal. Didnt last long at our house as everyone scraped their bowls clean. Mmm mmm good!
This is a family favorite. This is a great basic recipe and can always be tweaked to fit your needs. We also put tomatoes and slivered almonds on ours! Yummy!
I love this meal and was searching for an easy recipe for it. It’s delicious! I used some chicken broth as well as milk to make the soup more gravy-like. Also used a few spices on the chicken. As for the toppings, we also added olives. I definitely recommend this recipe and will be making this again.
Not tasty and required a lot more work than recipe described. Won’t be making it again