Green Beans And Water Chestnuts Food

CHICKEN SPECTACULAR

Steps:

• Combine water and wild rice in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes, or until tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, toss together the cooked rice, chicken, cream of celery soup, pimentos, onion, green beans, mayonnaise, water chestnuts, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a 3 quart casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.

GREEN BEANS WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add beans and cook for 6-8 minutes.
• Melt the butter/margarine in a skillet, add onion and saute for 7 minutes, stirring.
• Stir in salt, mace and water chestnuts; saute 2 minutes.
• Add beans and saute until heated through.

CHICKEN WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Precook chicken with sliced onion, salt and pepper at 350°. If using boneless it is about 30 minute 5 minutes longer for bone-in chicken.
• Cool, remove from bone, discard skin. Cut into bite sized pieces, including the onion. Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine soup, mayonnaise, celery and drained water chestnuts. Add chicken and mix together.
• Spread in a greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Combine stuffing mix with melted butter/margarine. Spread over chicken mixture and bake 45 minutes at 350° until lightly brown and bubbly at the edges.
• (I use Bell's stuffing mix. I have used others and it has been fine, but Stove Top is not the type to use.I have used light mayo and reduced fat soup but it's not as tasty).

ELEGANT GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small skillet, saute water chestnuts, onion and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter until onion is crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes; set aside. , In large skillet, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter; stir in flour until smooth. Stir in milk, broth, soy sauce, pepper sauce and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in green beans and cheese. , Spoon half of the bean mixture into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Layer with water chestnut mixture and remaining bean mixture. , Bake, uncovered, 45 minutes. Top with french-fried onions. Bake until heated through, about 5 minutes longer.

GREEN BEANS AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, bring to a boil enough water to cover beans.
• Boil beans for 4 inutes. Drain and plunge into ice water to halt cooking; drain.
• In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat, swirling to coat bottom of pan.
• Stir-fry water chestnuts for 1 minute.
• Add garlic and ginger (don't let it brown).
• Add beans and salt.
• Cook until heated thoroughly, stirring constantly.
• Serve on a platter.
• Chef note: You can also leave out the water chestnuts and ginger and add a small can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and peppers to create a Mexican dish).

GREEN BEANS WITH ROASTED CHESTNUTS IN A DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• VARIATIONS: 1- Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) white wine vinegar to sauce.
• 2- Replace the chestnuts with grilled almonds or hazelnuts.
• Preheat oven to 160C (325F).
• Roast chestnuts thusly: cut a small cross into the base of each chestnut, place on a cookie sheet and cook until the chestnuts start to open, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, cook the green beans in salted, boiling for two minutes, plunge into iced water and drain thouroughly.
• Place in a serving dish and set aside.
• Cook green onions and garlic in olive oil and butter until softened bit not golden.
• Set aside.
• Peel and quarter roasted chestnuts.
• Sprinkle over green beans.
• Combine the green beans and mustard, pour over green beans and chestnuts.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

SESAME GREEN BEANS 'N' WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, saute the beans, water chestnuts, mushrooms and garlic in canola oil and sesame oil for 5-6 minutes or until almost tender. Add the water, soy sauce, sugar, pepper and salt. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until beans are tender. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.