What in the Not-Heaven??? I was shocked on Sunday night to hear Hick say that he was NOT going to look at the trailer on Monday. You know what THAT meant! REUBEN, baby! Val was getting a Reuben Sandwich on Monday!
Oh, don't go thinking that Hick did this out of his undying love for Val. That would be a bit of a stretch, and a considerable sacrifice. Nope. Hick was doing it because he wanted time to pick up his FREE chairs from the former dentist. Not dentist chairs. What could Hick possibly do with those? Besides build a dentist-themed shed. Like he built a barbershop shed to house the two barber chairs he acquired. No, Shackytown Boulevard will not be adding a dentist shed. These are waiting room chairs. I'm sure Hick will find a way to trade them for something.
But getting back to MY REUBEN...
It looks like "Hick's Gals" didn't go all-out this time. Obviously they are not going to load up a take-out for Hick's wife the same way they would for Hick.
I set the soup "bowl" in there for perspective. It's broccoli cheddar soup. Looks like those kitchen gals didn't want any elderlies ruining their appetite for the Reuben. That's about a half cup of soup. The slaw definitely was not over-filled, either!
Sometimes I reap the benefits of being Hick-adjacent. This day, I did not. Hick is going Reubenless! Not such a big deal, since he DID eat one for lunch. Oh, and he'll get my dessert:
That's mini blueberry muffins. Not Lemon Cake as listed on the menu. Hick said he had "Birthday Cake," which was white cake with white icing with red on it. I suspected my muffins came from the bakery table at Country Mart. Hick thinks his cake did, too.
Don't you worry about Hick going hungry. He's just saving his appetite for the supper I made him Sunday night: Six Can Chicken and Dumplings! Hick LOVES this stuff. As he said, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth as he carried a heaping bowl to the living room: "It's even better the next day, because all the juice is soaked up!"
That's the container I took out of FRIG II. So they're cold in this photo.
Hick. The man who doesn't like "juice." Let the record show that there is very little, if any, juice in this concoction the minute it is done. You can't pour it. It's gloppy from the start. Hick has plenty left for a few days.
I know I've put my "recipe" here before, but I'll do it again. Somebody might want a rib-sticking meal during the frigid weather. I actually made Hick EIGHT Can Chicken and Dumplings. Because he's such a carnivore that I added two extra cans of white meat chicken. I always drain the liquid out of the chicken, and rinse it in the can. I don't like the chemical taste of canned chicken!
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans white meat chicken
8 large flour tortillas, cut into dumpling size
half a tablespoon of minced garlic
ground black pepper
Bring the liquids to a boil. Add the cut-up tortillas. Boil for exactly 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in the chicken, and serve.
I like these lazy-woman's chicken and dumplings just fine, but I generally leave them for Hick. Gotta say, when I licked the spoon, it was pretty good.
Oh this sounds delicious. I am sure I can do some low sodium broth and soup, I am keeping the sodium content low. I've never gotten cans of white meat chicken before - I suppose I could find some cheap chicken breast and pre boil it though? I am very glad you got your reuben!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I have made it with boiled chicken breasts before. And also with leftover Thanksgiving turkey. There was plenty of low-sodium broth and soup on the shelves, but I just chose the regular version. I am editing to note that you should stir in the chicken after the "dumplings" have finished their 5 minutes of boiling.
DeleteThe Reuben was great! I'm having the other half tonight.
Sounds delicious, thank you! this is still jj i am just at home, not work :p i am looking forward to trying this recipe this winter!
DeleteHope you like it!
DeleteI don't like even the idea of canned chicken, just doesn't seem right to me, but the soup does look good.
ReplyDeleteWhen I want rib-sticking soup I usually make a "tomato soup/pasta/3 bean mix" soup with added vegetables and garlic.
It's like canned tuna, or canned salmon. Meat in a can. Beans in tomato soup sounds wrong to me!
DeleteNot green string beans, the three bean mix that comes in cans and you can use them as bean salad or in soups. I think the mix is haricot beans, navy beans (like in baked beans tins) and kidney beans. I drain off the liquid and rinse the beans before they go in the soup.
DeleteI knew which kind of beans, but the thought of them in tomato soup is not at all appealing to me. I want my beans in chili, or cooked with ham, or baked in BBQ sauce.
Deletethis sounds great. Hick never ceases amaze. Reuben sandwiches, my daughter would love them.
ReplyDeleteHIck was my Reuben hero!
DeleteI would eat the dumplings over the sandwich any day!
ReplyDeleteI'm not trying to kill you, so I'll warn you that those dumplings are full of sodium!
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