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Cheesy Chicken Shortcakes

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Ingredients:

  • 1 Process; (8-ounce) cheese spread loaf
  • 1/3 c Chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 c Chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 cn (4.5-ounce) chopped green chiles; undrained
  • 1 Jar (2-ounce) diced pimiento; undrained
CORNMEAL BISCUITS
  • 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour
  • 2 ts Baking powder
  • 1/2 ts Baking soda
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/2 c Yellow or white cornmeal
  • 1/4 c Butter or margarine; cut up
  • 3/4 c Buttermilk
  • 1 Egg white; lightly beaten

Directions:

Cook cheese and chicken broth in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cheese melts.
 
Stir in chicken, green chiles, and pimiento, and cook until thoroughly heated. Serve over Cornmeal Biscuits. Makes 6 servings.
 
Cornmeal Biscuits: Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 5 or 6 times.
 
Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush tops with egg white. Bake at 450° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 1 dozen.
 
Recipe by: Southern Living
 
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1036 by Suzy Wert <SuzyWert@aol.com> on Jan 23, 1998