Chicken salad delight

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       Title: Chicken Salad Delight
  Categories: Salads, Poultry, Main dish
       Yield: 7 servings
  
       3 c  Water
     1/2 c  Medium Pearled Barley*
            -- Quaker Scotch Brand
       1 ts Instant chicken bouillon
            -- granules
     1/2 ts Salt (optional)
       2 c  Chopped cooked chicken
       2 c  Halved seedless grapes
            -- red or green
     1/2 c  Chopped celery
     1/4 c  Chopped walnuts
     3/4 c  Mayonnaise or salad dressing
       1 tb Milk or water
       1 ts Curry powder (optional)
  
   Bring water to a boil; stir in barley, bouillon granules, and 1/4 teaspoon
   salt.  Reduce heat.  Cover; simmer 50 to 60 minutes or until tender,
   stirring occasionally.  Drain; cool.  Combine cooked barley, chicken,
   grapes, celery and walnuts.  Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt with
   remaining ingredients; mix well.  Pour over barley mixture, tossing
   lightly.  Cover; chill.  Serve in cantaloupe halves or on lettuce leaves,
   if desired.
   
   Seven 1 Cup Servings
   
   *NOTE: To substitute 2/3 cup Quaker Scotch Brand Quick Pearled Barley,
   decrease water to 2 cups and cooking time to 10 to 12 minutes.  Proceed as
   recipe directs.
   
   NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving:
   * calories 351
   * carbohydrates 21 g
   * protein 15 g
   * fat 23 g
   * calcium 33 mg
   * sodium 380 mg
   * cholesterol 50 mg
   * dietary fiber 3 g
   
   Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!"
   Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
   Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
  
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