Easy Hawaiian Haystacks is a family favorite Dinner Recipe! A creamy chicken gravy served over rice topped with diced chicken and all sorts of toppings! Mandarin Oranges, pineapple, olives, green onions, carrots, and (my favorite) Chow Mein noodles. This is a dinner everyone will love!
What are Hawaiian Haystacks?
That, my friend, is a very good question. Odds are, if you don’t live in Utah, Idaho, or have ties to either one of those places.. you probably have no clue what Hawaiian Haystacks are. It’s okay. There are a lot of food native to Utah and Idaho.. like Funeral Potatoes and Fry Sauce. 😉
We are our own kind of special over here but hey, no one can knock Idaho because they supply the majority of potatoes for Chick-Fil-A’s waffle fries. I know, we all just gained a little more respect for Mr. Idaho.
Hawaiian Haystacks really have nothing Hawaiian about them besides the pineapple. Honestly, I have no idea why they are called that.. they just are. 😉 Hawaiian Haystacks are a Chicken and gravy dish served over rice and topped with all the things. Literally. Cheese, chicken, olives, mandarin oranges, green onions, carrots, pineapple and (my personal favorite) chow mein noodles. (See, chow mein noodles.. remind me again why these are HAWAIIAN Haystacks? 😂) I don’t care what they are called, just know that they are GOOD!
How to make Easy Hawaiian Haystacks
Making Hawaiian Haystacks have never been easier- all you’ll need are a few staple ingredients and a rotisserie chicken.
- Cream of Chicken Soup– If you don’t love canned soup, feel free to make your own Homemade cream of Chicken Soup.
- Sour Cream
- Milk
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese– I like to use sharp cheddar cheese to make the sauce extra tangy.
- Garlic Powder
- Rotisserie Chicken– This just makes this meal even easier. You could easily use leftover chicken from another meal, though!
All you’ll need to do to make the gravy is combine these above ingredients in a sauce pan and heat through. The exact ingredient amounts will be listed in the recipe card below.
Hawaiian Haystacks Topping Ideas
- chicken
- shredded cheese
- pineapple
- mandarin oranges
- coconut
- matchsticks carrots
- olives
- green onions
- chow mein noodles
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Easy Hawaiian Haystacks
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 small cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 cups diced rotisserie chicken
Topping Ideas
- shredded cheese
- green onions
- olives
- mandarin oranges
- pineapple chunks
- chow mein noodles
- cooked rice to serve
Instructions
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, whisk together the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, sour cream and diced chicken.
- Cook until bubbling and heated through.
- Add the shredded cheese to the mixture and stir until melted.
- Serve over a bed of rice with your desired toppings.
Patsy says
Hi there , this is a great variation on a recipe my family has enjoyed forever.Very tasty! However, is your amount listed for the cream of chicken soup correct (1-22 OZ can of cream of chicken soup)? With the sour cream and cheese, this made way too much liquid. I used more chicken than called for and it was still too much gravy. Should it have been 1- 10 oz. can and called it good? I know I will have leftover sauce so think I will improvise and turn it into soup with leftover green onions, chicken, etc. Thanks for the great recipes!
karlibitner says
Hi Patsy! My family likes this how it is written. We like to use the chicken as one of the many toppings and only put 4 or 5 diced pieces on each haystack. Feel free to use less cream of chicken soup to make it more to your family’s liking, though! ❤️
Brittany says
This recipe is great. We had a ton of leftover gravy because it’s just me and my husband – could I freeze the extra for later? Have you tried this?
Karli Bitner says
Yes! You could definitely freeze for a later day. This works well with this recipe!