Chicken with Rice

Chicken with Rice

1 c. raw rice
6 tsp. salt 1
1 2 1/2 -3 lb. chicken cut up
2 1/4 milk
3/4 tsp. pepper
6 tbsp. veg. oil
1/4 c. minced onion
2 tbsp. minced celery
1 canned pimiento, minced

wash rice and cook in 3 qts. of boiling water to which 1tbsp. of the salt has been added until the rice is tender, about 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, wash chicken, reserving back, neck, wing tips for chicken broth if desired. Dip remaining pieces into 1/4 c. of the milk. Ten place, one at a time, in a paper bag in whick 1/2 c. of flour, 1 1/2 tsp. of salt and 1/4 tsp. of the pepper have been mixed. shake the bag until each piece of chicken is thoroughly coated with the flour mixture. Then heat the oil in the skillet and brown chicken in it.
Place the cooked rice bottom of a 2 qt. casserole and place the browned chicken in it. In the oil remaining in the skillet, cook the onion and celery for about 10 min or until tender. Then blend the reaining 1/4 c. of flour , 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp. of pepper. add piminto. Then stir the remaining 2 c. milk, cooking while stirring, until mixture thickens. Pour over rice and chicken mixture. cover and bake in moderately hot oven of 375 o f. for 30 mins. or until chicken is tender. serves 4