Beverly Jennings’s Grapeful Chicken:

4     boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1     (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed mushroom soup
1     large can French-style string beans
1     package slivered almonds
    Large bunch of seedless white grapes (approx ½ pound)
    Rice

Saute chicken breasts until almost done.  Cover bottom of a casserole dish with half a can of mushroom soup.  Add layer of white grapes.  Add string beans.  Add slivered almonds, layering them over the string beans.  Add chicken breasts to top of mixture.  Add remaining mushroom soup.  Cover and bake approximately thirty minutes or until chicken is done and the sauce is bubbling.

Serve over steamed rice. Yield four servings.

Contributed by Beverly Jennings, author of  When the Jay Bird Sings...The Savannah River winds its way through When the Jaybird Sings, bringing to five-year-old Maria, ships from far away and forbidden adventure, even the hint of ghosts. Maria comes to terms with a frightful looking one-eyed grandmother, discovers the marvels of the early Twentieth Century and enjoys a rollicking family life.