Cook rice (2 cups uncooked rice cooked in 4 cups water will yield 4 cups cooked rice) and place in a large bowl. Drain and rinse the canned chicken to remove as much of the fat as possible. Add the chicken to the cooked rice. (If you do not have commodity chicken, use about 2 cups of diced or shredded cooked chicken.) Drain and rinse the peas and carrots and add to the rice. Next, dice the tomatoes and onion and also add this to the chicken and rice. Add the cayenne pepper (this is hot hot hot, so use just a little); garlic powder, and salt is optional. Feel free to add any other spices or spice combination that you like (example: curry powder, chili powder). Try adding seaweed, either dry & crushed, or soaked in water and wrung out. This dish lends itself to your creative talents. Make it as spicy and flavor ful as you wish with different spices and vegetables. You can add beans, green peppers, celery, or any raw or cooked vegetable. Mix all ingredients together and top with the low fat or fat free dressing.
This is a wonder ful, color ful dish to make for a picnic or a pot luck, or on a hot summer day when you do not want to do much cooking. If you have leftovers, eat it for lunch the next day.
*You can use macaroni instead of rice. Also tr y using brown rice.