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Okay, I just cooked a big pot of chicken and rice but it is way too salty! (it is a a dry dish)I do not know what happened and I HATE to waste food this way! Any suggestions on what to do?

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Add a little sugar and a squeeze of lemon! This is an answer from https://www.ehow.com/how_114444_fix-overseasoned-dish.html.

Good luck!

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That's very handy information to have at hand Farseer, thanks for that.
This once happened to us with a sausage casserole. The tomatoes that we mixed in combined with the sausages just turned the whole dish really, really salty.
We ended up taking the sausages out and washing them, then we cooked some potatoes to have with them instead, because we just couldn't eat the meal as it was.
At least we'll know what to do if it happens again!

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Rather off topic, but... Isn't it great to have this kind of information available on the internet? Think of the time spent before the advent of the electronic age: to take a trip to the library, find the cooking section, etc. - or looking in the "card catalogue" for something appropriate, that was always a headache - then leafing through books to see if they even contained the information you needed!

I've had my share of over-seasoned dishes being completely inedible, and I was also glad to find this little website with answers to just about any cooking dilemma. And since I'm not that great at cooking, I'm sure my family will also be pleased.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. JB ended up eating it and said it was just fine but hey, is JB we are talking about here... he is a saint...he eats anything I cook. Poor guy.

I also read that making a flour ball and add it to the dish will get all the salt out too.

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Yes, I think I heard that before, now that you mention it. Also, mushrooms act like little sponges - if you have not soaked them in water first.

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A Martha Stewart Tip: If you are tasting your dish while it is still cooking and you realize that too much salt was accidentally added, insert a peeled potato to absorb the excess salt. This prevents your wonderful dish from ending up in the dustbin!