Chicken a la King Recipe
Similar to the filling for chicken pot pie, this Chicken a la King recipe consists of cooked and shredded chicken along with mushrooms, carrots and tender green peas in a cream sauce.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion chopped, about 1 cup
- 2 cups mushrooms sliced
- 2 large carrots cut into matchsticks, about 1 ½ cups
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ to 1 teaspoon salt - depending on how salty the chicken stock is
- dash of allspice
- 1 cup peas frozen
- 4 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- Wide egg noodles rice, biscuits or toast points for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium high heat, add the butter. When the butter has melted, add the onion, mushrooms, and carrots. Sauté for about 8 - 10 minutes or until the vegetables are just beginning to brown.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk and chicken stock, stirring constantly, and bring to a boil. Continue cooking for 3 - 4 minutes or until the sauce is slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Add pepper, salt and allspice. Stir in the peas, chicken, and parsley. Continue cooking until heated through, about 1 – 2 minutes.
- Serve over noodles, rice, biscuits or toast.