Chicken a la King
Chicken a la King is rich, creamy, and hearty comfort food. This 30-minute dinner recipe contains chicken and veggies in a cream sauce made from scratch.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups mushrooms (white or brown), sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or half and half
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup canned or jarred pimentos, drained and chopped
- 3 cups cooked chicken, diced into ½-inch cubes
- fresh parsley, chopped (optional, for serving)
- biscuits (optional, for serving)
Directions
- 1
Add butter to a large skillet and melt over medium-high heat until it starts to bubble, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms and sauté until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.
- 2
Stir in onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook for another 2-3 minutes until the color turns nicely brown (salt will further extract more water from the mushrooms, giving them a nice brown color).
- 3
Add flour and stir well until thickened into a paste, about 1 minute.
- 4
Slowly pour in chicken broth and heavy cream. Stir constantly until smooth and bring the mixture to a simmer. Let it simmer over medium-low heat until thickened to a desired consistency, about 2-3 minutes, stirring often. If the sauce gets too thick, thin it out with more chicken broth.
- 5
Add peas, pimentos, and chicken. Mix well and cook until heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
- 6
Serve immediately in serving bowls with a sprinkle of chopped parsley (if desired) and topped with biscuits or serve over pasta or rice.