Chicken a la King

Chicken a la King

from aheadofthyme.com
30 min

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. 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. 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. 3

    Add flour and stir well until thickened into a paste, about 1 minute.

  4. 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. 5

    Add peas, pimentos, and chicken. Mix well and cook until heated through, about 2-3 minutes.

  6. 6

    Serve immediately in serving bowls with a sprinkle of chopped parsley (if desired) and topped with biscuits or serve over pasta or rice.