Chicken a la King
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 c Butter
1 Onion; chopped
1 Green pepper; diced
1 3/8 lb Fresh mushrooms; sliced
1/3 c All purpose flour
1 c Chicken stock
1 c Milk
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
3 c Cooked chicken; diced
1 c Canned sweet peas
1/4 c Diced pimento; (optional) *
1/4 c Butter
1 Onion; chopped
1 Green pepper; diced
1 3/8 lb Fresh mushrooms; sliced
1/3 c All purpose flour
1 c Chicken stock
1 c Milk
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
3 c Cooked chicken; diced
1 c Canned sweet peas
1/4 c Diced pimento; (optional) *
1. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add onion, green pepper, red pepper if using, and mushrooms. Saut? for 3 minutes over low heat until onions are softened, but not brown.
2. Sprinkle with flour, cook 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock and milk.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook over very low heat for 5 minutes until beginning to thicken.
4. Add salt, pepper, chicken and peas. Heat through.
Notes: * can use 1/4 cup finely diced sweet red pepper instead Serve over rice, egg noodles, toast points, or in puff pastry shells. Can also be used as a filling for quick and easy chicken pot pie.
2. Sprinkle with flour, cook 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock and milk.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook over very low heat for 5 minutes until beginning to thicken.
4. Add salt, pepper, chicken and peas. Heat through.
Notes: * can use 1/4 cup finely diced sweet red pepper instead Serve over rice, egg noodles, toast points, or in puff pastry shells. Can also be used as a filling for quick and easy chicken pot pie.