Chicken à la King

Chicken à la King

Total Time
1h 31m
28m prep · 63m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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Chicken à la king is easy and elegant. It's a great way to use leftover chicken or turkey. Green pepper and red pimientos make this a pretty dish to serve at Christmas or anytime. Serve over cooked rice, toast, or noodles. Can be made ahead and reheated.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cups butter
  • 1 can mushrooms , 4.5 ounce
  • 1 green bell pepper , chopped
  • 0.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • 1.25 cups hot water
  • 1.5 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
  • 4 cooked , boneless chicken breast halves, chopped
  • 4 ounces chopped pimento

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add drained mushrooms and bell pepper and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove from the heat. Stir in flour, salt, and black pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly.

  4. 4

    Stir in milk, water, bouillon, and reserved mushroom liquid. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.

  5. 5

    Stir in chicken and pimento and heat through.

  6. 6

    Serve and enjoy!

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