Chicken A La King is an easy weeknight dinner with tender chicken, mushrooms, celery, and onion in a creamy gravy. This easy dinner recipe is the ultimate comfort food at its best!

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Easy Chicken à la king recipe

I love having people over for dinner but I started realizing how expensive it was getting every time I ran to the grocery store to get ready for the meal. So I am always trying to come up with easy and inexpensive meals for entertaining.
That’s the first thing that came to mind when I made this recipe. It’s easy, good, and cheap! Serve it over rice, noodles, toast, or a big fat biscuit like I did! My kids think this creamy chicken dish tastes like a crustless chicken pot pie.

INGREDIENTS

This classic recipe is made from simple ingredients.

  • CHICKEN –This is a great way to use up any leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken.
  • BUTTER
  • GREEN BELL PEPPER – Any bell peppers will do but I like to use green.
  • YELLOW ONION
  • PIMENTOS
  • CHICKEN BROTH OR CHICKEN STOCK
  • ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
  • GARLIC POWDER
  • FRESH MUSHROOMS
  • GREEN PEAS
  • HEAVY CREAM – You can substitute whole milk for a lighter version.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS

You can serve this over rice, egg noodles, toast, or a biscuit.

HOW TO MAKE THIS

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet. Add mushrooms, onion and bell pepper.mushrooms and onionsSaute for a few minutes until veggies are soft and mushrooms are golden brown.
    mushrooms and flour
  2. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir for a few minutes. Slowly whisk in chicken broth into the flour mixture and cook over medium heat until thickened.chicken a la king sauce
  3. Reduce heat to low. Add the chicken, cream, peas, pimentos, and garlic powder. Simmer creamy sauce for a few minutes until heated through. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

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Chicken A La King

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Chicken A La King is an easy weeknight dinner with chicken, mushrooms, celery, and onion in a creamy gravy. This easy dinner is comfort food at its best!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (8 ounce) package fresh sliced white mushrooms
  • 1 cup finely diced yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cubed
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup frozen peas
  • 4 ounces canned diced pimentos, drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add mushrooms, onion and bell pepper. Saute for a few minutes until veggies are soft and mushrooms are golden brown.
  • Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir for a few minutes. Slowly whisk in chicken broth and cook over medium heat until thickened.
  • Reduce heat to low. Add the chicken, cream, peas, pimentos, and garlic powder. Simmer for a few minutes until heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve over toast, egg noodles, or biscuits.
Cuisine: American
Course: All Recipes, Main Course
Author: Christy Denney

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Christy Denney
Christy is the voice behind The Girl Who Who Ate Everything! She is no stranger to making meals that kids and adults will love. She grew up in Mesa, Arizona as the youngest of ten kids. She can always be found in her kitchen with music playing and cooking with her kids. She published her first cookbook in 2014. She loves party food that gets the conversations going!
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