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Chicken a la King

Comforting classic chicken dish
Print Recipe
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups chicken
  • 1 pt boiling water
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • 1 green, yellow, orange or red pepper
  • ½ cup mushrooms
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 oz butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 stock cube
  • 2 tbsp sherry
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • 4 tbsp flour

Equipment

  • Heavy bottomed saucepan
  • Frying pan (if cooking chicken)
  • Cup Measures
  • Spoon Measures
  • Small kitchen scale
  • Chopping Board
  • Sharp Knife

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
  2. Blend in flour and seasoning.
  3. Dissolve stock cube in 1 pt of water and add gradually with evaporated milk, stirring carefully to avoid the mixture catching on the bottom of the saucepan.
  4. Add cooked chicken, mushrooms, peppers and simmer for 10 mins or until cooked.
  5. Just before serving combine the egg yolk and the sherry and fold into the chicken mixture.
  6. Leave to stand for 3 mins and serve.

Notes

  1. Preparation time and cooking time depend in this recipe on whether you are using chicken leftovers or cooking your chicken from scratch. 
  2. The recipe calls for 1 green pepper but you can mix it up by adding a combination of green, yellow, orange or red peppers. 
  3. If you need to bulk the recipe up a bit more you can add more than the 2 cups of chicken the recipe calls for. 
  4. You can serve this dish with rice or tagliatelle if you prefer.
  5. PS: Best enjoyed with a cold glass of Chardonnay!