Chicken à la King

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon (45 milliliters) olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 3½ ounces (100 g) sliced white mushrooms
  • 3½ ounces (100 g) chopped pimentos or other mild chile peppers
  • 3 tablespoons (42 g) butter
  • 3 tablespoons (23 g) all-purpose flour
  • 13½–14½ US fl. oz. (400–430 ml) chicken broth (depending on the size of can or jar available in your area)
Chicken à la King

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Procedure

  1. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder and then cube them into bite-size pieces.
  2. Sauté the chicken cubes, onion, mushrooms, and pimentos in the olive oil in a skillet.
  3. In a saucepan, melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook over medium heat for about a minute.
  4. Add the chicken broth and stir till thickened.
  5. Add the sauce to the chicken and vegetable mixture; stir together and cook a few more minutes.
  6. Serve over biscuits, toast or toasted English muffins.

Notes, tips, and variations

  • You can add 1–2 cloves of finely diced garlic to the chicken and vegetable mixture; add it last, when the chicken is almost done, because garlic burns quickly.
  • You can serve over rice or pasta instead of biscuits, toast or English muffins.