Chicken A La King

12 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2/3 c. butter or margarine
  • 1 1/3 c. sliced mushrooms
  • 10 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 13 oz. can chicken broth
  • 1/2 pt. table cream
  • 1/2 pt. whipping cream
  • 1 small jar pimento, drained
  • sherry to taste (approximately 1 1/2 Tbsp.)
  • 1 pkg. chicken breasts (approximately 4 c. cooked)
  • rice

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil chicken breasts until done, cool and remove chicken from bones.
  2. 2
    Cut or shred chicken to make approximately 4 cups. Discard skin.
  3. 3
    In large pot, melt butter; add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth.
  5. 5
    Slowly stir in chicken broth, continue to stir until flour is mixed in. Slowly stir in table cream and whipping cream.
  6. 6
    Drain pimentos from juice in jar and add pimentos to the mixture.
  7. 7
    Add cooked chicken and sherry.
  8. 8
    Continue to cook over low heat until thickened.
  9. 9
    Serve over cooked rice (or noodles).
  10. 10
    This recipe can be prepared the night before and refrigerated.
  11. 11
    To warm, just add a little milk to thin the mixture out if needed.

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