Simple Chicken a la King is made with bites of roasted chicken, mushrooms, carrots, and peas in a delicious, creamy sauce and served over rice, a biscuit, or a piece of toast. It is savory comfort food perfect for a rainy, cold night!
Course chicken dinner, dinner, easy dinner, family dinner
Cuisine American, southern, southern food
Ingredients
3chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1cuproughy chopped mushrooms
1 1/2cupschopped carrots
1/2cupfrozen green peas
1/4cupbutter
1/2cupall purpose flour
1cupmilk
1/2cupheavy cream
2cupschicken broth
1/2tbsptarragon
2tspminced garlic
salt and pepper
Get Recipe Ingredients
Instructions
Add butter to a Dutch oven or heavy pot. When it has melted, add the mushrooms, chopped carrots, and minced garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes until they begin to soften.
Add 1/2 cup of flour to the vegetables and stir until all vegetables are coated.
Add the milk, heavy cream, and chicken broth to the pan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let the mixture simmer and thicken for 3-4 minutes.
Add in the chopped cooked chicken, frozen peas, tarragon, salt and pepper.
Continue to cook until mixture is like a thick soup. Serve over white rice, a biscuit, or a piece of toast.
Keyword 30 minute meals, chicken a al king, chicken recipes, comfort food, easy dinner, family dinner, simple recipes, southern food