Best Moms Chicken Ala King Recipes

CLASSIC CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add in mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add in flour and stir until there are no more specks of flour left. Pour in chicken broth and milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes.
• For a richer sauce: in a small mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks with heavy cream. Working quickly, slowly pour in 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into the egg mixture while whisking vigorously. Immediately pour this mixture back into the saucepan, whisking the entire time. Cook 2 minutes more.
• Stir in frozen peas, drained pimientos, and cooked chicken and let heat through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve hot over cooked rice, pasta, toast, or biscuits.

CHICKEN à LA KING

Steps:

• Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook bell pepper and mushrooms in butter, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is crisp-tender.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk and broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in chicken and pimientos; cook until hot. Serve over rice.

CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter, and saute the shallots until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Whisk in the sherry and broth and bring to a boil while stirring. Add the parsley and thyme sprigs, lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the sauce for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the mushrooms until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the sauce into mushrooms and season with the salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg. Whisk in the creme fraiche.
• Add the minced parsley, chicken, and chives to the sauce, and bring to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately over noodles, toast points, split baking powder biscuits or wrapped in crepes.
• Put the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts in a medium saucepan. Cover with the broth, and bring just to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and cover. Poach the chicken for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, and cool the chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Bone and skin the chicken and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
• Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

CHICKEN ALA KING- MOM'S RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Then stir in flour and add pepper to taste. Add milk and bouillon. Cook, stirring well to mix, over medium heat, keep stirring until thickened. Stir in remaining ingredients (except of course the biscuits). Cook until peas are tender crisp and chicken is thoroughly heated. Serve over hot fresh homemade biscuits.
• 2. Note: You can extend this dish with canned mushrooms, additional peas and carrots, other veggies, and/or more chicken, if desired.

CHICKEN A LA KING I

Steps:

• Cook and stir drained mushrooms and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and pimiento. Heat through.

PAM'S MOM'S CHICKEN ALA KING

Steps:

• 1. In a large stockpot over medium high heat, melt the 4 Tbsp butter and saute the mushrooms and peppers ( 10 to 20 minutes). When cooked and tender remove veggies and any juices to a bowl and set aside.
• 2. Melt the 1 1/2c of butter in the stockpot and add flour. Whisk together and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or so to cook out the raw flour taste. Do not brown the roux. Whisk in chicken broth and sherry until smooth. Simmer until thickened. Remove pot from heat to make additions.
• 3. Add cream and season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper, fresh grated nutmeg and a bit of cayenne. Add chopped cooked chicken and sauteed veggies to cream sauce and mix well. Return to heat to serving temperature (Do not boil) and serve hot over biscuits, toasted English muffins, toast points, or in puff pastry shells.
• 4. Note: You may add other additional sauteed vegetables if desired. Suggestions include chopped celery, cubed carrots, chopped onion, and/or frozen peas. The traditional recipe includes only peppers and mushrooms.

MOM'S CHICKEN A'LA KING

Steps:

• Boil water for the shell macaroni according to box instructions, drain.
• Under low-medium heat, add your evaporated milk and butter first, it helps keep the noodles from sticking.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until everything is mixed well and the butter is melted.

TRADITIONAL CHICKEN A LA KING

Steps:

• In large saucepan, saute the mushrooms, carrots, onion and green pepper in butter until vegetables are crisp-tender. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper and sage; stir in milk and broth until smooth. Gradually add to vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened; Add peas and chicken. , Simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve with biscuits.