Posted By Ingrid Turner on May 9, 2014 in Featured, How To Cook, Main Dishes, Poultry & Fowl | 0 comments

This recipe for How to Cook Chicken a la King, is a very tasty dish, and even more so if the cooked chicken is grilled or roasted, which kicks up the flavor.

This year, for Mother’s Day, Kimberly wanted to know what I wanted to eat for our festivities, which I thought was nice…

So, this was one of the dishes I’ve been thinking about lately, and figured it would serve us fine for such an occasion.

How to Cook Chicken a la King:

A hearty dish that not only Moms will love, but Dads too!

Type: Entrée Recipes

Prep Time: 18 – 20 min
Cook Time: 18 – 20 min
Yield: 6 – 8 servings

Ingredients:

3 cups cooked chicken – cubed
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups mushrooms – quartered
1/2 cup flour
3 cups chicken broth
3 cups half & half or milk
1/2 cup pimentos – diced
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp parsley – chopped
1 tsp chives – minced
1/4 cup sherry or white wine – optional
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
dash of cayenne pepper

Instructions:

In a large sauce pan, on medium heat, melt butter.
Stir in the mushrooms and saute until softened – around 5 min.
Add in flour, whisking until it is thoroughly blended.
Gradually add three quarters of the chicken broth and milk. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and keep whisking until mixture is well blended and smooth – around 5 min.
In a bowl, mix egg yolks with the other quarter of chicken broth and heavy cream.
Into the bowl of egg mixture, whisk in 3 cups of the hot mixture to temper it. Then, slowly stir egg mixture into hot mixture in the sauce pan, whisking constantly.
Add in the chicken, pimento, chives, cayenne & pepper.
Stir in wine or sherry, if desired, and return mixture to heat and simmer gently, stirring constantly. * Tip: Do not boil mixture.
Just before serving, sprinkle parsley over the top of the a la king.