Chicken a la King
Chicken a la King is a classic comfort food, featuring tender chicken in a creamy sauce with vegetables. This recipe combines the savory flavors of chicken, mushrooms, and pimentos with a rich, buttery sauce, served over golden-brown toast. It's a satisfying and elegant dish, perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Cooked Chicken, cut into 2/3-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/3 cup Button Mushrooms, quartered
- 4 tablespoons Pimento, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
- 2 tablespoons Green Pepper, finely cut
- 5 tablespoons Butter
- 6 tablespoons Flour
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon Paprika
- 8 slices Bread, toasted
Instructions
- 1Boil the green pepper in a small amount of water for 5 minutes, or until softened. Drain off the water.
- 2Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, salt, and paprika, and mix thoroughly. Gradually whisk in the milk, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Cook for 3 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and beat for 1 minute.
- 3Reheat the sauce, add the egg yolks, and mix thoroughly. Add the chicken mixture (chicken, salt, mushrooms, cooked green pepper, and pimento). Heat through.
- 4Serve immediately by pouring the chicken mixture over slices of toast.
- 5Toast slices of bread one-half an inch thick on the broiler directly under the flame, or on a toaster fitted for a burner on top of the stove. Brown on one side, then turn and brown on the other. When both sides are an even golden brown, butter one side, care being taken to butter the edges. Set the toast on an enamel plate or tin pie-pan in the oven, until all the pieces are ready for serving. Always serve toast very hot.