Chicken a la King

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Okay, here’s the Filipino version of a favorite dish (well its one of my favorite) – Chicken A La King Filipino style! Its November and am sure there are a lot of planning, preparation for Thanksgiving dinner.  I hope that you are enjoying all the recipes that I’ve posted and trying some of them! Without any more delay, here’s the recipe and of course, can’t thank Philippines Foods & Recipes enough for sharing this! You know I think I’ll make this today! I have some of the ingredients and its shopping time to get some other bits…yeah, this is dinner tonight!

Here is the Filipino style of Chicken a la King Recipe. Chicken ala king is made with cooked chicken and a thickened sauce. This recipe also mainly consist butter, mushrooms, and other ingredients. Chicken a la king recipe is an easy meal to serve over rice or toast.

Chicken a la King Recipe Ingredients:

* 3 tablespoons butter
* 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
* 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 2 cups evaporated milk or half-and-half
* 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
* 3 cups diced cooked chicken
* 1/4 cup chopped pimento

Chicken a la King Cooking Instructions:

1). Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add mushrooms and green pepper and cook for 5 minutes.

2). Blend in flour, salt, and pepper.

3). Continuously stir it and cook until smooth and bubbly.

4). Add milk and chicken broth, stirring constantly.

5). Stir and cook for 10 minutes.

6). Blend 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water for a much thicker sauce; add to sauce, a little at a time, until desired thickness is reached.

7). Add chicken and pimento; heat through until done.

This Chicken ala King recipe makes 6 to 8 servings. Serve it on toast points or rice.