Chicken a la King I Recipe
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Chicken a la King I

By: Colleen 
"Easy and elegant chicken dish. It's a great way to use leftover chicken or turkey. Green pepper and red pimientos make this a pretty dish to serve at Christmas or anytime. Serve over cooked rice, toast, or noodles. Can be made ahead and reheated."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (255)

What to Drink?
Wine Sauvignon Blanc
Hot Non-Alcoholic Tea
 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 - 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained, liquid reserved
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  • 4 cooked, boneless chicken breast halves, chopped
  • 4 ounces chopped pimento

Directions

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

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 305 | Total Fat: 19.2g | Cholesterol: 86mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2005 by DEBWALTER   view full review
I was never a fan of Chicken A La King but my husband asked me to try making it. I added 2 T....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2005 by TENNISMOM   view full review
I have made this recipe for years but instead of the bell peppers I use small baby peas. If...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2003 by MARYANNEQ   view full review
Great recipe. I made some modifications to suit our tastes though. I added an 1/2 a cube of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2003 by LS29AGAIN   view full review
This is a super recipe...I did how-ever not put in the green-peppers,I added an onion chopped...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2006 by exhubby4sale   view full review
Yes, this has always been a long-time family favorite of ours. I omitting the chopped...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2005 by MBREY381   view full review
I made this recipe and my husband and I love it. The only thing I changed was that I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2004 by MLKUSHNER   view full review
My fiance and I LOVED this dish! It was so yummy. We used fresh mushrooms, but added a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2003 by ESLANGEL   view full review
I used mixed veggies (carrot, peas, corn) instead of the peppers. I also dissolved the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2003 by sleepingKelly Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This is really bland. I think I'd rather use a recipe that has cream of mushroom soup instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2003 by Victoria Rose-Marie   view full review
~*~WONDERFUL~*~ I use to make this recipe all the time and then lost my copy of the recipe. I...

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