Chicken à la King Recipe (Creamy Chicken Mushroom Sauce)
Chicken à la King recipe is a classic creamy chicken dish with mushrooms and green pepper in a smooth, velvety sauce. You’ll start with a simple butter-and-flour roux, loosen it with chicken broth, then finish with half-and-half for a gentle creaminess and a little pimiento for color. Serve it over rice, pasta, or toast for an easy dinner.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Step-by-Step Method
Prep the vegetables
Dice the green pepper and slice the mushrooms. Warm a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat.
Sauté mushrooms and pepper
Melt the butter. Add mushrooms and green pepper and cook for about 4–5 minutes, stirring, until they soften a bit.
Make the roux
Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring constantly, so the flour taste cooks off.
Whisk in the broth
Slowly pour in the chicken broth while whisking to keep it smooth. Stir in salt and black pepper.
Add half-and-half and thicken
Pour in the half-and-half and simmer gently for 3–5 minutes until the sauce lightly thickens. Keep the heat moderate so it doesn’t scorch.
Warm the chicken and pimiento
Add the cooked chicken and pimiento. Stir and cook for 2–3 minutes, just until everything is heated through.
Serve
Serve right away over rice, pasta, or toast. If the sauce gets too thick, loosen it with a splash of broth.