Chicken a la King is a delicious combination of chicken, mushrooms, onions, peas, green peppers and pimentos in a rich creamy sauce. Serve it over rice, noodles, toast or pastry puff shells. This delectable recipe comes together quickly using baked rotisserie chicken.
Chicken a la king is a super easy heart warming satisfying meal. It is quick to come together making it a perfect weeknight meal. This recipe calls for already baked rotisserie chicken. You can pick one up any club warehouse and most grocery stores. Leftovers warm up easily right on the stove top.
How do you make Chicken a la King?
Melt several tablespoons of butter over medium high heat in a heavy stockpot or dutch oven. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Then add the onion and green pepper and cook for a couple of minutes or until they start to soften. Turn the heat to medium and sprinkle in the flour while continuing to stir. Blend in the flour gently stirring for one to two minutes. Slowly pour in the chicken broth while stirring to combine. Mix in the milk, salt, pepper, onion powder, and ground mustard. Simmer gently for about ten minutes.
Stir in the peas, pimentos, chicken and cream. Continue simmering until everything is hot. If too thick add one quarter cup of chicken broth at a time to reach desired thickness. Serve over rice, noodles, toast, biscuits or pastry puff shells.
What is the best chicken to use for Chicken a la King?
My personal favorite is baked rotisserie chicken which is available almost anywhere these days. You can pick them up at club warehouses, grocery stores, and almost every Walmart. However you can use any baked, poached or roasted chicken. In addition to that you can also use cooked skinless thigh and wing meat. This recipe is made with rotisserie chicken because it is delicious and convenient.
Can you freeze Chicken a la King?
Chicken a la King is best fresh out of the pot but I know that sometimes there is just too much to eat. Once the dish is fully cooled pack in freezer bags removing as much air as possible. Freeze for up to one month.
Helpful hints on making Chicken a la King.
- Take the time to brown the mushrooms. They taste better that way and the dish is more visually appealing.
- Don’t get too hung up in the blending of the flour with the mushrooms, onions and peppers. It will all work out when you add the broth and milk.
- Drain the pimentos well because you don’t want the juice that they are packed in flavoring or coloring your dish.
- Frozen peas are best in this dish. They retain their color, shape and flavor during the simmering process much better than canned or fresh.
- For a lower fat version cut the butter and cream in half. It will still be delicious just not as rich.
This truly delectable Chicken a la King is the ultimate in comfort food and a family favorite. So if you love delicious easy chicken recipes all made in the same pot than you must give this one a whirl.
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This post was originally published August 1, 2015 and was republished February 14, 2019 with new content.
Chicken A La King
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: main meal
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 ounces button mushrooms sliced
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard
- 3–4 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 jar (8 ounce) pimentos well drained.
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium high heat in a heavy stockpot or dutch oven. Add mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Add green pepper and onion; cook for 2-3 minutes or until starting to soften. Turn the heat to medium and sprinkle in the flour while continuing to stir. Continue to stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Slowly pour in the chicken broth while stirring to combine. Mix in the milk, salt, pepper, onion powder, and ground mustard. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, cream, peas and pimentos. Simmer for 5 minutes. Serve over rice, noodles, toast, biscuits or pastry puff shells.
Notes
If too thick add one quarter cup of chicken broth at a time to reach desired thickness.
Keywords: creamy chicken dish, chicken dish, chicken, a la king
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Rebecca Allen says
February 22, 2019 at 4:35 pmAre you sure it’s 8oz of pimento. My grocery store has a small jar which is 2 ounces in a larger jar which is for. So I buy two of the larger jars?
Beth Pierce says
February 22, 2019 at 5:19 pmYes it is 8 ounces of pimentos. If they are pricey you could get by with 4 ounces. I like pimentos so I put in a healthy amount.
Krystle says
February 24, 2019 at 10:27 amI grew up with this comfort food served over toast. Love this version with the heavy cream and rotisserie chicken!
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Beth Pierce says
February 24, 2019 at 1:51 pmThanks Krystle! We love it too! Thanks for stopping by.
Maggie says
May 22, 2019 at 4:28 pmI grew up with this also, I loved it but my mom always put chopped up hard boiled eggs in hers and no pimentos but I love it either way thanks for sharing this recipe.
Beth Pierce says
May 23, 2019 at 8:45 amYou are most welcome Maggie! I hope you enjoy it!
Stacie says
March 7, 2019 at 4:52 pmI need to make this. I used to make Chicken a la King all the time, but I haven’t in a long time. I love this idea of serving it over biscuits. It looks really good.
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Heather says
March 7, 2019 at 8:08 pmI’ve never tried anything like this before. I think my family might really enjoy it.
CherishingFlo says
March 7, 2019 at 11:47 pmI’ve never heard of Chicken A La King! It sounds delicious! I may have to experiment and try it out! It luckily doesn’t seem super difficult
Emmanuel Damian says
March 8, 2019 at 9:22 amChicken a la King is so delicious! I’m craving for it right now. I hope I can cook it soon.
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Subhashish Roy says
March 8, 2019 at 9:36 amA wonderful dish by the looks of it. And seeing the ingredients makes me believe it should be awesome too. I would give it a try this weekend.
Porsha carr says
March 8, 2019 at 10:13 amYou’ve done it again with a delicious 5 star recipe my goodness 🙂
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Clyde says
March 8, 2019 at 11:53 amI have already heard this one, but never tried to cook it myself. It looks delicious though and not so difficult to cook, I think.
Beth Pierce says
March 8, 2019 at 2:18 pmNo it is not difficult to cook at all! I hope you enjoy it!!
Ronnie says
March 8, 2019 at 3:04 pmThis looks like such a delicious combination of tastes! I’d love to try this and I’m sure even the cooking is enjoyable. 🙂
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Beth Pierce says
March 8, 2019 at 8:02 pmThanks Ronnie! I am sure you will enjoy it!
Pat says
March 9, 2019 at 6:32 pmDo you add any cheese?
Beth Pierce says
March 9, 2019 at 8:07 pmNo Pat, I do not.
Nancy says
March 27, 2019 at 9:47 pmWhat can you use instead of heavy cream!
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Beth Pierce says
March 28, 2019 at 8:01 amWhat about half n half?
Betty Gammey says
March 11, 2019 at 6:32 pmLove it .
I went to my recipe box and found my recipe it could be a northern thing but mine doesn’t call for pimento and green peppers it calls for onion mushrooms celery carrot and peas. But like I said could be a northern thing but yours is GREAT.
Thank you for the differt recipe to add to my box.
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Beth Pierce says
March 11, 2019 at 6:43 pmThe pleasure is all mine Betty! Yes there is sometimes much variation between the north and the south. You should see the comments when I post my southern style green beans. LOL! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!!