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Debs asked for a chicken ala king recipe and this one worked out very well. Enjoy! Great chicken ala king recipes are so good to have in your recipe collection, a good chicken ala king recipe never fails to be enjoyed by all. 4-6 people.

What you need

1 Onion finely chopped
100g mushrooms sliced
2 Tablespoons) flour
1 ½ cups Milk
200ml chicken stock
500g poached chicken in bite size pieces
splash of cream
Salt and pepper
1 red or green Pepper chopped
2 tablespoons sherry(if desired)
3 tablespoons butter for frying

The process

In a pan on a medium heat, add butter and a little oil and cook the onions, peppers and mushrooms until soft. Add the flour and cook for a minute or two stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat, add the milk slowly and stir constantly, add the stock, bring to the boil and stir until smooth and quite thick.

Add the chicken and cream(not essential) and season with salt and pepper and finally, if you want the sauce really rich add the sherry and combine it all.

Serve with pasta or rice.

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77 Responses to “Chicken ala king”

1. Claire says:

   April 21, 2012 at 4:00 pm

   Hi Graham,
   Can one freeze Chicken a la king.
   Thanks
   Claire

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   • Graham says:

     April 23, 2012 at 9:24 am

     Hi Claire, sure no problem freezing it. Cheers for now G

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2. Cole says:

   April 12, 2012 at 11:22 am

   Hi Graham, I need to feed 16 so wondered if this could be cooked in a slow cooker as I don’t have a dish big enough. Please give directions, if at all possible.Thanks is anticipation.
   Cole

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   • Graham says:

     April 13, 2012 at 8:35 am

     Hi Cole, you can use the recipe as is in a slow cooker, works beautifully. Cheers for now G

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3. Nichola says:

   February 1, 2012 at 5:53 pm

   Just made this, because I didn’t have the ready-made-just-add-water-and-stir Chicken a la king packets… Guess what? After tasting what I just cooked suing your recipe, I feel cheated of the real taste of chicken a la king for the past 3 years of making it! Thanks so much it was AWESOME!!!!!

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   • Graham says:

     February 2, 2012 at 8:31 am

     Hi Nichola, so glad you have moved away from instant meals, you are now on a new taste adventure, keep going. Have a lekker day G

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4. Skiwwels says:

   January 10, 2012 at 12:43 pm

   Hi, instead of flour i used cream of mushroom soup powder. Great tasting.

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   • Graham says:

     January 10, 2012 at 12:54 pm

     Great idea Skiwwels, Thanks for that G

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