Quick and Easy Chicken ala King Recipe (In just 30 minutes)

This quick 30-minute lunch is not only incredibly simple to prepare, but Chicken ala King is also really tasty!

This meal of chicken and fresh vegetables simmers(Chicken ala King)in a wonderful sauce. Serve this over biscuits or rice.

Why This Recipe Is Our Favorite

Quick: From beginning to end, assembling this meal only takes 30 minutes.

This dish, which is excellent for a busy weekday or to feed a party, is made even more simple by the addition of rotisserie chicken. If you have leftover ham or turkey, you can use that instead.

Blend it up: The dish chicken ala King is adaptable. Although biscuits or puff pastry shells are the customary accompaniments, you may also serve it with rice, egg noodles, or even mashed potatoes!

There are mushrooms and peas in this recipe, but you can add any additional vegetables you have for color and taste.

Ingredients/Variations

The freshest ingredients are used in the greatest Chicken King!

CHICKEN This dish is made incredibly easy by using shredded rotisserie chicken, but you are welcome to use any chicken you have on hand. Make sure everything is cooked before adding it to the sauce, though!

VEGETABLES I made this recipe using fresh mushrooms, onions, peas, and pimentos, but any vegetable would be delicious! This dish will truly pop if you add colorful peppers, corn, carrots, or broccoli!

SAUCE One of the most delicious components of this dish is the rich, creamy sauce created with chicken stock, spices, and cream.

Making Chicken ala King

This meal comes together very quickly and is extremely simple to prepare.

1. In butter, sauté onions and mushrooms.
2. Add flour and seasonings as directed in the recipe below.
3. Cream and chicken stock are whisked in.
4. Add the chicken, pimentos, and peas by stirring.

Serve with roasted green beans or oven-roasted asparagus over fresh biscuits!

Tips to Make the Best Chicken ala King

• If you’re not using rotisserie chicken, make sure you cook the chicken before adding it to the spaghetti.
  The following are excellent alternatives: tuna, chicken breast, or chicken thighs.
• Due to the fact that certain ingredients don’t freeze properly when the sauce is added, freeze Chicken King without the rice, pasta, or bread. Instead, spoon the Chicken King into zip-top bags or a date-marked airtight container, and then freeze flat.
• Use the microwave or the stovetop to reheat. Make fresh rice, pasta, or bread to serve alongside the dish and re-energize the flavors by adding a splash of salt and pepper.

Chicken ala King

The preparation time for this delicious Chicken King is only 30 minutes!

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter unsalted
• 8 ounces white mushrooms sliced
• 1 small yellow onion diced
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
• ½ cup flour
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 cup petite frozen peas
• ½ cup pimentos drained and chopped
• 3 cups rotisserie chicken shredded

Instructions

1. Butter is added to a 12-inch high-sided skillet and heated to medium-high.
2. After the butter has melted, sauté the mushrooms and onions for about 5 minutes, or until they begin to soften.
3. Add kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder for seasoning.
4. Add the flour and mix to combine until paste forms.
5. Slowly pour the half-and-half and chicken stock while stirring. Make sure there are no flour pieces left by stirring.
6. Turn the heat down to low and whisk the sauce for about 5 minutes, or until it has thickened.
7. Add the rotisserie chicken, peas, and chopped pimentos after stirring.
8. Serve with biscuits, rice, or spaghetti.

Notes

Make care to cook your chicken breast or thigh before adding it to the sauce!

For up to two to three days, keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave. Serve over fresh rice or pasta and season with salt and pepper to revive the flavors.

Chicken ala King should be spooned into zippered bags or an airtight container with a date on it, then frozen flat.

Using the methods described above, thaw and reheat.

Nutrition information

Calories: 438 | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 699mg | Potassium: 554mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1838IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg