Name: Classic Chicken a la King
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 (10-ounce) package frozen puff pastry shells; 4 tablespoons butter; 3/4 cup diced yellow or sweet onion; 2/3 cup sliced carrot; 1 cup sliced mushrooms; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon celery salt; 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups whole milk; 1 cup frozen peas (thawed); 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken; 1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimentos (drained well)

How To Serve

If you don’t want to serve it over puff pastry, you can serve it over biscuits, toast, or rice.

Quick and Easy Recipe

This recipe uses store-bought rotisserie chicken to make a fantastically quick and easy weeknight meal. It only takes 30 minutes to make if you serve it over puff pastry shells. Less than 20 if you serve it over toast.

The sauce for this Chicken a la King is made from scratch for best flavor.

Tips For Making Chicken A La King

I don’t usually add it, but a little celery can be cooked with the onions and carrots.
If you don’t want to use rotisserie chicken, you can poach some chicken to use.
Traditionally Chicken A La King isn’t spicy, but you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes if you want it a little spicy.

Storage

Leftovers will keep refrigerated for 3 to 5 days. You will probably need to thin the sauce with a little milk when you reheat it.

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Classic Chicken a la King

This Classic Chicken a la King is full of chicken, mushrooms, peas, and pimentos in a creamy and rich sauce served over puff pastry shells. The puff pastry and fancy name make it seem fancy and elegant, but this is truly a down-home meal much like Chicken Pot Pie.

Serves 6

Prep 10 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Total 40 minutes