Chicken a la King Recipe
Cozy, comforting Chicken a la King is one of my favorite weeknight dinners! Juicy chicken and tender veggies with creamy, flavorful gravy served over toast, biscuits, or pasta is a winner with the whole family, even picky kids.
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 390kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon 30 mL vegetable oil
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- OR
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken thighs
- 4 tablespoon 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion diced small
- 8 oz baby bella mushrooms quartered
- 3 washed and peeled carrots diced small
- 2 celery stalks chopped small
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup 35g all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 480 mL chicken broth, low-sodium
- ½ cup 120 mL heavy cream or half and half
- ½ cup 67g frozen sweet peas
- ½ tablespoon 10 mL fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large cast-iron skillet or medium dutch oven, pour in vegetable oil over medium-high heat. If using uncooked chicken, sear the chicken thighs on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Don't overcrowd the pan. After searing the chicken, move to a plate and set aside.
- Turn heat down to medium heat and add butter to melt in the pan. Saute the onion, mushrooms, carrots, and celery for 7 minutes, until the onions are golden brown and the mushrooms are softened. Add in the garlic and cook for half a minute, until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add in flour and stir to coat the vegetables in flour and cook out the raw flour for one minute. Stir in the chopped/shredded chicken.
- Pour in chicken broth, scraping the bottom of the pan to release the brown fond at the bottom, that's all good flavor. Over medium-high heat, let it come to a lively simmer/low boil then reduce your heat to medium-low, pour in heavy cream and gently simmer until the gravy is thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in frozen peas and let heat up, about 3 minutes.
Season to taste with lemon juice, kosher salt, and pepper.
Serve hot over thick slices of toasted bread, overcooked pasta, biscuits, etc.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 408mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g