Chicken à la King

A classic recipe for the traditional homemade creamy gravy made with leftover chicken or turkey served over toast, biscuits, rice or noodles.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup finely diced celery
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1.5 cups milk

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Sauté onion, red pepper and celery with butter in a large skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. 1 c. onion, 1 red pepper, 1 c. celery, 1/3 c. butter
2. 2Stir in salt, remaining spices and flour then continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes. 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp thyme, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, Pinch cayenne, 1/3 c. flour
3. 3Add chicken broth then stir well, making sure to scrape the bottom of the skillet. When broth starts to bubble, stir in milk. 2 c. broth, 1.5 c. milk
4. 4Cook and stir 5 minutes or until thickened per your preference.
5. 5Stir in cooked chicken then continue cooking 5 minutes. If necessary, add more milk, 1/4 cup at a time, if sauce thickens more than a pourable gravy would be. 2 c. cooked chicken
6. 6Serve over toast, biscuits, noodles or rice.