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Chicken à la King
Nato Zondagh

Chicken à la King

5 from 2 votes
The beauty of this classic is that even with minimal cooking experience, you will still end up with a flavourful dinner!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 5 chicken breasts cubed
  • ½ cup chicken stock oil and butter
  • 250 g Pasta
SAUCE
  • ½ cup salted butter
  • 2 punnets mushrooms washed and sliced
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 200 ml cream
  • 1 cup red sweet pepper chopped
  • 1 small bunch spring onions chopped
  • black pepper freshly grounded
  • frozen peas (optional)

Method
 

CHICKEN
  1. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat
  2. Add one tablespoon of vegetable oil and butter
  3. Place chicken breast cutlets into the skillet
  4. Season with salt and pepper
  5. Sauté until light golden brown
  6. Add the chicken stock and cook for 6 -10 minutes or until soft and done
  7. Set aside
SAUCE
  1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat
  2. Add the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes
  3. Add the sweet peppers and chopped spring onions
  4. Add the chicken broth and cook for about 15 minutes
  5. Add the flour and stir until there are no specks of flour left and bring to the boil
  6. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes
  7. Working quickly, slowly pour in the cream while whisking vigorously
  8. Cook a few minutes more
  9. Add the cooked chicken and mix well
  10. Season to taste with black pepper