Chicken ala King —Three Meals a Day

Although there are many versions of this recipe; this is a good basic one to start with. It was Bill’s saving on nights when I was late home from work. Maybe too much for the boys.  This recipe serves

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp butter Butter, without salt
• 2 tbsp chopped green peppers Peppers, sweet, green, raw
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms Mushrooms, raw
• 4 tbsp flour Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached
• 3/4 tsp salt Salt, table
• 1/4 tsp pepper Spices, pepper, black
• dash cayenne pepper
• 2 cups whole milk or 1/2 cup chicken stock and 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2½ cups diced cooked chicken/turkey
• ¼ cup diced pimento Pimento, canned
• Optional chopped toasted almonds and diced celery for crispness

Method

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