Creamy Chicken Ala King: 30-Minute Recipe

The recipe is very versatile and you can tailor it to mix in whatever your family like so don’t be afraid to add whatever you like to the basic cream sauce in the recipe.

This creamy gravy is perfect over rice, baked potatoes, and freshly baked biscuits slathered in butter.

No matter what you serve this over it is filling and will feed a large family economically.

Quick Economical Cream Sauce Tips Substitutions:

• Whole Milk: substitute low-fat milk or coconut milk, lactose-free milk
• Soup: cream of celery, mushroom, or even cheddar cheese soup can be substituted
• Chicken: add rotisserie chicken for a shortcut or frozen grilled chicken cubed
• Peppers: add canned chilies, roasted jarred peppers or pimentos
• Bread: serve over refrigerated baked biscuits for a quick side serving
• Pasta or Rice: try frozen premade rice or noodles to save time
• Note: Below in the printable recipe card under notes you will find more suggestions for serving this meal and suggestions.

Shopping List to Gather before you cook (scroll down to the bottom for exact measurements)

• boneless skinless chicken breast cut in cubes or rotisserie
• cream of chicken soup or another cream soup
• sliced garlic and granulated garlic powder
• butter or olive oil
• milk or milk substitute (see other suggestions in the recipe card below)
• salt, pepper
• baby bella mushrooms 
• bell peppers
• Italian parsley fresh or dried, thyme, basil
• optional: cayenne pepper flakes for heat
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Serving Suggestions and Mix-ins for Chicken Ala King:

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Author: Claudia Lamascolo

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Creamy Chicken Ala King: 30-Minute Recipe

Here is an easy version of Chicken Ala King. This is a dish normally served over rice, noodles, or bread. The dish mainly consists of a creamy sauce with chicken

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces (or used cooked rotisserie, boiled, leftover chicken from a previous meal)
• 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
• 1 cup whole milk (or milk substitute)
• Tip: also, you can substitute chicken broth or even wine for a different taste with or without alcohol for this Chicken ala king
• 1 can of condensed cream chicken soup (10.75 ounces)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chopped bell peppers ( red, yellow, or green
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of each Italian parsley fresh or dried, thyme, basil
• black pepper and salt to taste
• Optional: a dash of cayenne pepper for heat or red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
2. After the oil is heated, add the bite-sized pieces of chicken and stir fry for around 4 minutes.
3. Stir in the mushrooms and keep sauteing until the chicken is cooked and golden brown.
4. Add the milk, soup, peppers, and seasoning.
5. Boil and then lower the heat to simmer for around 3 minutes. covered.
6. Serving Suggestions: boiled rice, any cooked pasta, hard-crusted bread or garlic bread or baked potatoes (see notes for more ideas)

Notes

Serving Suggestions and Mix-ins for Chicken Ala King:

• Serve Chicken ala King Over:
• Buttered noodles
• Biscuits
• Mashed or any kind of potatoes
• Vegetable medley
• Rice cooked of choice
• Green beans
• Stuffing
• Sauteed spinach
• Hard-crusted bread or garlic bread
• Mix-in:
• Frozen peas
• Diced onions
• Asian small corn
• Snow peas
• Pimento peppers
• frozen carrots
• steamed broccoli

Quick Economical Cream Sauce Tips Substitutions:

• Whole Milk: substitute low-fat milk or coconut milk, lactose-free milk
• Soup: cream of celery, mushroom, or even cheddar cheese soup can be substituted
• Chicken: add rotisserie chicken for a shortcut or frozen grilled chicken cubed
• Peppers: add canned chilies, roasted jarred peppers or pimentos
• Bread: serve over refrigerated baked biscuits for a quick side serving
• Pasta or Rice: try frozen premade rice or noodles to save time

Nutrition Facts

Sodium (milligrams)

461 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

57 mg

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