Chicken a la King
Mar 26, 2026 01:09 PM
Chicken a la King is an easy 30 minute dinner recipe full of comforting flavor. It’s a creamy chicken gravy with veggies, best served with buttermilk biscuits, noodles or gruyere mashed potatoes.
Busy home cooks need one skillet 30 minute dinner recipes in a regular rotation. Chicken stir fry and fried chicken tenders are 2 options. This creamy chicken a la king recipe is a welcome addition to the comfort food category.
This is an old fashioned recipe found in many of my old church cookbooks. I brought new life to it this winter, testing it with all-purpose gluten-free flour and it worked perfectly.
Don’t be intimidated by the ingredient list. Most of it is pantry staples that you most likely have on hand.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 small yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 small red pepper diced
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms 4 ounces
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth or chicken stock
- 1 cup whole milk or half and half or heavy cream
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- Dash nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup frozen peas
- ¼ cup diced pimentos
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme for garnishing
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
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