Chicken A La King Recipe (Instant Pot & Stove Top)
This Chicken a la King recipe is a simple and delicious comfort food recipe with fresh mushrooms, sweet peas, and chicken in a creamy sauce served over buttermilk biscuits, rice, or pasta.
Servings: 6
Calories: 224kcal
Ingredients
- 2 10 ounce cans or 2 cups cubed chicken
- 15 oz. can sweet peas drained
- 4 ounce can or 8 ounce fresh mushrooms
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 2 oz. jar pimentos drained
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- Serve with biscuits noodles, or rice
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Turn instant pot to saute mode. Saute olive oil, butter, onions, and mushrooms until onions are translucent.
- Add chicken broth and chicken (I'd recommend raw chicken, diced).Cover and pressure cook high for 7 minutes. Quick-release once finished.
- Slowly whisk in the rest of the milk and add the peas and pimentos into the instant pot mixture.
- To thicken, whisk together 2 tbsp of flour or cornstarch to 2 tbsp milk. Set aside. Turn to saute mode. Whisk in the flour/milk slurry mixture. Bring it to a simmer. The mixture should start to thicken as it heats. Serve over biscuits, rice, or pasta.
Stove Top Instructions
- In a large skillet or saucepan, saute olive oil, onions, and mushrooms until onions are translucent.
- Add butter. Once the butter is melted, whisk in flour and let cook 30 seconds.
- Slowly whisk in chicken broth, allowing it to return to a simmer before adding more liquid.
- Slowly whisk in milk, allowing it to return to a simmer before adding more liquid.
- Stir in chicken, peas, and pimentos. Serve over biscuits, rice, or pasta.
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 701mg | Potassium: 438mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 950IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 2mg