Chicken a la King is comfort food with vegan chicken in a rich, buttery and creamy sauce with mushrooms, peas and pimentos. Serve over pasta, biscuits, rice or potatoes and you can be sure this classic dish will please everyone. Check out how easy this is to make in under 30 minutes.
Why this Chicken a la King is a winner
Seriously this is a winning combo of flavors and textures that everyone will enjoy: kids, hubbies or picky friends.
Versatile: serve over pasta, biscuits, potatoes or rice taste. Whatever you go for, it this Chicken a la King is great any time and is so easy to make with almost pantry staples.
Sauce: I tell you once you prepare the sauce you will feel like in a restaurant, because you will be surely tempted to eat it up with a spoon. Great texture with mushrooms and peas.
What you need for this Chicken a la King recipe
- Chicken bites
- Dairy free butter
- Vegetable broth
- Oat cuisine
- Flour
- Mushrooms
- Peas
- Pimentos
- Garlic
- Onions
How to make Chicken a la King
In a casserole, heat 2 Tbsp butter and add onions, garlic, mushrooms and chicken bites. Fry all for about 5 minutes on high until they brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan heat 4 Tbsp of butter then whisk in flour, vegetable broth, and plant cuisine until everything is smooth and thickened. Add back the chicken mix, as well as peas and pimentos. Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 2 more minutes.
Finally serve the Chicken a la King in bowls or on plates over rice or pasta.
Leftover and freezing instructions.
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for around 5 days.
Freezing instructions: let the Chicken a la King cool completely first. Then transfer into zippy bags or containers suitable for freezing. You can keep this frozen for around 1 month.
Reheating: start at low temperature and increase until preferred heat is reached. Can be done on the stove or in the microwave.
Tips and tricks:
I like to garnish my Chicken a la King with fresh parsley, but I can imagine chives are also great.
Instead of using plant cuisine, I imagine coconut milk will work great too, but be sure to use full fat from a can. Lighter is not as good and does not have that richness.
Slow cooker: you can use a 3qt best, start with the sauce ingredients, but leave out the oil.
Add flour, cuisine , chicken bites, mushrooms, onions, garlic, season with a pinch salt and pepper. Next cover and cook on low temperature setting for at least 4 hours.
Mix vegetable broth with flour add to your cooker, cook for 30 minutes more. Finally stir in pimentos and peas, cook until for around 20 minutes.
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Cheers, Florian.
Chicken a la King
Chicken a la King is comfort food with vegan chicken in a rich, buttery and creamy sauce with mushrooms, peas and pimentos. Serve over pasta, biscuits, rice or potatoes and you can be sure this classic dish will please everyone. Check out how easy this is to make in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 9 oz vegan chicken bites
- 6 Tbsp dairy free butter, divided
- 1 Tbsp vegetable broth
- 8 oz oat creamer or cuisine
- 3 cloves garlic pressed
- 5 oz mushrooms
- 1 Tbsp flour (use gf, if needed)
- 3/4 cup pimentos
- 1/3 cup onions
- 1/2 cup peas
- salt, pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a casserole, heat 2 Tbsp butter and add onions, garlic, mushrooms and chicken bites. Fry all for about 5 minutes on high until they brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan heat 4 Tbsp of butter then whisk in flour, vegetable broth, and plant cuisine until everything is smooth and thickened.
- Add back the chicken mix, as well as peas and pimentos. Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 2 more minutes.
Finally serve the Chicken a la King in bowls or on plates over rice or pasta.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 399Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 199mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gProtein: 11g