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Chicken a la King

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • pounds chicken breasts
  • ½ cup sherry wine
  • 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms sliced
  • ½ large onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon mustard powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground sage
  • teaspoon paprika
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3 cups half and half
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cube chicken boullion
  • ¾ cup frozen peas
  • 4 ounces jarred pimentos drained and diced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 frozen puff pastry shells

Instructions

  • Season all chciken breasts with salt and pepper to taste. Preheat a large braising dish or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add olive oil. When oil is hot, add chicken breasts and cook until browned on both sides, but not cooked-through, about 3 minutes each sides. Remove chicken from pan and set aside until later.
  • Reduce heat to medium and add sherry wine to scrape up the brown bits from the pan. Add onions and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another minute. Add the butter and let it melt before adding the flour. Mix together to form the roux. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low. Mix half and half, chicken broth, seasonings, and Worcestershire sauce together in a large measuring cup. Slowly whisk liquid into roux, ensuring the roux doesn't break and stays thick. Add the chicken bouillon cube.
  • Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Chop the cooked chicken into cubes and add back to the pan. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake frozen pastry shells as indicated on the packaging. Remove from oven. Remove the center rounds from each pastry shell and set aside.
  • Add the peas and diced pimentos to the pan. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Let cool for 5 more minutes. Spoon into baked pastry shells and top with pastry rounds. Serve immediately.

Notes

Recipe adapted from The Cozy Cook