Chicken A La King
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon onion juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 cup drained, diced pimiento
- 8 baked commercial patty shells
- Saute mushrooms and green pepper in 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet until tender. Remove vegetables, and set aside. Add flour and salt to pan drippings, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add half-and-half; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken. Reduce heat to low.
- Add sherry, lemon juice, and onion juice, mixing well; cook 3 minutes or until bubbly. Combine egg yolks, softened butter, and paprika in a small mixing bowl; beat well. Add yolk mixture to chicken mixture, stirring constantly. Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in pimiento and reserved vegetables.
- Spoon chicken mixture into a chafing dish. Spoon evenly into patty shells to serve.
mushrooms, green pepper, butter, flour, salt, chicken, sherry, lemon juice, onion juice, egg yolks, butter, paprika, pimiento, patty shells
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-la-king-0 (may not work)