CHICKEN A LA KING

Ingredients

1 onion
1 packet of button mushrooms
1 red pepper
2 tblsp butter
1 – 2 tblsp flour
500 ml – 750ml milk
125ml fresh cream
1 Kg chicken breasts / full chicken
salt and pepper
parsley

 Method

• Boil chicken breasts or full chicken about 2 hours before suppertime for 1 hour. Boil on high for at least 30 minutes then lower heat for the remaining time.
• Cut onion into rings.
• Slice red pepper into strips.
• De-bone chicken breasts or full chicken.
• Shred the chicken.

Then begin sauce:

• Melt butter in pan and add onion rings.
• When onion rings are soft add mushrooms and stir well.
• Add flour and pour milk in little by little and keep stirring while doing so.
• Add fresh cream, salt, pepper and green pepper.
• Continue stirring until it boils and slightly thickens.
• Add shredded chicken.
• Allow to simmer on a low heat until ready to serve.

Serve hot with rice and garnish with parsely.