Recipe of the day: 20 minute chicken a la king | The Citizen

Name: Recipe of the day: 20 minute chicken a la king | The Citizen
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 12 baby chestnut mushrooms – sliced in half (you can swap for button mushrooms or 5-6 regular-sized sliced mushrooms); 1 large onion – peeled and sliced; 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour; 280ml (1 cup + 3 tbsp) hot chicken stock – hot water and a couple of stock cubes are fine; 200ml (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) semi-skimmed or full-fat milk; ½ tsp dried thyme – or a tsp of fresh thyme leaves; 2 tbsp dry sherry – *carefully measured (too much will make the sauce taste like sherry); ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2 large cooked chicken breasts – chopped into bite-sized chunks (about 250g); Chopped fresh parsley; Boiled rice or pasta

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For some people, mushrooms are a must when it comes to making chicken a la king, including adding a generous helping of bacon bits.

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Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
12 baby chestnut mushrooms – sliced in half (you can swap for button mushrooms or 5-6 regular-sized sliced mushrooms)
1 large onion – peeled and sliced
2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
280ml (1 cup + 3 tbsp) hot chicken stock – hot water and a couple of stock cubes are fine
200ml (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) semi-skimmed or full-fat milk
½ tsp dried thyme – or a tsp of fresh thyme leaves
2 tbsp dry sherry – *carefully measured (too much will make the sauce taste like sherry)
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 large cooked chicken breasts – chopped into bite-sized chunks (about 250g)
Chopped fresh parsley
Boiled rice or pasta