Chicken a la King

This is a meal we have a least once a month at our house.  I have always been a huge fan of biscuits and gravy and this is similar.  Like most of my recipes it uses really basic ingredients and only take about 30 minutes to throw together. 

Chicken a la King

Ingredients:
1 tube of refrigerated biscuits
1 lb. cooked chicken, cubed
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/3 cup flour
1-10.5 oz. can (1 1/3 cups) chicken broth
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Bake biscuits as directed on can. 

Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Once melted add flour and whisk for a minute.  While whisking add broth and milk.  Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.

Add salt, pepper, frozen veggies and chicken.  Stir to combine and keep on medium-low heat until hot through (about 5 minutes).

To serve split a warm biscuit and pour sauce over the top.

Notes:
--You can obviously make your own biscuits rather than store bought.
--If you don’t have cooked chicken on hand (like I pretty much never do), I find it’s easy to cut a couple chicken breasts in cubes and cook in a pan with a little oil.  I usually cook my chicken while I’m stirring the white sauce.  But it’s kind of hectic that way :).

-Paula