Chicken A La King and Rice
Warm up with this comforting Chicken A La King and Rice. Creamy, flavorful, and easy to make with shredded (or leftover) chicken, mushrooms, veggies, and tender rice.
Chicken A La King and Rice
The best Chicken A La King and Rice recipe is a cozy, no bake stovetop dinner that’s perfect for a quick and easy 15 min. family meal. Using shredded (or leftover) chicken, mushrooms, onion and garlic, and creamy sauce. Frozen vegetables, and cooked rice, this dish brings together comfort and ease. It’s a satisfying go to for busy weeknights or when you want something rich and filling. Get more 30 minute dinner meals recipe ideas to make for busy moms, and all in one pan or pot or dish. Find more ideas Dinner Recipes
How to add flavor to chicken a la king?
- add more seasoning, such as onion and garlic powder
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- use a broth or soup
- sauté some bell peppers with onion or garlic and mushrooms.
- use cream and spices for chicken for the sauce
What goes well with Chicken a la King?
- goes well with rice
- pasta
- potato, mashed or other
- on toast
- vegetables or salad
Ingredients for Chicken a la king and rice
- packet of cream of mushroom soup powder (or can of cream of mushroom soup, in sauce)
- whole chicken bought or left overs, (boiled, shredded or cut up) 🍗
- sliced fresh button mushrooms or (1 large tin of button mushrooms)🍄
- onion chopped 🧅
- clove of garlic grated 🧄
- full cream (include your mushroom soup sauce in this, if using)
- sherry (chicken broth, dry white wine)
- rice – cooked in a rice cooker or on stovetop
- frozen peas and carrot veggies. (or any left overs from a meal) 🫛🥕
- salt and pepper to taste
How To make this chicken a la king and rice
- Best choice is to use Or use left over roast or BBQ chicken for a quicker meal for dinner. (or place the whole chicken in a pot and boil until cooked. Leave to cool some, before shredding the chicken for the dish. )
- The chicken been shredded or cut into cubes for this easy and quick 15 minute dinner family meal. Great for Mondays to use left over chicken and veggies. The best chicken a la king and rice recipe for busy moms, for weeknight food.
- Depending on your choice use a tin of mushrooms soup with its sauce, or cut and sauté the button mushrooms.
- Preparing and cooking the rice with water. I always add some of the frozen veggies as well for color and taste. (less pots to clean😉 ), ( or to simmer with the other ingredients with the sauce. both work well)
- In a sauce pan, add a little olive oil and sauté the chopped onion, garlic, and the pieces of chicken, optional to add your frozen peas and carrots into this mixture to cook.
- Mix the mushroom soup powder for the sauce with the cream and add this to the shredded chicken and mushrooms, onion and garlic and veggies. Stir until brought to a boil, then down to simmer until thickened. Adding the sherry once the soup has thickened.(you can also add the frozen veggies to the rice while it is cooking.
Adding the chicken mixture and sauce to the rice, then serve in a bowl for a delicious quick family dinner.
A warm and oh so tasty chicken dish for busy weeknights, and busy moms to make with left overs or a bought barbecue chicken.
Best substitutes for sherry
For 1 cup of sherry in your Chicken à la King, I’d recommend:
- ⭐ 1 cup dry white wine — the closest easy substitute and my first choice.
- 1 cup chicken broth — best alcohol-free option. The sauce will be slightly less rich, but still very good.
- ¾ cup chicken broth + ¼ cup dry white wine — a nice middle ground.
- ¾ cup chicken broth + ¼ cup apple juice — if you want a little sweetness without alcohol.
For Chicken à la King, I would use 1 cup chicken broth if you’re avoiding alcohol. Since the recipe already has a creamy sauce, the broth will blend in nicely without overpowering the chicken and vegetables.
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Chicken A La King and Rice
Warm up with this comforting Chicken A La King and Rice. Creamy, flavorful, and easy to make with shredded (or leftover) chicken, mushrooms, veggies, and tender rice.
- Total Time35 min
- Yield8 1x
Ingredients
- 1 packet of cream of mushroom soup powder (or can of cream of mushroom soup, in sauce)
- 1 whole chicken bought or left overs, (boiled, shredded or cut up)
- 400g of sliced fresh button mushrooms or (1 large tin of button mushrooms)
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 clove of garlic grated
- 1. 1/2 cups (375 ml)of full cream (include your mushroom soup sauce in this, if using)
- 1 cup of sherry
- 2 cups of rice – cooked in a rice cooker or on stovetop, (mix rice with 3 cups of water, salt, or broth)
- 2 cups of frozen peas and carrot veggies. (or any left overs from a meal)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Use left over chicken or a bought barbecued chicken, (Boil the whole chicken until soft and done.) Do not add salt as the soup is salty enough.
- Cook the rice in a pot of water at 2 cups of rice to 3 cups of water, salt. Bring to boil and down to simmer, with lid half on. Then when water is almost all soaked up, switch off the stove and place the lid on. Leave until needed.
- If cooking the chicken. Drain the chicken and allow to cool before shredding the chicken for this dish. Or shred and cut the left overs, into small pieces. (would rather use left over or bought chicken for a quick meal for dinner)
- Sauté the cut up mushrooms (or the mushrooms in a tin)with the chopped up onion and crushed garlic and the cut up chicken in a pan. Add in the veggies to cook with the ingredients (or boil separately). Keep the juice of the tin of mushrooms for stock. (if using tin mushrooms) Should take about 6-8 minutes.
- Prepare cream of mushroom soup powder with 1 cup of stock (above) and 1/2 cup of cream. (altogether 1 1/2 cups of cream, if not using a can of mushroom soup)
- Add the cream mixture to the mushrooms/onion, and garlic and shredded chicken pieces then bring to a boil and add the sherry. Simmer and stir until the mixture has thickened. take about 5 minutes.
- Once all is cooked plate up the rice and then the chicken a la king in with its sauce and veggies, in separate bowls for serving family members.
- Enjoy your dinner that is done in 15 minutes.
Notes
This meal can be made with left overs of a roasted chicken with left over veggies or possibly even rice.
Alternative for Sherry.
For 1 cup of sherry in your Chicken à la King, I’d recommend:
- ⭐ 1 cup dry white wine — the closest easy substitute and my first choice.
- 1 cup chicken broth — best alcohol-free option. The sauce will be slightly less rich, but still very good.
- ¾ cup chicken broth + ¼ cup dry white wine — a nice middle ground.
- ¾ cup chicken broth + ¼ cup apple juice — if you want a little sweetness without alcohol.
For Chicken à la King, I would use 1 cup chicken broth if you’re avoiding alcohol. Since the recipe already has a creamy sauce, the broth will blend in nicely without overpowering the chicken and vegetables.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: no bake
Chicken A La King and Rice FAQs
Chicken A La King is a creamy chicken dish made with tender chicken, vegetables, and a rich, savory sauce. It is traditionally served over rice, biscuits, toast, or noodles.
Yes. You can substitute the sherry with chicken broth, dry white wine, or another suitable substitute. Chicken broth is a good alcohol-free option.
White long-grain rice is a great choice. You can also serve it with basmati, jasmine, brown rice, or wild rice.
Yes. Prepare the creamy chicken mixture ahead of time and refrigerate it. Reheat gently on the stovetop and add a little chicken broth or milk if the sauce has thickened.
Store the chicken and sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Store the rice separately when possible.
Yes, although creamy sauces can sometimes change texture slightly after freezing. Allow it to cool completely, store it in an airtight freezer-safe container, and thaw it in the refrigerator before reheating.
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