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How to Make Chicken a La King

I spent a lot of time at my Grandmother’s House.  My mother claims that I was a difficult child and that my Grandmother would come and rescue me when she threatened to kill me.  I find this hard to believe, because except for the occasional road rage incident, I consider myself quite easy to get along with.  My grandmother was an excellent cook and when I got married many many many years ago, she gave me a datebook with some of her recipes written in it.  I still have it, along with the china and cookware she gave me. It’s well worn and treasured.

A few weeks ago I decided to try and organize some family photos. I could remember one of my grandmother when she was 17 or 18 sitting on the front porch of the “old place” with a little hound dog.  I looked through all of my photos and couldn’t find that one, so I called my sister to see if she had a copy.  She did! She’s far more organized than I am.

Isn’t she cute?

Anyway, I have decided to dedicate a portion of this blog to her recipes.  I’m also going to do the same for my mother (when my sister finds her old recipe box and sends it to me) and my mother-in-law.  All of them have passed on in this life, but I still enjoy their recipes.

My very favorite thing that she made was Chicken a La King. This is how she made it:

Start by melting 2T of butter in a skillet, then whisk in 2 T of flour

add a generous sprinkle of salt & pepper

and let it simmer for a few minutes.

Then slowly whisk in a can of chicken broth

while this simmers and thickens, drain a can of chicken, a small jar of pimentos and a can of peas in a colander, add to the sauce in the skillet and let it simmer until hot and thick

 

Serve over toast, biscuits or rice.  My grandmother always served it on white toast so typically I do also. Why mess with perfection?

easy peasy
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  1. Julie Harward says

    June 7, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    I have always loved this dish…thanks for sharing the recipe! I so loved the picture of your grandma and her little dog…too cute! Come say hi 😀

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  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    June 7, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    Great photo! and thankyou for sharing your prized family recipes too! 😀

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  3. Laurel says

    June 8, 2010 at 8:59 am

    She’s beautiful! And there must be something in the air: just this morning I was thinking I would start doing that with my great-grandmother’s recipe file. I bet they have some in common!

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    • Rocky Mountain Woman says

      June 8, 2010 at 9:01 am

      Hi Laurel,

      Thanks for stopping by.

      She is cute, isn’t she?

      You should post your grandmother’s recipes! We could compare notes and see if they had any in common…

      RMW

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  4. Brenda Towsley says

    June 10, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    Love the picture of your grandmother. Very sweet. I am going to have to try this recipe. Kinda looks and sounds like the same type of thing we had in school for lunch a couple times a month. Only on chow-mein noodles. I loved it. My mom always served creamed peas on toast. We would have that when the cupboard was somewhat bare.

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  5. Susan Merritt says

    June 10, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    Yum! I will try it. I think I might put a crust on top….or….mix it with brown rice…

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