Chicken a la King

Whenever I crave comfort food I often think about chicken pot pie. I have a few favorite "pot pie" recipes but I'm always willing to try a new version. I grabbed a copy of the newest Taste of Home Ultimate Freezer magazine recently and the recipe for Turkey a la King caught my eye.  This recipe is quick to make with simple ingredients you have at home.  I tweaked the recipe a little and used cooked diced chicken breasts instead of turkey.  

Chicken a la King

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup flour

1 can (14 1/2oz.) chicken broth

1 cup milk

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

1 cup sliced cooked carrots

1 cup cut cooked green beans

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 can of biscuits (bake according to directions on can while making the chicken a la king)

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.  Stir in the chicken, carrots, green beans, salt and pepper; heat through. Serve immediately with warm baked biscuits or cool and freeze in a freezer container for up to 3 months.  

Notes: To use frozen chicken a la king......thaw container in the refrigerator overnight. Transfer to a saucepan; add a little chicken broth to thin if necessary.  Cook over medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve with biscuits.

*This recipe can easily be adapted to your own likes. I used frozen vegetables that I thawed before adding to the saucepan. You could add a bag of frozen mixed vegetables or any variety of canned or fresh veggies. This recipe creates a lot of creamy sauce so I definitely think you could add more meat & vegetables than the recipe calls for. Let me know if you try this yummy version or have any suggestions for good add ins!!

Carissa

Popovers

One of my favorite easy breakfast recipes is popovers.  It consists of basic ingredients that I always have available and it is a nice change from our usual breakfast routine. The kids love watching the popovers grow while in the oven.  They get so excited and immediately start picking which one they are going to eat.  

Popovers

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup milk

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Put the flour and salt in a bowl, make a well in the center, and add the rest of the ingredients.  Mix together until smooth.  Pour the batter into a greased muffin pan (between half and two-thirds full).  Bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Run a knife around the insides of the pan to loosen the popovers. Serve immediately with butter and jelly! Makes 12 popovers.

from the cookbook "Knead It, Punch It, Bake It!"

My oven tends to run pretty hot so I probably let these bake a few minutes too long.  The kids still devoured them quickly!!!  This recipe creates such  a unique soft & hollow type of bread. Popovers are tasty with just a dab of butter on top or served with your favorite jelly. I also like to double this recipe so we have extra to keep for the next morning. Hope you enjoy this easy breakfast also!!

Carissa