Winter Comfort food: Chicken or Turkey or TUNA A La King
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1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained, liquid reserved
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup or more sliced celery
1 cup or more frozen peas (run under cold water to remove frost)
1/2 cup or more chopped onion
3 cloves minced garlic or to taste
1/2 cup butter (you can use just a tablespoon if you're watching calories)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder (omit if making tuna)
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/4 cups hot water (or chicken broth or vegetable broth if using tuna)
3 cups cooked chopped chicken pieces or 2 -3 cans drained tuna in water (use juice from canned tuna as part of water above)
4 ounces chopped pimento (I LOVE 1/4 of chopped salad olives (cheaper than whole) if using omit salt)This would work for dried beef or pieces of left over roast where it is called SOS -Shit on a Shingle (use a whole piece of toast of course)
Directions
1. Cook and stir drained mushrooms, onions, celery, garlic and green pepper in butter or margarine over medium heat for 5 minutes.
2. In separate pan, make white sauce blending flour, salt, and pepper. Stir in instant bouillon, milk, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
3. Stir in chicken and pimiento and peas, and sauteed vegetables. Heat through.I never did it, but I suppose 1/2 cup of sour cream stirred in at the last would be an interesting option.
Serve over biscuits, (cut in half), toast cut in cubes, rice or noodles.
***note - if white sauce is not as thick as you like, in a small bowl, take some water and flour (like maybe 1/2 cup and 4 Tbsp flour), mix extremely well with a fork. With one hand pouring from the bowl, gradually drizzle into your boiling white sauce, while stirring the white sauce fairly vigorously with the other until thickness desired is obtained. My grandmother did this all the time with flour/water or cornstarch and water. She never measured to make a sauce, just did the drizzle until whatever was in the pot was "thick enough."
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Great Recipe :jaj:
