Chicken á la King

Chicken à la King

Ingredients:
3 tbsp margarine
3 tbsp flour
1 c chicken broth (1 c water: 1 chicken bouillon cube)
1 c milk
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 c diced, cooked chicken
Directions:Melt margarine. Whisk in flour. Let bubble. Add broth and milk. Cook and stir until sauce is thick and bubbly. Season to taste. Add chicken. Heat through. Serve over biscuits, rice, or toast.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Biscuits (Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens)
Ingredients:
3 c flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¾ tsp cream of tarter
¾ c butter or ½ c butter and ¼ c shortening
1¼ c buttermilk or 1 c milk
Directions:
In a larger bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and cream of tartar. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add buttermilk all at once. Using a fork,stir just until moistened.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough by folding and gently pressing dough for 4-6 strokes or just until dough hold together. Pat or lightly roll dough until ¾" think. Cut the dough with a floured 2½" biscuit cutter.
Place biscuits 1" apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 450° oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Remove biscuits from baking sheet and serve immediately.
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Courtesy of Desirae Young