chicken à la king
Sauced diced bird
Chicken à la king is a dish of diced chicken in a cream sauce with mushrooms and pimientos, typically served over rice, toast, or pastry shells.
It was a staple of mid-twentieth-century American cooking, often appearing at banquets and in cafeterias: The church luncheon featured chicken à la king.
The dish has an old-fashioned reputation today.
- béchamelMilk-thickened flour sauce
- white sauceMilk-based culinary coating
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
- richHaving much of something
casseroles · comfort food · TV dinner · Sunday supper · dinner party · cream · smooth · hollandaise · peppers · mushrooms · pimentos · tender · sherry · sauce · toast · vol-au-vent · biscuits and gravy · patty shell
chicken à la kingfried chicken
Battered poultry cooked in oil
roast chicken · rotisserie chicken · grilled chicken · chicken schnitzel · chicken wings
chicken à la kingchicken nuggets
Breaded fried poultry pieces
chicken fingers · chicken tenders · chicken patty · canned chicken
chicken, king, chickens, kings, kingly, kingship, kingdom, kinghood, kingless