CHICKEN A LA KING
Using only food storage items
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup reconstituted butter powder or Ghee
- 8 ounces reconstituted freeze dried or dehydrated mushrooms
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups canned chicken broth or 3 tablespoons of powdered chicken bouillon mixed into 2 cups water.
- 1 1/2 cups reconstituted powder milk or evaporated milk
- 1 cup freeze dried peas
- 1 cup chopped pimentos, or chopped freeze dried red/green bell peppers
- 4 cups chopped freeze dried chicken or drained canned chicken
Directions
- Melt butter/ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add drained mushrooms and saute till soft.
- Add flour and stir until there are no more specks of flour left. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes to brown the flour. Pour in chicken broth and milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is thickened.
- Stir in freeze dried peas, drained pimentos/peppers, and chicken. Simmer for about 3 minutes until everything is heated through.
- Serve hot over cooked rice, pasta, toast or biscuits.
I served it over toasted homemade wheat bread
If your power goes off and you don't want to be opening your fridge or freezer.. Here's a delicious meal that can be on the table in 30 minutes or less, using ingredients that are in your pantry or long term food storage.
I used a small can of store bought chicken, my own dehydrated mushrooms, small jar of pimentos and a can of evaporated milk.
