Chicken or Tuna a la King (plus vegetarian version)

[quirkycooking]

This is an old favourite that I often make when I don't feel like cooking - it's quick and easy, and a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken (or turkey).  You can also use raw cubed chicken if that's what you have.  I probably mostly make it with tuna, as I always have that in the cupboard.  Or you can use mushrooms instead of meat.  (It's very versatile!)

1. Chop on speed 5 for 3 seconds:
- 1/2 an onion
- 1 small green capsicum
- 1 small red capsicum (optional)

2. Add mushrooms and chop on speed 3 for a couple of seconds - or you can slice them by hand if you want them to to look 'nice'!  
- 100g mushrooms

[Note: if using raw chicken, add here and saute with the veges!]

3. Add oil and cook at 100o, 5 mins, reverse, speed 1:
- 30g olive oil
 
4. Add and cook at 100o, 1 minute, rev sp 1:
- 15g olive oil
- 30g ghee or butter
- 6 Tbspns flour

5. Add and cook at 100o, 5 mins, rev sp 1, or until thickened:
- 250g rice-almond milk (or other milk)
- 250g water
- 2 tblspns chicken stock paste (or vege)
- 1 tsp rapadura
- 1 tsp worchestershire sauce (or tamari)

5.  Add and stir in on reverse:
EITHER
- 200g cooked chicken (or turkey) pieces, OR
- 1 large tin of drained tuna

Or for a vegetarian version, just use about 2 cups of mushrooms in step 2, and don't add any meat.

Serve on baked potatoes or rice or noodles or mashed potatoes or toast or scones!  (I love it on scones - I don't put sugar in my scones (like American 'biscuits'), so they go well with savoury dishes.)

members' comments

Coops - This is really yum, thanks for the recipe, I had no capsicums left so just used a whole onion and it was delish. The kids did not eat it but they don't eat what I serve up half the time anyway. It makes heaps too, so lots of leftovers for DH to take to work and me to have for lunch tomorrow.

CP - This one is really simple and very tasty and got plenty of yums. Definitely going into the Family Favourites file and as QC says, it's a really good one to make when you don't feel like cooking as its quicker than takeaway. Thanks QC. I made the tuna version.

Chelsea - We made the tuna version of this with rice.  We really enjoyed it - BIG thumbs up!!! I have made the chicken version before but we liked the tuna a lot more.  My only tweak was to replace 2 tbsp of the flour with cornflour to thicken it up a bit more (we like thick sauces). Another easy, economical and tasty tuna recipe to add to my collection. We will make this often. Thanks heaps Jo!

Amy - I made this, I used tinned salmon and added peas and carrots. I also used the liquid from the tinned salmon instead of some of the chicken stock. It was delicious, thanks Jo.

mab19 - can't eat capsicums so left them out and added some carrot and parsley and served it with rice. There was plenty left over for lunch today. Will definitely be making it again.

[Nay-nay]

aww that looks noice!!!

[CreamPuff63]

This is an old favourite that I often make when I don't feel like cooking

gee, this caught my eye straightaway  you said this also for your scrumptious Chicken & Cashew dish recently, so I will be making this for sure.

[quirkycooking]

Ha ha - that's true! Except this one's a bit more simple.

[Coops]

Making this right now, will let you know how it goes!

[Coops]

This is really yum, thanks for the recipe, I had no capsicums left so just used a whole onion and it was delish. The kids did not eat it but they don't eat what I serve up half the time anyway, so meh, lol. It makes heaps too, so lots of leftovers for DH to take to work and me to have for lunch tomorrow. Thanks for posting it.

[CreamPuff63]

This one is really simple and very tasty, and got plenty of yums. Definitely going into the Family Favourites file and as QC says its a really good one to make when you don't feel like cooking as its quicker than takeaway. Thanks QC 

[Cornish Cream]

This one is really simple and very tasty, and got plenty of yums. Definitely going into the Family Favourites file and as QC says its a really good one to make when you don't feel like cooking as its quicker than takeaway. Thanks QC 

CP did you do the meat version or the tuna?

[CreamPuff63]

Did the tuna version CC

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

We made the tuna version of this tonight with rice.  We really enjoyed it - BIG thumbs up!!! I have made the chicken version before but we liked the tuna a lot more.  My only tweak was to replace 2 tbsp of the flour with cornflour to thicken it up a bit more (we like thick sauces). Another easy, economical and tasty tuna recipe to add to my collection. We will make this often. Thanks heaps Jo! 

[quirkycooking]

Thanks Chelsea! 

[Amy :-)]

I made this for dinner tonight, I used tinned salmon and added peas and carrots. I also used the liquid from the tinned salmon instead of some of the chicken stock.
It was delicious, thanks Jo

[mab19]

Made this for dinner last night  I can't eat capsicums so left them out and added some carrot and parsley and served it with rice. There was plenty left over for lunch today.  Will definately be making it again.