It’s recipe Tuesday so I want to talk about Chicken a la King…

When I think of comfort food, I think of Chicken a la King.  My dad, who rarely cooks (lol), would make Chicken a la King for us and it was so good, a real treat indeed.  As we got older, my mom would keep the Chicken a la King that came in a can on hand so that we could make ourselves a quick meal if needed, my sister and myself loved it…even from a can, haha!  Just recently, I had a craving for Chicken a la King, and when I asked my dad for his recipe, he could not remember how he made it, so I searched for a recipe and found one that sounded scrumptious and similar to what I grew up eating.  I found a recipe that looked like it was worth trying over at SpendWithPennies, which offers easy homecooked comfort meal recipes.

Now don’t get me wrong, I still think Chicken a la King from a can is good (don’t judge me, lol), but this recipe is so much better.  As you can see from my first photo above, I followed Holly’s suggestion (from over at SpendWithPennies) and used the puff pastry instead of the toast that I grew up using and I am so glad that I did, it took the Chicken a la King to a whole other level, ya’ll.  My local grocery store sells the puff pastry shells (located in the frozen desert isle) and they worked perfect…any way to make cooking easier, I am all for it!

Click here to see the recipe that I made.  My whole family loved this meal, even my very picky eater asked for seconds.  And I love that it’s done is the slow cooker because it’s too hot here in Texas to be using the oven.  When I made this, I added 1 tablespoon of lemon juice because the very original recipe calls for lemon juice, and my dad remembers using lemon juice in his recipe as well.  Click here to read the history of this recipe and to see the original recipe that started it all.

I hope ya’ll enjoy it!!