20-Minute Creamed Chicken With Mushrooms

Name: 20-Minute Creamed Chicken With Mushrooms
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Southern,American
Ingredients: 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter; 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup seasoned chicken broth; 1/2 cup half-and-half, or light cream; 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed; 1 (4-ounce) can mushrooms, undrained; Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 6 baked puff pastry shells, toast points, split biscuits, or rice or pasta, optional; 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, optional

Creamed chicken offers a versatile, comforting, and simple meal perfect with rice, biscuits, toast, or puff pastry.

⭐ 4.4 (37 reviews) Prep: 8 minCook: 10 minTotal: 18 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Entree Dinner

Cuisine Tags:

Southern American

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Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then stir in flour for 2 minutes.
Gradually add chicken broth and cream, cooking until thickened and smooth.
Stir in chicken pieces and mushrooms with their liquid; heat for 2-3 minutes until hot and bubbling.
Season with salt and pepper, then stir in sherry and heat through.
Serve over rice, pasta, toast, biscuits, or puff pastry shells, garnished with parsley if desired.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 234 kcal

Carbohydrate: 6 g

Cholesterol: 75 mg

Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 13 g

Saturated Fat: 8 g

Sodium: 386 mg

Sugar: 1 g

Fat: 18 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g