Vintage Recipe: Chicken A La King on Waffles

Chicken A La King on Waffles

- 1 tablespoon butter

- 1/2 cup canned mushrooms, sliced

- 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped

- 3 tablespoons flour

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1/8 teaspoon pepper

- 1 3/4 cups milk

- 2 tablespoons pimiento, chopped

- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, diced

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in saucepan on medium heat. Add mushrooms, green pepper and cook until green pepper is soft. Add 3 tablespoons butter, melt. Turn to medium low heat and add flour, salt and pepper; blend well. Add milk and stir until mixture thickens. Cook 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add chicken and pimiento, heat. 

To Freeze: Quickly cool by placing pan in ice water. Pour into freezer containers, cover and freeze. 

To Serve: Heat in covered saucepan over Medium Low heat for about 7 minutes. Break up, turn to Low heat and finish heating, about 8 minutes. Serve over toasted frozen waffles. 

Makes 4-6 servings.

Recipes taken from the 1954 edition of Food Freezing Facts, by Edison Electric Institute