Skillet Chicken Recipes

Creamed Chicken

This is comfort food, old-fashioned style! The chicken is shredded and stirred into creamy gravy, and served over biscuits.

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Yield: 4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (3 pounds.)
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 celery rib, cut up
  • 1 carrot, cut up
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Homemade or purchased biscuits

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken, water, onion, celery, carrot and salt in large pot. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, 50 to 60 minutes.
  2. Remove chicken from pan.
  3. Boil broth until reduced to 3 1/2 cups, about 45 to 60 minutes; strain and skim fat.
  4. When chicken is cool, shred meat, discarding skin and bones; set aside.
  5. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
  6. Add flour and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  7. Gradually whisk in reserved chicken broth. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Whisk egg yolk in medium bowl.
  9. Gradually add 1 cup of the hot broth mixture to yolk, whisking constantly, and return to saucepan.
  10. Stir in reserved chicken and the parsley and pepper.
  11. Serve over biscuits.

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 12/5/2001 10:24 pm.

Source: Ladies'Home Journal



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