Chicken or Turkey a la King in Toast Cups
Ingredients
- 8 slices whole wheat bread, crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll each slice of bread to roughly 1/4" thickness. Nestle and press each flattened piece into 8 6-ounce ramekins lightly coated with nonstick spray. Place into the oven and bake until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium - add onion, carrot, celery, salt, thyme and pepper. Cook until the onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Whisk in broth, and milk - cook, whisking often, until slightly thickened, about 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in chicken, or turkey and peas - cook until bubbly and heated through, about 3 minutes. Serve mixture in toast cups.
Makes 4 servings.
