Chicken a la King

This is a recipe from Tonya Campbell, number 559812. Apparently her recipes were catalogued.


1/4 c. onion, chopped
1/2 sm. green pepper, finely chopped
1 c. sliced mushrooms
4 tbsp. margarine
1/4 c. plain flour
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1 1/2 c. skim milk
1 c. low sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken
1 pimento, diced

In a medium size saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion, bell pepper and mushrooms in margarine. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring mixture constantly with a wooden spoon until bubbly. Remove from heat. Using a whisk, stir in milk and broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken and pimento; heat through. Serve over whole wheat toast. Approximately 145 calories per serving.

What is a pimento? I assume it's a kind of pepper, but I've never seen something in the produce section labeled pimento. I left it out. I think it would be better with peas instead of the green pepper, but maybe the pimento would have added to the green pepper version. I tried it over toast, and everyone else had it over brown rice. It was much better over rice. We all liked it, and it is a quick and relatively inexpensive meal to make.