Chicken a la King (or The One with the Peas)

½ cup frozen peas

½ cup sliced mushrooms

2 Tb butter

2 Tb flour (3 Tb)

½ Tsp salt

1.25 cup milk

1 beaten egg yolk

1 ½ cup cooked chicken

2 Tb lemon juice

½ Tsp paprika

4 halves English muffins or 1 ½ cups cooked rice

In a sauce pan, melt margarine. Add flour and salt and mix well, keep stiring. Add milk all at once and mix continually with wire whisk until lumps are gone. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Gradually stir ½ cup hot mixture into egg yolk (move by spoonfuls). Return all mixture to saucepan. Stir and cook over medium heat just until it returns to a boil. Add chicken, paprika, lemon juice, half cup frozen peas. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes so peas can cook.

Makes 4 servings.