Creamed Chicken With Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup seasoned chicken broth
• 1/2 cup half-and-half, or light cream
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
• 1 (4-ounce) can mushrooms, undrained
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 6 baked puff pastry shells, toast points, split biscuits, or rice or pasta, optional
• 1 to 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, optional

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the chicken broth and cream. Continue cooking until thickened and smooth, stirring constantly.
2. Add the chicken pieces and the mushrooms with their liquid. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the creamed chicken mixture is hot and beginning to bubble.
3. Season to taste with salt and pepper and then stir in the sherry; heat through.
4. Serve over rice or pasta, on toast points, split biscuits, or in baked puff pastry shells. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, if desired.