INGREDIENTS
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6 tablespoons butter
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1/3 cup flour
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1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon thyme
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Pinch cayenne pepper
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1/8 teaspoon paprika
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Chopped pimento or red pepper for color, optional
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1 tablespoon tomato paste (if you don’t have, substitute ketchup)
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1 cup chicken broth (cook your chicken and save the broth – best if cook with skin and remove)
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1-1/3 cups half and half
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1/4 cup sherry
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4 ounces canned mushroom (sauté the drained mushrooms or use fresh as I prefer)
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2 cups cooked chicken, boned, skinned, and cut into pieces