Chicken Ala King

"One of my favorite dishes when I was a little girl!"
-Grandma Craner

Ingredients:
Chicken
Broth from Chicken
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 Bay leaf
1/2 tsp thyme
Shortening
3 T onion, grated
5 T flour
1 can evaporated milk
1 pkg frozen peas
1 can (small) chopped pimiento

Directions:
Drain broth from cooked chicken and add salt and pepper to taste, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer gently about 30 minutes.
Melt shortening in saucepan and saute onion until transparent. Add flour and cream together. Add heated, seasoned broth and cook until consistency of thick white sauce.
Add evaporated milk. Heat, but do not boil.
Add frozen peas and pimiento. Add the cut up chicken last.