Chicken with White Sauce: Khashoka's Creamy Pan Built for Sharing

An introduction to Chicken with White Sauce at Khashoka, a creamy $25 skillet featuring tender chicken and fresh vegetables.

By Muhammad Albakri · July 25, 20263 min read

What is Chicken with White Sauce at Khashoka?

Khashoka's Chicken with White Sauce ($25.00), known on our Arabic menu as Fukharet Dajaj (فخارة دجاج), is a creamy, slow-simmered pan of tender chicken pieces baked with cream and vegetables. This hearty clay-pan dish is prepared in our kitchen at 1057 S Sherman St in Richardson, Texas, and is served bubbling hot as a shared-style centerpiece for your table.

At Khashoka, our kitchen is built around the concept of communal dining. The word khashoka refers to the wide communal serving spoon used across Jordan, and this dish is designed with that exact spirit in mind. It is not a single-serving plate but rather an aromatic, rich skillet made to be placed in the center of the table, where friends and family can gather around, dip fresh bread, and share a comforting meal together.

How does it differ from mansaf?

While mansaf, Jordan's national dish is famous for its complex, tangy profile driven by fermented jameed yogurt and slow-cooked lamb, our Chicken with White Sauce pan offers a completely different flavor profile. Mansaf carries deep, traditional Bedouin roots that can sometimes feel intense for guests who are entirely new to Levantine flavors. The white sauce pan, by contrast, is a mild, creamy crowd-pleaser that serves as an incredibly approachable entry point to Jordanian hospitality.

Instead of the sharp, sour tang of dried yogurt, this dish centers on the smooth richness of heavy cream and fresh vegetables. making it an excellent alternative for children or anyone at the table who prefers poultry over lamb. It provides the same warmth and comforting weight as a traditional slow-cooked meal, but with a familiar cream-and-cheese base that feels like home from the very first bite.

When to order it for your table

This dish is the perfect anchor for a group order, especially when you are dining with a mix of adventurous eaters and those who prefer familiar comfort foods. We recommend placing it right in the middle of your table alongside other one-pan shared dishes like beef sajia to give your guests a variety of hot, savory options. It is a wonderful way to experience the true variety of a Jordanian countryside kitchen, where the table is always crowded with different textures and aromas.

Whether you are gathering the family for a long weekend lunch or catching up with coworkers over dinner, this clay-pan dish is built to keep the conversation flowing. You can join us in our comfortable dining room to experience it fresh from the oven, or you can order it online for convenient pickup through Tabit to enjoy a cozy family-style dinner at your own table. We invite you to bring the family this weekend and share a meal served the way Amman serves it.

What pairs well alongside it

Because the Chicken with White Sauce is exceptionally rich and creamy, it pairs beautifully with light, acidic, and herb-forward sides that can cut through the richness. We recommend starting with a fresh salad like our citrusy fattoush or pairing the hot pan with a cold dip like our tangy labneh. Best of all, every main dish at Khashoka comes with our complimentary fresh-baked lavash bread, which features seeds baked directly into the dough and is perfect for scooping up every last drop of the warm cream sauce.

The secret to the comforting flavor of our chicken pan lies in our sourcing. As reporter Tahera Rahman noted for NBC DFW, about 90% of all our spices, olive oil, and specialty pantry items are imported directly from Jordan. This dedicated sourcing ensures that even a comforting cream-and-vegetable skillet carries the unmistakable warmth of real Levantine home cooking.