I was feeling like we needed some comfort food tonight and what is better than Chicken Pot Pie but Chicken Pot Pie with a Biscuit Crust. OH MY Goodness! This was one tasty dish!I started with my Chicken and made my Chicken Broth.
Tonight I kept it simple, chicken, water, sea salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, bay leaves, thyme leaves and rosemary.
Once done I chopped up my chicken and set aside 3 cups of the broth.
I then chopped up red potatoes, carrots, onion and celery and added to the remainder of broth. adding water if needed to cover veggies and brought to a boil and cooked until fork tender. Fork tender is usually around 10 minutes, it depends on your stove and elevation and that type of fun stuff. I cook at 4000ft above sea level so things take a lil longer for me. Once done I drained the veggies and returned to the pot. Next I added the chicken broth and diced chicken to the pot. Next I added garlic and cream and brought to a boil and sifted in flour until thickened. The frozen part is important. When you use frozen peas, they stay bright green and don't get all mushy. Then again I may just have pea issues;) Lastly, pour the chicken and veggies into a greased 13x9 baking dish.
Biscuits were next... In a large bowl add flour and sugar, cut in shortening until it looks like coarse crumbs and add milk until well moistened. You may not need the full 2 cups. Place on a floured surface and roll out...you want them about a inch or a little less thick. I chose to cut out mine and just place on top. Doing this I had few leftover to bake on their own. You can just add the rolled out biscuit dough on top of the chicken/veggie mixture as well... I'll let you decide how you want to make yours.
Finally I placed my baking dish on a cookie sheet just in case I had any spills and baked for 20 minutes, until the biscuits were golden.
Now doesn't that look yummy?
Chicken Pot Pie With a Biscuit Crust
4 cups diced cooked chicken
4 cups diced red potatoes
2 cups carrots
1 onion diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic
1t poultry season
fresh black pepper
3 cups of good chicken broth (this helps flavor your dish)
2 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup frozen peas
Biscuits-
4 1/2 cups self rising flour
1TB sugar
1 1/2 cups shortening
2 cups milk
additional flour for rolling out.
Bake in a preheated to 425 for 20
4 cups diced cooked chicken
4 cups diced red potatoes
2 cups carrots
1 onion diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic
1t poultry season
fresh black pepper
3 cups of good chicken broth (this helps flavor your dish)
2 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup frozen peas
Biscuits-
4 1/2 cups self rising flour
1TB sugar
1 1/2 cups shortening
2 cups milk
additional flour for rolling out.
Bake in a preheated to 425 for 20
