Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits

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Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits is an easy comfort food dinner recipe that your family will love! Make it with homemade or refrigerated biscuits!

Ingredients

Chicken Pot Pie

  • 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, see notes
  • 3 cups chicken broth 
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup onions, finely diced
  • ½ cup celery, finely diced
  • ½ cup carrots, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon EACH: Onion Powder, Dry Thyme, Dry Rosemary
  • ¼ teaspoon ground sage
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • ½ cup Half and half
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 tsp better than bouillon
  • 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce, you can’t taste it, but it enhances the flavors
  • 1 cup frozen peas

Biscuits: See Instructions

Instructions

For the Biscuits

  • Prepare buttermilk biscuits  but do not bake. Store formed biscuits on a plate in the fridge while you prepare the pot pie, then add the formed biscuits to the top when ready to bake. Bake at 425° for 15-18 minutes. (Optional: Brush with butter and bake at 450° for up to 5 more minutes to brown the top more.)You may also use my Cheddar Bay Biscuits  recipe: Combine the dry ingredients together in advance. When you’re ready to bake, proceed in mixing the wet ingredients and forming the dough. Add biscuits to the top of the skillet when ready to bake. Bake at 450° for 12-15 minutes.Refrigerated biscuits may also be used. If making Bisquick biscuits or using a Biscuit mix: Prepare them JUST before baking. Refer to package for baking time/temperature.
  • You may also bake the biscuits on a baking sheet while you prepare the filling, but baking them on top of the skillet of pot pie adds an extra level of cozy comfort!

For the Chicken Pot Pie

  • Add the uncooked chicken breast and 3 cups chicken broth to a pot and let it bubble gently with the lid cracked for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Don’t boil rapidly or the chicken will be tough. Remove the chicken and use forks to shred. Set aside and reserve the broth that the chicken cooked in.
  • Meanwhile, melt 4 Tbsp. butter in a wide (12-inch) pan over medium heat and sauté onions, celery, and carrots for 4 minutes. Add garlic and ½ tsp. EACH: Onion Powder, Thyme, and Rosemary along with ¼ tsp. ground sage. Toss to coat and cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add flour and toss to coat. Cook for 2 minutes or until you can no longer smell raw flour.
  • Add 2 cups of the chicken broth in small splashes, stirring to incorporate. Do the same with the half and half. Adding the liquid too quickly will break the roux and interfere with the thickness of the gravy.
  • Add chicken bouillon and 1 tsp soy sauce. Then add the shredded chicken and stir to combine.
  • If the liquid was added slowly, the gravy should be pretty thick. If you would like it to be thicker, bring to a gentle boil and reduce to a simmer.
  • Optional: Add any of the remaining chicken broth if desired. The bottom of the biscuits will absorb some of it during baking. (I usually add an extra ½ cup. You can base this off the consistency and your personally preference.)
  • Add the frozen peas and stir to combine and heat through. Remove from heat.
  • Transfer filling to a lightly greased 9 x13-inch baking dish if your skillet isn’t oven safe.
  • Add the biscuits to the top and bake per biscuit recipe instructions, or until biscuits are golden and set in the middle. Optional: Brush butter on top of the biscuits at the end and bake at 450° for 3-5 more minutes if additional browning is desired.

Notes

Chicken Options:

  • Chicken thighs may also be used.
  • 3 cups cooked chicken may also be used, but cooking fresh chicken in chicken broth adds a nice homemade flavor to this dish.

Adding Wine:

  • If desired, ¼ dry white wine can be added after the flour has cooked for 2 minutes. Simmer until the liquid is reduced and absorbed by the flour, then proceed. (About 2 minutes.) I like to use Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

Make-Ahead Method:

  • The filling can be prepared 2 days ahead of time. Let it cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
  • Buttermilk biscuits can also be prepared and stored (unbaked) in the fridge for 2 days.
  • When ready to bake, heat the filling in a skillet until warmed through. Add splashes of milk to thin it out if needed. Then top with biscuits and bake as outlined.

Nutrition facts are based on Chicken Pot Pie filling and do not include Biscuits. See Biscuit recipe or package for separate nutritional facts.

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 17g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 77mg, Sodium: 890mg, Potassium: 616mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 3485IU, Vitamin C: 31mg, Calcium: 78mg, Iron: 2mg