Herb Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie Food

CHICKEN POT PIE WITH HERB BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken broth, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper and thyme sprigs in a large skillet or sauté pan. Bring to a boil then add the chicken breasts making sure they fit in a single layer. Cover, reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes, turning once. Turn off the heat and set aside. Allow the chicken to rest in the hot broth and finish cooking for about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken and cut into bite sized pieces, set aside. Remove the thyme sprigs and discard. Set the broth aside until ready to use in the white sauce.
• Melt ½ cup butter in a heavy bottom saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the ½ cup of flour and stir until smooth. Continue stirring for 2 minutes bringing the mixture to a boil. Gradually add the chicken broth and 1 ½ cups milk. Continuing stirring until the sauce is thick and bubbly. Turn off the heat and add ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Cover and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In the large skillet used to poach the chicken, add 1 tablespoon butter and heat on medium-high. Once melted, add the chopped mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until nicely browned, about 10 minutes. Add the cooked mushrooms to the white sauce.
• Put the skillet back on the heat and melt the last 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the carrots, onions, and celery and sauté until the onion is soft. Add the cooked vegetables to the white sauce, then add the frozen peas and diced chicken. Gently fold to mix. Lightly spray a 13x9" baking pan with cooking spray. Pour the chicken and vegetable mixture into the pan and spread evenly.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a medium bowl. Add the sliced butter and using a pastry cutter, blend the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Add 1 cup of milk and thyme to the flour mixture. Gently stir with a fork just until a sticky dough forms. Do not over-mix.
• Using an ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough over the filling (makes about 14 biscuits) . Brush the doughy biscuits with milk and bake until the biscuits are golden brown and the filling is bubbly - about 55-60 minutes. Allow the pot pie to rest about 15 minutes before serving.

BISCUIT-TOPPED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Put chicken breasts in a large pot with water, 3 stalks celery, 1/2 onion, 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and Minor's chicken base. Simmer, covered, until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and let cool. Tear chicken into bite-sized pieces; set aside.
• Reserve 4 cups of the broth in the pot; discard the cooked vegetables. To the broth, add the carrots, potatoes, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, onion powder, and 3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Cook for 10 minutes. Add 1/2 cup chopped onion, peas, and 1/2 cup chopped celery. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender; add chicken.
• In a small bowl, add flour to the evaporated milk; stir into the vegetable mixture. Cook until the mixture thickens (add more flour if necessary). Adjust seasoning, if necessary. Pour the mixture into a greased 9x13" baking dish. Top with biscuit rounds, cutting some in half, if necessary, to cover top of mixture. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 25 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown and mixture is bubbly. Remove from oven and brush tops of biscuits with butter or margarine.
• Biscuits:.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk; mix well. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to 1/2" thickness. Cut with 2-3/4" biscuit cutter. Makes 15 biscuits.

HERB BISCUIT-TOPPED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Put the chicken on a pot large enough to hold it and add enough water to cover the chicken by an inch.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 45 minutes, skimming off the gunk that forms on top once in a while.
• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Make the biscuit dough: Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• Cut in the butter using a pastry cutter or a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Toss in the herbs and add 1-1/4 cup buttermilk.
• Mix until the dough begins to stick together, adding the remaining buttermilk 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary.
• Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until needed.
• Set the chicken aside to cool until cool enough to handle.
• Reserve 5 cups of the poaching liquid.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the carrots, celery, and mushrooms over moderately high heat.
• Cook about 10 minutes, or until light brown.
• Add the flour and cook until light brown, about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Whisk in the reserved broth, 1 cup at a time.
• Continue whisking and bring to a low boil.
• Add the peas, sage, and salt and pepper.
• Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until thick and creamy, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the skin from the chicken and discard.
• Pull the chicken meat off the bones in large chunks; add to the vegetable mixture.
• Pour the vegetable mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Tear off small pieces of biscuit dough and completely cover the top of the vegetable mixture.
• Beat together the egg and milk; brush over the biscuits.
• Bake 25-30 minutes, until the biscuits are golden and the vegetable mixture is bubbling around the edges.

MOM'S FABULOUS CHICKEN POT PIE WITH BISCUIT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook the onion, celery, and carrots until the celery and carrots are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, parsley, thyme and flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour coats the vegetables and begins to fry, about 5 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and half-and-half, and cook until the sauce is thick and bubbling. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and mix in the chicken meat.
• Transfer the chicken, vegetables, and sauce into a 2-quart baking dish. Arrange biscuits on top of the filling. In a small bowl, beat egg yolk with water; brush egg yolk on the biscuits.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

BISCUIT-TOPPED CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle paprika on the tops.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 13 to 16 minutes.
• While the biscuits are baking, melt butter in a medium pot over medium or medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Add carrot, onion, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper; cook until veggies have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add half-and-half and nutmeg; simmer for 10 minutes. Add frozen peas, green beans, and lima beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and frozen vegetables are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve immediately with a biscuit on top of each bowl.