Homemade chicken pot pie with biscuits is comfort food at its finest. Whether it's the traditional chicken filling or the homemade biscuits; I don't know which I love more.
Let me start by saying that my mama never made chicken pot pie. She bought chicken pot pie. And it was good.
No, she never served pot pie for dinner but we did receive the cute mini pies when we were sick in bed or when the baby sittter was left instructions to serve it.
Yes, the famous babysitter. The one who cut our Sara Lee brownies into 4 giant bites.
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Memories of Pot Pies
Looking back, one problem with the pot pies of old is they took 45 minutes to bake, which is a long time to wait if you are hungry. Now they can be microwaved in a special sleeve because when the need for comfort hits, it requires a quick fix!
I remember Swanson's or Banquet chicken pot pies and the box having a blue turquoise label. We didn't have Marie Callendar's back then!
Whatever brand it was had a very flaky crust. And the veggies and chicken were cut in cubes. And when you broke through the golden crust, hot steam came out.
The best part about making homemade chicken pot pie is I know what the ingredients are and I can pronounce them!
I love pot pies but never thought to make my own until my kids were in high school. I must have been really craving comfort because I remember that day when I had a refrigerated pie crust and some leftover chicken and decided to go for it.
A few weeks ago I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner. I'm never sure why I ask because I never get an answer. Usually, he says something like,"Whatever you feel like making." Or,"Whatever sounds good to you." Or,"Anything you make is good."
Know what I'm talking about?
But that day he astounded me with a very simple answer,"I think I might like chicken pot pie." Hallelujah! I love not thinking about what to come up with for dinner.
Tips For Easy Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits
I use leftover chicken from any meal in my chicken pot pie. Rotisserie chickens are great in pot pie and I have poached chicken breasts, if necessary.
Biscuits, Pie Crust or Puff Pastry? I do use store bought crust but a cream cheese crust works well also. In this case, I decided to use flaky biscuit dough that I stuffed with cheddar cheese.
I love these biscuits whether topping pot pie or on their own. The cheese is optional! Leave biscuits plain or jazz them up with herbs, cheese or onions.
However any biscuit can be used-such as those from a can! Just pop that tube open and top your chicken filling and bake!
Pot Pie Veggies - I remember potatoes in the frozen pot pies I indulged in. Potatoes can be cubed and quickly boiled. Add the carrots in towards the end and save dirtying a pot.
Or lightly thaw a bag of frozen veggies from the grocery store! However make sure to dry and drain them well before adding to this chicken pot pie recipe.
Most importantly: Make this pot pie recipe your own and use your favorite veggies. Figure about 2 cups of cooked veggies in this recipe.
Key Tip-Only use cooked veggies in pot pie!
Cheese Sauce - I like the addition of cheese to the filling, but it is not neccesary. Just make sure your sauce has enough liquid so whenthe chicken filling bakes it becomes nice and bubbly and isn't dry.
How to Serve Easy Chicken Pot Pie
In front of the TV, of course! Just joking! Even though that's how we ate it, there is no TV watching allowed during dinner in my house!
My kids love fruit, or salad with their pot pie. I also serve them cinnamon applesauce that I make from our tree.
This easy chicken pot pie is a satisfying meal on its own but a favorite side is always a good thing!
Have leftovers? Pot Pie can be reheated in the oven at 350 or in this case, take off the biscuits and warm the filling in the microwave and reheat the biscuits in foil in the oven until warm. Do not completely enclose them in foil or they will stay soft.
Colorado is in the midst of Spring. And as any Coloradoan knows snow is never far away.
I hope this recipe for chicken biscuit pot pie will give you comfort when life is getting you down. And I hope it will give you comfort even when life is good.
After all, it's usually the simple things that help set things right.
In all cases, I believe that comfort food does a lot to soothe the soul.
And lately we've been needing a lot of soul comforting.
So enter, homemade chicken pot pie with biscuits! If only life was so simple and savory.
I'd love to hear if you make this recipe!
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Recipe
Not My Mama's Chicken Pot Pie
- Yield: 4 - 6 Servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: American
Description
This cheese biscuit covered chicken pot pie is certainly not made by my Mama. She served us the frozen version which was perfectly fine until I made my own. Made with rotisserie chicken, this pot pie can also be made with a can of biscuits if you choose!
Ingredients
3 - 4 c leftover chicken (cooked, boned and skinned) torn into chunks or diced or use a rotisserie chicken
2 small potatoes - diced
1 c sliced carrots
3 T butter
1 c diced onions
1 c diced celery
3 T flour
1 c chicken stock
1 ½ c milk
1 T dijon mustard
1 c grated cheddar
1 c frozen peas, thawed and well dried
⅓ c chopped Italian leaf parsley or dill or both!
Biscuits
2 c all purpose unbleached flour
1 T baking powder
1 t salt
1 T sugar
4 T cold butter
¾ c cold milk
1 ½ c grated cheddar
Instructions
Par boil diced potatoes in salted water for 2-3 minutes. Add sliced carrots for the last minute. When tender but still crisp, drain and reserve.
Melt 2 T butter in dutch oven. Add 1 c diced onions and 1 c diced celery. Saute over medium high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from dutch oven and reserve.
To make cheese sauce: Melt remaining 1 T butter in dutch oven over medium heat. Add 3 T flour and stir constantly until light golden in color. Add 1 c chicken stock while whisking into flour and butter. Stir in milk slowly. Cook until thickened but make sure it isn't too thick! If so, add more chicken stock. Add 1 T Dijon mustard and stir in grated cheddar. Now add peas, parsley, chicken, potatoes, carrots and onions and celery. Leave in Dutch oven and make biscuit dough to cover.
Biscuits
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Stir dry ingredients together in bowl. Cut cold butter in with forks or a pastry blender. It can also be grated in! Slowly stir in the cold milk until a soft dough is formed. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead dough a few turns and then pat into a rectangle about 12 x 9 inches. Roll bout ¼ inch thick. Now fold in thirds and rotate dough 90 degrees. Roll again about ¼ inch thick into a 12 x 9 rectangle. Sprinkle with cheese and fold in thirds. (like a business letter). Now roll to about ¾ inch thick. Cut in about 8 or 9 pieces in whatever shape you want. Lay on top of chicken mixture inside the dutch oven.
Bake uncovered for about 15-20 minutes or until mixture is bubbling and biscuits are golden.
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Abbe Odenwalder says
And you should Kim! It's good for you and it makes you feel good!
Kim Bee says
This looks so flipping good. I would be having seconds or thirds of this dish.
Abbe Odenwalder says
Oh John, those pot pies stay with you. They aren't that tough to make if the chicken is ready. And I've even heard of using frozen chopped veggies instead of fresh. But if I lived in your house I'd be pasta happy. And as for weather, my brother always tells me that he knows if Colorado weather is bad that Chicago will get it a few days later. So.. at least another day of winter is predicted!
ChgoJohn says
I could easily have written the beginning of this post, Abbe. We, too, were served pot pies that were either Banquet or Swanson. And I love 'em, though, I've never made one for myself. Marie Callendar filled that need. I must say, though, that your recipe is much more approachable than I would have imagined and I like the biscuits on top. And with Winter refusing to move on, there's still time to make and enjoy a good pot pie. Yay!
Thanks for sharing your tasty recipe.
Abbe Odenwalder says
I like any kind of crust as lon as there is one! Thanks, Natalie!
Natalie G says
This looks like one delicious chicken pot pie! I love that it has the cheese biscuits on top rather than flake crust, so yummy!
Abbe Odenwalder says
John, we are definitely of the same generation! And nothing beats chicken pot pie. i confess to even buying the frozen variety, if needed!
Angie-the biscuits are killer!
Angie Schneider says
Abbe, your chicken pot pie looks beyond delicious! mmm..I want a few of these biscuits.
Kitchen Riffs says
I've had chicken pot pie on the brain recently! I haven't made one in years, but I may need to, and soon. Yours look wonderful - love the biscuits (I do it that way too sometimes). I remember those frozen pot pies - a big deal favorite when my parents when out, too, and the babysitter came in. Haven't had one for years, though. Thanks for this.
Abbe Odenwalder says
Thanks Denise! It is great on a cold, spring day!
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You says
It looks delicious...Ideal for a cold day!!!