Sunday, June 6, 2010

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole


This is my variation on a chicken pot pie. It is basically a chicken pot pie filling with a biscuit topper. Yummers. This is a really good biscuit recipe just to use for biscuits, too.

I use the boneless, skinless chicken breast tender pieces that come frozen in a bag. Abt 10 of those that probably works out to about 3-4 cups of cooked chopped chicken. I cook this in olive oil and season it with ground pepper and kosher salt. Cook until browned.

1, 16 oz bag of frozen peas and carrots, thawed.
1, 10.75 oz can of cream of onion
1, 10.75 oz can of cream of chicken

Mix that all together and that makes up the filling.

Biscuit topper:

In a large bowl whisk together 2 1/2 cups of flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Cut in one, cold, cubed stick of butter. Then, using your hands, add 3/4 cup of milk and one large egg lightly beaten. Work together with your hands until its a nice dough. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and sprinkle flour lightly over the top and using your rolling pin, roll dough out into a rectangular shape to fit your pan.

Brush the top with an egg wash. (1 egg and 1 tablespoon milk beaten together)

I use a 10x5 casserole dish and this fits perfectly. You could add a bit more filling stuff and it could be made bigger. The biscuit recipe would fit well to up to 13x9. Bake at 400 degrees for about 35-45 minutes. Super good.