Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits is Southern comfort food at its best. This recipe combines a creamy, hearty filling with tender buttery biscuits for the best pot pie you’ve ever had.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 cup celery (chopped)
- 1 cup carrots (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
- 2 ounces cream cheese
TOPPING
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter (cut into 1 inch cubes)
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- flaky salt
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skilled over medium heat, add chicken and cook until browned 3-5 minutes, turn and continue cooking until it has cooked through, 165º. Remove to a separate plate.
- In the same skillet, add onions, celery and carrots and cook until softened, 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook an additional minute.
- Add butter to the pan and once melted add flour, stirring until incorporated. Slowly add chicken broth and whisk until it has thickened. Add cream cheese and stir.
- Shred or cut chicken and add back to the skillet. Top with biscuits. Mix egg with a tablespoon of water or cream and brush on the biscuits. Sprinkle with flaky salt and bake for 12-15 minutes until biscuits are golden brown.
- BISCUITS: In a food processor, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Process until combined. Add cold butter and process until it resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk and process just until it comes together. Turn out onto a floured surface and pat into a rectangle. Cut into fourths and stack on top of each other. Pat into a rectangle and repeat 3 times. Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness and use a 2 ½ inch round cutter to cut biscuits. Place on top of chicken mixture.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- You can use rotisserie chicken, just add at the end.
- You can also bake the chicken first.
- This is easy to make ahead, just wait to add the biscuits until you are ready to bake.
- If you don't want to use cream cheese, you can substitute milk or cream.
- You can transfer this to a casserole dish instead of baking it in the skillet.
- Feel free to add your favorite vegetables.
Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 670mg | Potassium: 670mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3481IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg