Basilbiscuittoppedchickenpotpie Recipes

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.

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.

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.

BASIL BISCUIT TOPPED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• For the Base: Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl
• Spread evenly in a 8 x 8 casserole dish
• For the Biscuit Topping:
• Place flour, basil, sugar, baking powder, salt, pepper, and powdered milk into a medium bowl
• Cut shortening into ingredients with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs
• Stir in just enough water so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball
• (Too much liquid will make dough sticky; not enough will make it dry) Place dough onto lightly floured surface
• Knead lightly 20 to 25 times
• Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick
• Spread over filling and brush with egg
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until crust browns and filling bubbles