Description
This Healthy Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits is easy, delicious and is big enough to feed the whole family. Heart healthy, comforting and satisfying.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts,(normal size) cooked and cut into cubes (or shredded)
- 1 container of flaky biscuits
- 2- 12oz packages of frozen vegetable medley (carrots, corn, green beans and peas) or 3 cups frozen veggies
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 white onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups skim milk (+ more as needed if using whole wheat flour)
- 1/2-1 cups flour (I used whole wheat)
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- Garnish: Parsley, additional salt, black pepper and garlic powder (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to biscuit instructions and prepare baking sheet, set aside.
- Using microwave, heat frozen vegetables in bag and follow microwave heating instructions. If not using steam-able frozen vegetables, steam vegetables in microwave in a small bowl.
- In a stock pot sauté the onion and garlic in cooking oil over medium high heat, being careful not to burn. Once the onion is softened and translucent, transfer to small bowl and set aside.
- Using the same stock pot, melt butter over medium heat. Begin to make a roux by whisking in 1/2 cup of flour then 1/2 cup of milk alternating between the two until the roux is thick like gravy and no visible clumps appear. You may need a little bit more milk or gravy to achieve desired consistency.
- Add celery seed, black pepper and salt to roux, stir to combine using wooden spoon. Then add in chicken, onions and garlic, steamed vegetables and chicken broth. Stir and turn heat down to low.
- Unwrap biscuits from container and cut each biscuit in half, roll each half into a small ball and place on baking sheet. Bake for ~10-13 minutes and check to see if cooked through.
- While biscuits are cooking, pour chicken pot pie mixture into a casserole dish. Once the biscuits are cooked, remove from oven and place on top of chicken pot pie. Turn oven temperature to 350F.
- Cover casserole with foil and bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes.
Notes
Option to brush biscuits with cooking oil, garlic powder or butter prior to placing them back into the oven on top of the chicken pot pie. You don't have to cut your biscuits in half. I liked the chicken pot pie mixture to biscuit ratio better with the halved biscuit, personally.
If using Costco chicken, use 1 packet because their chicken breast tend to be bigger.
I cooked my chicken in the instant pot, with 1/2 cup of water and 2 tbsp of oil. I did manual mode for 12 minutes and removed the chicken breasts and shredded them in my kitchen aid standing mixer. So quick!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Entree
- Method: Baking, saute
- Cuisine: American
