This comforting casserole features a creamy chicken and vegetable filling topped with buttery and flaky biscuits. The ultimate comfort food recipe.
Course chicken casserole, chicken/dinner, main meal chicken
Cuisine American, Southern American
Keyword chicken pot pie casserole recipe, chicken pot pit casserole with biscuits, easy chicken pot pie casserole, how to make chicken pot pie casserole
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Calories 426kcal
Author Beth Pierce
Ingredients
4tablespoonsbutter
1smallonion chopped
2ribscelery chopped
3mediumcarrots peeled and chopped
2teaspoonschopped fresh thyme
¼teaspoonpoultry seasoning
½teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
3tablespoonsall-purpose flour
2cupslow-sodium chicken broth
½cup whole milk
1large Yukon Gold Potato peeled and diced
3½cupscooked chicken shredded or diced
¾cupfrozen baby peas
1(8-10 count)tube biscuitsGrands biscuits
1egg room temperature
1tablespooncool water
fresh chopped thyme or rosemary
Instructions
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook until the onions and celery are soft.
Reduce the heat to low, add the thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Cook for 1 minute while stirring continously. Sprinkle with the flour and continue cooking for 2 minutes while stirring.
Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and milk. Add the potatoes and bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Open the canned biscuits and place them on the parchment paper a couple of inches apart.
Lightly beat the egg and water together to make an egg wash. Brush the tops and the sides of the biscuits lightly with the egg wash. Place them in the oven and prebake for 8-9 minutes.
Stir the cooked chicken and peas into the Dutch oven with the creamy gravy and vegetables. Spoon the cooked mixture into a 9x13 inch casserole dish or one of almost equivalent size.
Place the prebaked biscuits on top of the chicken mixture with the browned side down. Brush the tops lightly with the egg wash. Bake the casserole at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Then cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
Notes
Cut the veggies into bite-size pieces. Shred the chicken or cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Use 2 1/2-3 cups of frozen vegetables instead of the fresh vegetables in a pinch.
If the mixture becomes too thick, add a little more chicken broth or milk.
It is best to prebake the biscuits or bake them separately. Some recipes call for placing them right on the top of the chicken mixture and baking them. I have found that this is not a consistent way to do this. They do not cook through every time.