October 22, 2013

Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits

Name: Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups shredded cooked chicken; 3/4 cup frozen peas; 3/4 cup frozen corn; 1 1/2 cups diced baby yellow potatoes ((no need to peel)); 3 to 4 medium carrots (, peeled and diced); 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (, divided); 1 cup diced yellow onion; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed; 1 teaspoon salt (, plus more to taste); 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (, plus more to taste); 2 cups chicken broth; 1 cup milk; 2 cups Bisquick; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2/3 cup milk; 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (, melted); 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (, more or less to taste)

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Everyone must try this chicken pot pie with biscuits recipe. Biscuit chicken pot pie is a family favorite meal!

Have you tried my Semi-Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe yet? The only part not homemade is the crust, where I always use a store-bought refrigerated pie crust to speed up the process. But, guess what? This recipe doesn’t use the pie crust. Instead, there is only a top crust, and it is one of the best biscuit toppings ever!

It dawned on me one day that I should take my recipe for the copycat Cheddar Bay Biscuits and see how they would turn out as a topping for my chicken pot pie. Holy maloney! Best.decision.of.the.month.

When I made this biscuit chicken pot pie for dinner one Monday night, it was just for me, Ben, and Judah. Since it’s made in a large casserole dish, we had a bunch left over. I saw my neighbor lady walking her dog and called out the front door to see if her family had dinner yet. Turned out, their Monday nights in the fall are hectic due to football and band practices (they have two teen-aged boys) and the parents’ busy work schedule. She admitted everyone fends for themselves for their Monday dinners. (Hey, nothing wrong with that, moms!) But, it was a perfect opportunity for me to share! I sent our biscuit chicken pot pie leftovers to their house, and it was later reported that the guys ate it right up and loved it.

I learned a lesson that day, and it is that I need to get back to sharing more of my meals and treats. It has been almost one year since we lived on campus among a big community of large families and kids, where almost every day I was sending out cookies and leftover meals. It was easy to do because the kids were always right outside my doorstep, and if they weren’t, I had three adjacent homes right next to ours, not mentioning the rest of the townhome families across from us.

I miss that community.

Now that we are in our house in a suburban neighborhood, I automatically (and mindlessly) decided that it’s more difficult to share our food. Not so! I learned that I am just letting my laziness take over, instead of walking the few extra steps to one of our many neighbors. What a great opportunity to get to know them!

In a day of age when food allergies and special diets seem to be in almost every household, it is also intimidating to bring food to a family not knowing if they have those certain conditions. In the case, though, where you are just wanting to introduce yourself to a new neighbor, I say do not worry about it! They can decide after they shut the door if they will eat your food or not. At least you snatched that opportunity to start a neighborly relationship! 🙂

So, that’s it. That’s the lesson I learned from making biscuit chicken pot pie. To stop being lazy and making up excuses, and get back into the habit of randomly sharing food with my neighbors. And, neighbors, if you are reading this…watch out! Soon I’ll be knocking on your door!

Side dishes to serve with chicken pot pie:
Winter Fruit Salad
Grape Salad
Jello Salad
Spinach Salad

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