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Load up on healthy veggies, a comforting filling, and savory flavors with this Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits recipe. It yields six large servings and comes together in about an hour. Perfect for a cozy night in!
Delicious, hearty chicken pot pie with biscuits
Today I’m here with another uber cozy meal that’s sure to have you scooping seconds onto your plate. From the loaded creamy filling to the flaky, buttermilk biscuits, this chicken pot pie is mouth-watering in every bite. Guests rave about it, kids look forward to it, and you are guaranteed to love this ultimate comfort food.
One of the great parts about this dish is that it freezes well, so it’s awesome for enjoying half now and using the second half as a quick and easy meal down the road.
What is chicken pot pie filling made of?
Chicken pot pies come in an array of varieties, but ours is made with a delicious filling of butter, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, spices, and more. It’s savory, hearty, and oh so filling. It’s one of the most satisfying meals, and it’s the perfect wintertime dish!
Chicken pot pie with biscuits is one of my favorite pot pie recipes because the ingredients are so straightforward and simple. There’s nothing strange to hunt down in the grocery store included on the list!
Ingredients in chicken pot pie with biscuits
This recipe is made of two sets of ingredients: Those for the pot pie, and those for the biscuits! We’re loading up this dish with lots of vegetables, spices, and of course, great flavor.
Chicken pot pie
- Butter: First up for the chicken pot pie base is 2 tbsp of butter. It can be cold or room temperature; either way is fine as it will be melted to cook the veggies.
- Vegetables: Fill up your pot pie with veggies including 1 small onion, 1.5 cups of carrots, 1 cup of celery, and 2 heaping cups of baby gold potatoes. Before cooking, all of the veggies should be diced into small pieces.
- Spices: Next up is the flavor! Add delicious spices in the amount of 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 tsp of dried thyme, 1 tsp of salt, and 1/2 tsp of pepper.
- Flour: Thicken up the pot pie by including 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Almond milk: Next up is the milk! Use 2.5 cups of almond milk. If preferred, dairy works too.
- Chicken stock: Add density and flavor with 1.5 cups of chicken stock.
- Chicken: Finally, the chicken! Use 3 cups of shredded or finely diced cooked chicken. You could make things extra easy and use a rotisserie chicken if you’d like!
- Peas: Finish off this portion of the recipe with 1 cup of frozen peas.
Biscuits
- Flour: Start on the biscuits with 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour.
- Baking powder: 1 tsp of baking powder will help the biscuits cook properly.
- Baking soda: Follow the baking powder with 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- Salt: Add flavor by including 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Butter: Next up is the butter! This makes a world of difference in terms of flavor. Use 2 tbsp, cubed into small chunks.
- Greek yogurt: After finishing with the butter, thicken up the biscuits with 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt. This will make them nice and fluffy.
- Almond milk: 1/3 cup of almond milk will help the biscuits reach the right texture.
- Egg: 1 egg will help all of the ingredients bind together properly.
- Honey: Last but not least, 1 tbsp of honey adds delicious flavor!
Note: You could also grab some fresh parsley to sprinkle on top!
Tools needed to make this chicken pot pie with biscuits recipe
You’ll need a good amount of kitchen tools to make this dish. I like to gather everything before I begin, as it makes a for a smooth cooking process! I definitely recommend it. Below is a list of everything you’ll need.
- 10 inch cast iron skillet or 9×13 casserole dish
- Cutting board
- Chopping knife
- Large Dutch oven or saucepan
- Stirring utensil
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- Whisk
- Cookie scoop
- Baking sheet
To measure ingredients, you will need 1/2 tsp, 1 tsp, 1 tbsp, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1 cup sized measuring cups.
How to make homemade chicken pot pie using biscuits
This chicken pot pie recipe starts off with the filling. From there, we’ll dive into creating the flaky biscuits.
To begin, preheat the oven to 375ยฐF and grease a 10-inch cast iron skillet. If not available, you can use a 9×13 baking dish instead.
Next, chop and dice all of the onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Grab a large Dutch oven or saucepan, and heat the butter over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the vegetables and cook for 7-8 minutes until the vegetables have begun to soften.
Once slightly softened, add the onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle in the flour and stir. Cook for an additional minute.
Slowly add the almond milk and chicken stock, scraping bits off the bottom of the dish as needed. Add the chicken and peas and bring the pot to a simmer. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes. The mixture should thicken up. Turn off the heat.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the cubed butter and using your hands or a pastry cutter, blend the butter into flour until fine crumbles form.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, milk, egg, and honey. Pour it into the flour and stir until the dough forms. Don’t overmix.
Pour the chicken pot pie filling into a skillet. Using a large cookie scoop, scoop the biscuit dough onto the filling. This should make 6 large biscuits.
Place a baking sheet under the skillet and bake for 28-30 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown. They may bubble over a bit.
Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Storing leftovers
Have leftovers? You can keep extra chicken pot pie by placing it in an airtight container and storing in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. To enjoy later, freeze for up to 1 month.
Recipe Tips
How do you thicken chicken pot pie filling?
If you find your filling to be too runny, you can fix this by adding cornstarch or flour. If doing so, add in small amounts (around 1/2 tsp at a time).
What is the crust on a pot pie made of?
Though chicken pot pies vary, this particular crust is made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, yogurt, almond milk, egg and honey.
What does chicken pot pie contain?
This chicken pot pie contains chicken (surprise!), onion, carrots, celery, peas, potatoes, spices, flour, almond milk, and chicken broth.
What should I pair with this dish?
You can enjoy this dish alongside anything! I tend to go for veggies, like these incredible garlic sesame green beans.
If you liked this recipe, you’ll want to try these!
Comfort foods are everything during the cold months! Here are some more meal ideas to keep you feeling nice and cozy.
- Potato Sweet Corn Chowder
- Easy White Chicken Chili Recipe (Stovetop or Crockpot)
- Broccoli Cheddar Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust
- One Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta
- Anything from the soup archives
Recipe by Erin Antoniak and Photos by Bake and Bacon
Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits
Load up on healthy veggies, a comforting filling, and savory flavors with this Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits recipe. It yields six large servings and comes together in about an hour. Perfect for a cozy night in!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1.5 cups carrots, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 2 heaping cups baby gold potatoes, diced
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2.5 cups almond milk
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups shredded or finely diced cooked chicken
- 1 cup frozen peas
Biscuits
- 1.5 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter, cubed small chunks
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and grease a 10inch cast iron skillet. Alternatively use a 9×13 dish.
- Chop and dice all veggies. In a large dutch oven or sauce pan, heat butter over medium-high heat until melted. Add in onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, until veggies have began to soften.
- Once softened slightly, add in onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Then sprinkle on flour, stir, and cook an additional minute.
- Slowly add in almond milk and chicken stock, scraping bits off the bottom of the dish. Add in chicken and peas and bring to a simmer. Let simmer 2-3 minutes, mixture should be thickening up. Turn off heat.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in cubed butter and using your hands or a pastry cutter, blend butter into flour until fine crumbles.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together yogurt, milk, egg, and honey. Pour into flour and stir until dough forms, don’t over-mix.
- Pour chicken pot pie filling into a skillet. Using a large cookie scoop, scoop biscuit dough onto filling. This should make 6 large biscuits.
- Place a baking sheet under skillet and bake for 28-30 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. It may bubble over a little bit.
- Let cool 15 minutes before serving.
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Irna says
This is INCREDIBLE โ top 5 fave recipes from Erin. My husband and I are obsessed and this will be on rotation this fall and winter!!
★★★★★
Nicole Lucia says
Oh man, this was so good. Cozy & hardy & delicious. A little suggestion: brush the biscuits w/ a little melted butter (bonus: add garlic) once out of the oven. Takes it to another level. But also great without if you donโt want the added butter ๐
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Erin says
Hi Nicole, so happy you loved it and great tip! ๐
Julie S says
Have made multiple times now and always comes out delicious! The biscuits are so, so good and so easy. Made for a friend who just had a baby and their whole family loved it also! Definitely on rotation here.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Julie, so happy you love it so much! Such a great idea! ๐
Abby says
So so good and the biscuit were so much easier to make than I expected. Will definitely make again
Erin says
Hi Abby, so glad you loved it!! ๐
Krista says
Oh my goshhhh! I subbed GF 1:1 flour and this came out so beautiful and delicious!!!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Krista, so glad you liked it and made it your own!! ๐
Shelley Ahmed says
This was an absolute hit in my house. So delicious. And the biscuits! Wow. Iโll
Be making this again.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Shelley, so happy you loved it so much!! ๐
Alex says
This came out fantastic!! Instead of almond milk I used whole milk (2 cups instead of 2.5) and instead of making my own biscuits I used pillsbury dough boy ๐ definitely a short cut but alllllll the flavors and textures were on point! Definitely making this again.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Alex, so happy you loved it and made it your own!! ๐
Lauren says
This was incredible! Very easy and just phenomenal.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Lauren, so happy you loved it!!
Beckie says
Another winning recipe! Absolutely delicious and easy. I thought the almond milk would be odd but it worked great. I used chicken thighs for a bit more flavor.
And the biscuits are amazing! Iโm going to make those on their own as simple drop biscuits. The yogurt gives it this nice tang.
A perfect Sunday dinner with plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Beckie, so happy you loved it so much!! ๐
Steph says
This was delicious! Canโt wait to make it again honestly.
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Steph, so happy you loved it!
Mary Kate says
Amazing!!!! I love this recipe. So cozy and easy. Another winner!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Mary Kate, so happy you loved it! ๐
Sarah says
So good and pretty easy to make! If I made it again I may leave out the potatoes, the biscuits are delicious and enough carb for me!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Sarah, so happy you loved it! ๐
chelsea says
Very tasty!! A perfect cozy winter meal plus leftovers for lunch/dinner the next day! Another hit!!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Chelsea, so happy you loved it! ๐
Tricia says
Made this chicken pot pie with biscuits last night for dinner. Loved it! Thank you, Erin!
Erin says
Hi Tricia, so happy you enjoyed it! ๐
Joyce says
LOVED this recipe. Canโt wait for my leftovers tomorrow ๐
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Joyce, so happy you loved it! ๐
Danielle says
This recipe is SO good! Cozy, comforting and lightened up. The biscuits were so easy to make and absolutely delicious. It tasted even better day 2! Definitely making again!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Danielle, so happy you loved it so much! ๐
Libby says
This turned out great! Biscuits were easy to make and delicious!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Libby, so happy you loved them so much! ๐
Trudie says
This came out perfectly! I was worried about making biscuits but – YUM!
★★★★★
Erin says
Hi Trudie, so happy you loved it so much! ๐