Biscuit-topped Chicken Potpies

Name: Biscuit-topped Chicken Potpies
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 10 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters well-shaken buttermilk; 12 smalls cremini or button mushrooms, finely chopped; 3 carrots, peeled and finely chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 591 milliliters chopped cooked chicken, preferably a mixture of white and dark meat (see Notes); 1 egg; 1 Egg wash egg yolk whisked with 1 tbsp. milk); 2 teaspoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 5 Tbsps flour; 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 591 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken stock; 237 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 59 milliliters frozen sweet peas; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 Tbsps salted butter; 118 milliliters grated sharp cheddar cheese; 5 Tbsps cold unsalted butter, cubed; 2 mediums Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and finely chopped

Biscuit-topped Chicken Potpies might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 274 calories, 13g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Not Head to the store and pick up nutmeg, buttermilk, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring chicken stock to a boil.

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Chicken Stock

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Sauce Pan

Add carrots, potatoes, and celery. Lower heat to medium and cook until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Potato

Carrot

Celery

Drain vegetables, reserving stock; set both aside separately.

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Stock

In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt salted butter over medium heat.

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Salted Butter

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Add onion and cook until golden, 6 to 8 minutes.

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Onion

Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Add fresh thyme and 5 tbsp. flour and cook 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly, until combined, then add stock and cook, stirring often, until mixture thickens, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with nutmeg, 1 tsp. salt, and pepper to taste.

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Fresh Thyme

Nutmeg

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Stock

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Add parsley, chicken, cooked vegetables, and peas and divide filling evenly among 6 or 7 ovenproof containers (8 to 10 oz. each), leaving the top 1/4 in. unfilled.

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Whole Chicken

Parsley

Peas

Preheat oven to 42

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To make biscuit topping, sift remaining 2 cups flour with baking powder, baking soda, and remaining 1 tsp. salt. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter, work in unsalted butter to form a coarse meal, working quickly to keep the butter from warming up and melting into the dough. Stir in cheese and sage. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg and buttermilk and add to the flour mixture, stirring gently until a shaggy dough forms.

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Butter

Baking Soda

Buttermilk

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Cheese

Dough

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Sage

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

Lightly flour a counter, a rolling pin, and your hands. Divide dough into 2 balls.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Roll out first ball to a 1/4-in. thickness, then use a 2 1/2-in. biscuit cutter to cut into rounds, scraping and rerolling dough as needed. Repeat with second ball.

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Place 3 rounds of dough on each potpie, overlapping as necessary (any unused rounds can be baked on their own as biscuits).

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Brush dough with egg wash, put potpies on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil, and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 17 to 22 minutes.

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