When I posted a quick photo of this on my Instagram, I think the caption was something like “You can take the girl out of the Midwest, but…” haha. Chicken pot pie is one of my very favorite dishes – my  mom made it all the time growing up and it definitely my definition of comfort food.

It’s something I come back to when I’ve had some busy times, stressful times, or just want to recenter a little.

I’ve seen so many pot pies that have pie crusts, but my mom always makes it with a biscuit crust, and that’s how I prefer it.

We just used our favorite biscuit recipe and plopped it right on top of the chicken and veggies.

My favorite part of the whole thing is the gravy… I can never turn down a good cream sauce.

Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust

Ingredients

• 5 Tbsp. butter (unsalted)
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup thinly sliced leeks
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 cup green peas (frozen is fine!)
• 4 tablespoons AP flour
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups leftover roast chicken, shredded
• For the topping:
• 2 cups AP flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 c. shortening
• 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large skillet and add carrot, celery, leeks and tarragon. Toss together and cook until softened, then set aside in a bowl.
3. Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in the skillet next, and whisk in the 4 Tbsp. AP flour and cook until it bubbles. Next, stir in the broth and cook for a minute or two, and then stir in the cream. Cook 2-3 minutes or until lightly thickened.
4. In the skillet, stir together all veggies (including peas), chicken and sauce. Transfer to a casserole dish.
5. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 cups AP flour, baking powder and salt. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbling. Stir in the milk with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes together. Drop the biscuit topping gently on to the top of the chicken and veggies.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the biscuit topping is lightly browned.