Chicken and Dumplin' Casserole

A comforting chicken pot pie-style casserole with a creamy broth, peas, and cooked chicken baked under fluffy basil-seasoned biscuit dumplings.

SouthernChickenIntermediate50 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 0.5 cup chopped onion
  • 0.5 cup chopped celery
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 0.3 cup butter
  • 0.5 cup flour
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 4 cup chicken broth
  • 10 oz frozen green peas
  • 4 cup cooked chicken, cubed
  • 2 cup buttermilk biscuit mix
  • 2 tsp dried basil for dumplings
  • 0.7 cup milk for dumplings

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large saucepan, sauté onion, celery, and garlic in butter until tender.

  2. 2

    Add flour, sugar, salt, basil, and pepper; mix well. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute, then reduce heat.

  3. 3

    Add peas and cook 5 minutes, stirring. Stir in cubed chicken.

  4. 4

    Pour into a greased 9x13-inch baking dish.

  5. 5

    Make dumplings: combine biscuit mix and basil; stir in milk until just moistened. Drop by spoonfuls over chicken mixture.

  6. 6

    Bake uncovered at 350°F for 35–40 minutes until dumplings are golden and cooked through.

Tags

comfort foodchickenbakedsoutherncreamycasseroledumplingspot pieamerican