CREAMED CHICKEN AND BISCUITS RECIPE
An old fashioned dish that is a creamy and flavorful comfort food. Cooked chicken in a rich cream sauce, served over biscuits and mashed potatoes.
Servings 6 people
Calories 450kcal
Equipment
- Dutch Oven or Large Saucepan
- Large Wooden Spoon
- 2 cup Measuring Cup
- 1 cup Measuring Cup
- 1 Tablespoon
- 2 quart Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups half & half or whole milk do not use 2% or skim
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 3-5 drops of yellow food coloring
- 4 cups cooked chicken cut in bite size pieces
- 3 cups mashed potatoes
- 6 biscuits baked
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan or dutch oven over a low heat. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper; blend until smooth.
- Slowly whisk in the broth, half & half, and soup. Add the food coloring a few drops at a time to obtain a light yellow color. Cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture begins to thicken.
- Stir in the chicken, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until desired consistency. Stir frequently while mixture is cooking. Remove from heat.
- Mixture will continue to thicken as it cools. Add additional salt and pepper to taste if needed.
- Serve warm with biscuit, mashed potatoes and a green vegetable.
- If mixture becomes too thick, may be thinned with additional chicken broth or milk.
- If mixture becomes too thin, may add additional can of soup.
Notes
Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Tips:
- If you make this ahead of time, it will thicken as it cools. If mixture becomes too thick, may be thinned with additional chicken broth or milk. If mixture becomes too thin, may add additional can of soup.
- For added convenience you can use a deli rotisserie chicken, frozen biscuits and refrigerated, purchased mashed potatoes so this is truly one of the easiest meals ever.
- People also add about a half a cup of frozen peas to the creamed chicken mixture.