Home Food: Prairie Pot Pie in a bowl with biscuits. Nothing says home more.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Canadian
Servings: 6
Author: Valerie Lugonja
Ingredients
3-4whole chicken breasts, bone in, skin on
3tablespoonsolive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
5cupshomemade chicken stock
12tablespoons(3/4 cup) unsalted butter
2cupschopped yellow onions(2 small onions)
3/4cupflour
1/4cupheavy cream
2cupsmedium-diced carrots(4 carrots), blanched for 2 minutes
1 10-ouncepackage frozen peas(2 cups)
1 1/2cupssmall whole onions, frozen or cleaned and par-boiled
One batch of Yam Biscuit dough or
One batch of Buttermilk Biscuit dough(Baking Powder Biscuits, or Tea Biscuits)
egg wash(optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 F
Place the chicken breasts on a parchment covered cookie sheet pan, rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until cooked through
Remove meat from bones and discard skin when cool
Dice chicken into cubes (you should have 4 to 6 cups of cubed chicken)
In a large heavy pan, melt butter and saute onions over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until translucent; add flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 2 minutes
Add chicken stock to roux; simmer over low for 1 more minute, stirring, until thick
Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and the heavy cream with the cubed chicken, carrots, peas, and onions
Mix well; place in a 10x12 casserole and refrigerate
Make the biscuits and refrigerate on a parchment lined cookie sheet, covered with plastic wrap
An hour before service, place casserole dish on top of a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
Bake the stew for 25 minutes; remove from the oven and arrange the biscuits on top of stew, brushing with egg wash (I didn't do this)
Increase heat to 400F
Bake for another 15-18 minutes, until crusty golden and bubbly
Serve immediately with butter for the biscuits
Notes
The stew can be frozen, thawed overnight and biscuits added as per recipe.