Homestyle Bakes Chicken and Biscuits
A copycat Homestyle Bakes with all Fresh Ingredients
Equipment
- 1 9x13 Pyrex Dish
- 1 Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 lb Chicken Breast, cubed
- 1 cup cubed potato
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 cups Chicken Broth (or 2 cups water with 2 tsp chicken bouillon)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
Biscuits
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup Milk
- ½ cup Shredded cheddar cheese (2 oz)
Instructions
- Finely dice onions, and chop carrots, celery, and potato into small, bite size pieces.
- In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp canola oil on high heat. Once hot, add the diced chicken. Salt and pepper to taste while the bottom side cooks. Once the bottom of the chicken has started to brown, begin turning in sections, and allow the other side to brown.NOTE: It’s not important that every piece of chicken browns. The browning is to add flavor and to create flavorful chicken juices that will be added back to the bake.
- After another 2-3 minutes, the chicken pieces should be lightly browned on 2 sides. Remove to a plate and set aside. The chicken will not be cooked through at this point, and that’s ok.
- In the same skillet, add 3 tbsp butter, allow to melt slightly, then add the onions. Fry the onions in the butter for 2-3 minutes, or until the butter has melted and the onions are softened. Now add the carrots, celery, and potato. Fry these together on medium heat until the potatoes are beginning to brown, and the other veggies are softened, approximately 10 minutes.
- Keeping the heat at medium, add 3 tbsp flour to the veggies, and stir to combine. Now add the chicken and any juices on the plate back to the skillet, and stir again to combine.
- Finally, add the chicken broth and all the spices. Stir well to combine, and allow this to simmer until the sauce is thickened, at most 5 minutes.
- While the chicken and veggies simmer, combine flour, baking powder, and 1 tbsp butter in a bowl. Using a fork or pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour. It should still look mostly like flour when you’re done.
- Now add the milk and cheddar cheese to the biscuit mix and stir well to combine.
- Once the chicken and veggies sauce has thickened, pour it into a 9x13 Pyrex dish and spread out evenly. Divide the biscuit mix into 6 pieces and lay out to top even portions in the Pyrex.
- Bake at 400F for 25-30 minutes, then serve and enjoy :)
Notes
Calories assume the meal is split 4 ways.