Name: Chicken and Biscuits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup unsalted butter; ½ yellow onion, diced; 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon ground pepper; ½ teaspoon dried sage; 3 cups shredded chicken; ⅓ cup all-purpose flour; 2½ cups chicken stock; ¼ cup heavy cream; a small handful chopped fresh parsley; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, sliced thin; 1 cup buttermilk

Description

Chicken and biscuits is comfort food defined. Rich chicken gravy over perfect buttermilk biscuits. Everyone will be gobbling it up before you know it!

Ingredients

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For the gravy

¼ cup unsalted butter
½ yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 celery stalks, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
½ teaspoon dried sage
3 cups shredded chicken
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
2½ cups chicken stock
¼ cup heavy cream
a small handful chopped fresh parsley

For the biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, sliced thin
1 cup buttermilk

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium high heat, add butter. Once the butter is melted, add all vegetables, salt, pepper and sage. Saute until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Add shredded chicken and stir well until warmed through. Sprinkle flour on top and stir well, sauteeing until the flour smell is gone, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, cream and parsley. Reduce heat to medium, stirring occasionally. Allow to simmer while you prepare the biscuits.
Set oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk until well combined. Add cold butter and work into the flour using a pastry blender or two butter knives. Blend with pastry blender until butter is like small pebbles. Add buttermilk and mix well with a wooden spoon.
On your work surface, sprinkle a small amount of flour. Dump the dough out onto the flour and top with a little more flour. Gently pat the dough down flat and then fold in half and pat down again. Do one more fold over and then pat the dough out to a 1 inch-thick circle. Use more flour to keep the dough from sticking if needed.
Cut out circles with a biscuit cutter or small drinking glass and place in cast iron skillet. Make sure the sides of the biscuits are touching. Continue reforming the dough into a 1 inch-thick circle until all the dough is used up. There should be approximately 8 biscuits. Bake biscuits for 10-12 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned.
Serve chicken gravy over biscuits.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: chicken

Keywords: chicken, biscuits, comfort food