Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Biscuits

 I had lots of leftovers to use up.  2  1/2 large, cooked chicken breasts, cooked cauliflower and broccoli and 2  1/2 cups of chicken broth.  The kids finished their plates without complaint!  The cheddar biscuits are supposed to be rolled into 9 biscuits. When making these for chicken pot pie,  I simply make 8 balls of dough, and flatten them with my hand.  I then place them, (reshaping some to fit the empty spaces in the baking dish, and bake.  Due to the volume of this dish,  you may wish to place either foil or another pan beneath to catch overflow.

Chicken Pot Pie:

4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2  1/2 cups low fat, low sodium chicken broth
1  1/2 cups whole milk
1/4  onion (remaining as 1 piece)
A dash of nutmeg, salt and pepper
4 or 5 whole cloves placed in a mesh tea infuser (if you don't have one,  use a dash or two of ground clove)
2  1/2 cups bite sized pieces of cooked chicken (baked or boiled)
4 cups cooked vegetables (I used a combination of cooked broccoli, cauliflower, frozen corn and peas)  String beans and carrots are also a good option.

• Heat oven to 350 bake
• Melt butter in a dutch oven, add flour and stir 
• Add chicken broth and milk
• Add onion, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cloves
• Stir continuously until boiling, then reduce heat to simmer and continue stirring until thick
• Remove tea infuser and onion piece
• Add vegetables, stir and then add chicken
• Remove from heat once liquids start to boil
• Place in a casserole dish  (I used an 11 x 8 inch dish)
• Bake uncovered until bubbly (approximately 30 minutes)
• **While chicken is cooking, make the biscuits
• Remove from oven and arrange biscuits on top of pie (see above notes regarding biscuit placement)
• Place pie back in the oven uncovered and continue baking until rolls rise and become lightly brown (rolls will be solid to touch when they are ready)  This will take approximately 30  minutes
• Remove carefully from oven and serve

Cheddar Biscuits:

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup cold cut up butter

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1/3 cup milk

• Mix flour, baking powder, cream of tarter, sugar and salt in a bowl
• Cut up butter and add to dry ingredients.  Crumble up until small crumbs are formed
• Add cheese and milk.  Stir until mixture forms a soft dough
• Make into 8 balls.  Flatten out and place on top of chicken

-Queenie Cuisine