Step back in time for an old-fashioned classic: Grandma's Creamed Chicken and Biscuits. This chicken and biscuits casserole is an easy dinner recipe that your family will flip over. A creamy filling with vegetables is topped with biscuits that bake up light and tender. Here's your new go-to meal!
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Ingredients
1small small oniondiced
1medium red bell pepperdiced, seeds and membranes removed
1-2tablespoons unsalted butter
10 oumce can cream of chicken soupI prefer Campbell's brand
1/2cupsour cream
2-3cupsshredded, cooked, chicken breasts
1/4cupmayonnaise
2/3cuppeas
1cupmilk
1 1/2cupsshredded cheddar cheese
1 8-count roll refrigerated biscuits use small, standard-size canned biscuits for this recipe, not Grands
melted butter, for brushing biscuits
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of an 11x7-inch baking dish.
In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. When the butter is hot, sauté the onion and bell pepper in butter until softened and translucent.
1 small small onion, 1-2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 medium red bell pepper
In a large mixing bowl, combine the prepared onion and bell pepper mixture with the soup, sour cream, chicken, milk, mayo, and peas, placing this mixture into the prepared baking dish. **Don't top the casserole with the biscuits at this time.
2-3 cups shredded, cooked, chicken breasts, 10 oumce can cream of chicken soup, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup milk, 2/3 cup peas
Bake the casserole, uncovered, on the center oven rack for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and sprinkle with cheese.
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Arrange the biscuits in a single layer over the cheese and filling; gently brush the biscuits with a bit of melted butter.
1 8-count roll refrigerated biscuits, melted butter, for brushing biscuits
Return the casserole to the oven and bake until the biscuits are golden brown and the filling is hot and bubbly (160 degrees F.), 20-25 minutes longer.