Unconventional & Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Well, I'll first start out saying that we are making blog history with this blog post in more ways than one. Although we haven't been doing this blog all that long, this is the first time we are blogging about a meal we enjoyed the night we created the blog post, and doing back to back nights of a blog post. I couldn't help posting this because I was so blown away by the taste, the look of this meal, and how easy this was to make. All these factors combined to form a truly perfect example of what we want this site to be, easy to understand and cook for yourself as well as really enjoy the food. 


When we think of food during the fall and winter months, we probably tend to think of heartier meals, like stews, roasts, soups,  etc. This pot pie fits right in the heartier group of foods because of its rich flavor of chicken mixed with the cream of chicken soup, the vegetables and the double layer of fluffy, yet crunchy on the outside biscuits. We love pot pies and for this go-around Trisha wanted to put a little bit of a spin on one's she's made before. She wanted homemade biscuits for the outside and I will tell you that's what makes this meal come alive; biscuits, biscuits, biscuits! 


That is the toughest part of the meal, the biscuits. We bought an almost brand new bread maker awhile back because we wanted to make better bread to enjoy. The biscuits we ate tonight came from that bread machine, yet it was just a simple biscuit mixture, nothing complex. So if you don't have a bread maker, I would recommend you buy something baked fresh the day you decide to make this as it will only make your eating experience that much better. 


The last thing I want to tell that solidifies just how good this meal is, is something Julian, our three year old, said to me. Julian is quite a picky eater; or rather a non-eater. He doesn't really eat much when we sit down for dinner. However, this meal is so good that I made him a plate and when he saw I was so excited after my first bite, he actually got excited himself and was eager to try it. This tactic(fake, or in this case, real excitment) usually works for us to at least get him to take one bite of dinner each night, then he usually just kinda picks at the food or doesn't eat anymore the rest of the meal. Tonight, things went a bit different. He took that first bite, looks at me and says excitedly, "I like THIS food Dada!" So there it is. You don't believe me because I'm biased, but a three year old will tell it like it is, and this food is good! Enjoy!


Ingredients
- Three Large Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 2 Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
- One bag of Frozen Peas and Carrots Mix
- 1 tsp season salt
- 1 tsp Zehnders Chicken Seasoning (*ONLINE ONLY)
- 4 Garlic Cloves (minced)
                                         - 1 1/2 Cups Milk




Preparation


1. In skillet, cut up Chicken Breasts into cubes as pictured. Combine with Garlic and Seasoned Salt. Cook thoroughly.


2. Remove Cooked chicken, wash skillet, return Chicken to skillet with Cream of Chicken soup, Milk, Peas and Carrots, and Zehnders Chicken seasoning (*ONLINE ONLY) and cook on medium high heat until warmed through, stirring often. 


3. Take biscuit mix and place on bottom layer of casserole, creating little biscuits, not just one flat layer.


4. Pour heated up Chicken, Vegetable and Soup mix over top of bottom layer of biscuits, covering thoroughly.


5. Take the remaining biscuit mix and make biscuits on top of Chicken, Vegetable and Soup mix.


6. Place in oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. 


7. Remove from oven and spread a little heated up butter over top of the biscuits and ENJOY!