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With beer bread biscuits and all the cheddar cheese!
Because it’s fall, and comfort food is a must.
So I’ve spent the last three days working on some new videos for you guys, and in preparation for these videos I had to look back through some older content on the blog. And when I say old, I mean old! A couple of week ago I stumbled on this recipe from way back in the day. It honestly pains me to look at those photos, BUT when I remembered back to the recipe, I couldn’t help but think, “man, I really need to bring this recipe back to life somehow because it’s like, SO GOOD”.
Enter this Beer Braised Chicken Pot Pie. It’s the same beer braised chicken, BUT with cheesy beer bread biscuits on top. Yes, yes, yes! I mean, saucy chicken is good, but saucy chicken with buttery beer bread biscuits… a million times better! <–like for real.
I hope I’m not boring you guys with all my cozy eats, but I really just cannot help it. With all of the chilly nights we’ve been having, it’s all I am craving…just crossing my fingers that you guys are feeling the same way because there are more cozy eats to come.
When I was making this dish the other week, I was other in the middle of making a million other things as well, but I cannot lie, this was totally what I was most excited about.
Okok, AND maybe I was also overly excited because this happened to be the day I found out that the Gilmore Girls A Year in The Life is going to be premiering on Netflix November 25th…aka black Friday!! Meaning the perfect day of the year to chill on the couch and binge watch all four ninety minute episodes. Please tell me that I have some Gilmore Girl fans out there that will be doing the same??
I already have plans to have basically a second Thanksgiving, only Gilmore Girls style. Meaning coffee, doughnuts, pop tarts (homemade of course!), tacos, pizza and um, ok all the Christmas cookies and hot chocolate too…obviously.
Can you say world’s biggest dork or what? Whatever. Don’t even care. I am pumped. ?
Wait, do you think this is something Lorelai and Rory would eat? I dunno, it feels kind of put together for them? But maybe not cause, chicken + beer + biscuits seems pretty Lorelai Gilmore, no?
Anyway, not sure how I got so off topic there…let’s get back to this pot pie!
So here’s the run-down for this beer braised chicken pot pie. It all starts off with that braised chicken, cooked in pumpkin beer with onions, bell peppers and andouille sausage and then finished with the simplest, most delicious beer bread biscuit topping. Oh, and a little cheese too, you know, for good measure! Then just bake and eat! Pretty simple, but so good. The secret here is the pumpkin beer and andouille sausage, these both add so much flavor and the sausage adds a nice smoky kick! If you’re not a fan of pumpkin beer, use your favorite variety, and if you don’t drink beer, use chicken broth.
From start to finish you can make this all in one pot if you choose, just make sure to start cooking everything in an oven safe pot. If you don’t have an oven safe pot, just transfer the braised chicken to a baking dish and top with biscuits.
Oh, and did I mention this is kind of a crowd pleaser? Cause it is!
Do you remember over the weekend how my brother Red had that snowboard movie premiere in Aspen? Yeah, well that meant my parents house was full, which meant I was cooking, which meant this was dinner. HUGE hit, no leftovers in site.
Winning recipe.
Beer Braised Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Biscuits.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 687 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 red peppers chopped
- 1 (12 ounce) pumpkin beer , or your favortie beer
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs I used chicken breasts
- 2 andouille sausage links quartered
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (4 ounce0 can diced green chilies
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- kosher salt + pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream with 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Biscuits
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons butter grated
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup pumpkin beer
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat a medium pot (preferably oven safe) over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, 10 minutes. Add the bell pepper, chili powder, paprika, thyme and cayenne and season with salt + pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Pour in the beer. Add the chicken, sausage, tomatoes and green chilies, stirring to combine. Bring to a simmer, cover and simmer 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and shreds easily. Shred the chicken with two forks, leave to simmer.
- Whisk together the heavy cream and cornstarch and stir into the chicken. Simmer 5 minutes and then remove from the heat.
- Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder and butter in a medium bowl and toss to combine. Add the honey and beer and mix until just combined. Fold in the cheddar.
- Remove the chicken from the heat. If not already in an oven safe dish, then transfer to one. Drop 2 tablespoons of biscuit dough over top the chicken. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden. Remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes. Eat!
Wednesday meet your new favorite pot pie. 🙂
What oven temp for the biscuits, please? I ended up doing 350 – and it’s in the oven now, so we’ll see how it turns out 🙂
Thanks so much!
I am so sorry!! 350 should work just fine, but in the future it should be 375 degrees F. So sorry, but I do hope you love this! 🙂
Delicious! What oven temp do you use to finish off with the biscuits?
Hey Stephanie! it is 375 degrees F. Sorry about that!
This recipe looks awesome! I’m a huge fan of your recipes. Haven’t had one failed meal yet. I love recipes with beer, since we’re huge craft beer lovers at our house. Yet, whenever I cook with beer, the meal generally comes out too bitter. Any suggestions?
This looks delicious! Just have a question about the biscuit dough you said to drop 2 tbsp of batter over chicken. I’m think I should do this several times over the entire dish?? Can you pleas clarify? Thanks!
Hey Amanda! Yes, use up all the batter and drop it several times over the dish. Sorry for any confusion! Hope you love this! ?
This was fabulous. …. and the aroma of it filled the house…and smelled amazing & the taste was even better…definitely a hit!!..one pot dinners rule!! so much flavour here….thank you!!…I’m following your blog now …..??????
So so happy to hear you loved this recipe and my blog ? Thank you Kimberley!
OK love that you’re a Gilmore Girl fan….and yep..planning on doing just as you are..binge watch with all the fixings..ao glad I found your blog..thanx instagram?..and cooking this right now..smells great on a cool fall day…love the pumpkin pot. …cheers!
Ah I can not wait!! So happy you found my blog too!! Hope you love it!! Thank you!!
Oh my goodness, can I come to your Gilmore Girls party? haha. That seriously sounds like the PERFECT day.
And this pot pie looks so good! Especially those biscuits. YES!
Haha! Yes!! Its going to be the best!! Thanks Chelsea!!
Yum!!!!! I am making this for dinner right now! It smells ridiculously amazing!!!
Did I miss the oven temp for the last step?
375 degrees! So so sorry about that! hope you love this!
I cooked it at 375 for 20 minutes and it came out great. Also, I went by the pictures and layered the cut biscuits over the Dutch oven that I cooked the chicken in. It was really yummy – I think I’ll try it again in individual ramekins and cut the dough to be the size of the ramekins. I might also add more veggies like zucchini, peas or carrots. But I love the idea and it was a hit for a small dinner party I threw.
Perfect! So happy to hear you loved it, thank you Asa!
I just started really following this blog a few days ago and fell in love…been my comfort, going thru all the great rustic recipes! I made bread beer to great compliments… made this as my first entree from the site and loved it! Thank you for sharing and your hard work and passion! It’s such a great site. I really appreciate you sharing with us!
I’m so happy you found my blog!! Thank you so much for commenting!! I hope you continue to enjoy everything!! (:
Kind of a pot pie/gumbo hybrid 😀
Sounds like something Lorelei would taste in Suki’s kitchen 😀
Thanks Stephanie!
Could you make a Gilmore Girls themed party post?!! That would be amazing and perfect since it’s totally a fall/comfort food show.
OH!! That is such a great idea! I will have to think about this! 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion!
This looks and sounds so amazing!! I’ll be fixing it ASAP!! Thanks for sharing 🙂 I’m wondering what the Oven Temp. is for those marvelous Cheesy Biscuits?
So sorry about that! It is 375 degrees F. for about 25 minutes. Let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this! 🙂
“Drop 2 tablespoons of biscuit dough over top of chicken.”
What about the rest of the dough? Don’t you mean make individual biscuits and place/cover them over the top of the chicken filling?
Still, looks amazing. Definitely a chilly evening dinner. Thanks!
Hey don, Sorry for the confusion. I mean to drop 2 tablespoons of the dough on top and then repeat with the remaining dough. You can also just cut biscuits into circles and place on top if that feels easier for you. Hope this answers your questions. Let me know if you have any others and I hope you love this! 🙂
This looks delish!! Cannot wait to try!
Thank you Ashlyn!
this looks UNREAL!!!!! so obsessed with the colors, they are gorgeous!
Thank you Christine!! (: