Chicken 'n' Biscuit Bake
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My mother used to make this dish years ago, and everyone in the family enjoyed it.
SERVINGS: 2
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 1 hour Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound bone-in chicken breast halves
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 celery rib, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- CREAM SAUCE:
- 3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Dash ground mace
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- BISCUITS:
- 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1/3 cup milk
Directions:
In a large saucepan, combine the broth, chicken, onion, celery, salt and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
Remove chicken from broth; cool. When cool enough to handle, remove skin and meat from bones. Discard skin and bones. Cut up meat. Strain broth. Reserve vegetables and 1 cup broth; discard bay leaf. (Discard or save remaining broth for another use.) Arrange chicken and vegetables in a greased 3-cup dish.
For sauce, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour, salt, mace and pepper until smooth. Gradually add the milk and Worcestershire sauce and reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over chicken.
For biscuits, in a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk.
On a floured surface, knead 8-10 times. Pat into a 1/2-in.-thick square and cut into quarters. Arrange biscuits over sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 17-20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Yield: 2 servings.