Oh, boy, I can’t wait to try this! I love the comfort food aspect. Yes, we (especially us Midwesterners) are in great need of great comfort! My husband loves chicken ‘n dumplings, but the crispy biscuits appeal more to me. I’m sure he will love it, too! Thanks, Erin!
Hello Erin! I haven’t left a review in a while, I apologize, however, I am in love with your recipes. Many of your recipes have become family favorites, so I want to thank you! I am American, my husband is French (and very picky), and we live in France, so sometimes I have to tweak your recipes as some of the ingredients are harder to find. I made this recipe for dinner tonight, and the whole family loved it! I followed the recipe exactly, except I added a finely chopped onion in with the mushrooms. I was worried it would be a bit bland with just the thyme, but I decided to trust you and went with what you said (it was perfectly simple.) I was also worried that two chicken breasts wouldn’t be enough, but two provided a perfect chicken to veggie ratio! Everything turned out great! What do you think about replacing 1/2 cup of milk with white wine? Or, would this cause the filling to be too runny? Je vous remercie!
Hi Aislinn, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe! I haven’t experimented with using wine, but you could give it a try. It should thicken up since the sauce is a roux base. If you do decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes.
This was delicious and straightforward to make! I made this when a friend was coming over for dinner, and it turned out perfectly. Your directions are always so helpful and clear, thank you!
How about replacing the milk w/chicken broth. I’m going to try that next time because I plan on omitting the garlic & basil because my hubby says he doesn’t like the taste of either of those ingredients. He likes things a little more bland than savory. So I thought the chicken broth might add a lot of flavor lost by omitting those spices.
And by the way, this is a delicious comforting casserole!
Hi Lynda! Actually, I don’t think replacing chicken broth would boost the flavor much. I’d stick with the milk for the creaminess and maybe just add a pinch of extra salt and pepper to taste. The herbs do add a lot, so you should just know that it will be different. You could even try sprinkling some on your own serving if you like.
I was so ready to love this, but I’m afraid in whole it did not turn out because of the biscuits. I followed both recipes to a T and the chicken and veggie mix was great, albeit a bit heavy on the pepper. The biscuits (using the mix of WW pastry flour and AP flour with buttermilk) even after 30+ minutes of cooking, were not baked all the way through and still had a gummy texture everywhere except the very top which crisped up. My husband declared he didn’t care and ate it all anyway — the mix is really that good! I tried separating the biscuits out and baking them 7 minutes longer, but still a gummy uncooked center. Pretty disappointed about that part, but I’ll be keeping the recipe and trying out a different drop biscuit next time.
Hi Jessica, I’m sorry to hear the biscuits didn’t finish cooking! This hasn’t happened to me personally, but it might help for next time to try to drop the biscuits in smaller portions to make a thinner layer. I hope you have success next time!
I made this tonight for dinner,omg! It was really really good!i used butter instead of olive oil. My husband doesn’t like mushrooms so I add more veggies.my friend and his son who always had dinner with us loved them too! It’s a keeper.thank you for sharing your recipe!
This recipe is so delicious! I love that it doesn’t use “cream of” soup, and is lightened up with skim milk! This is my second time making it, and I’m subbing mashed potatoes as a topping instead of biscuits (to use up some leftovers)! Can’t wait to see how the variation turns out! I’m planning to make a double batch of the filling and freeze for easier family meal prep! Thanks!
Hi Allyson! I’ve never tried this recipe without the drop biscuits, so I’m not sure how it might turn out. If you decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes!
Great recipe! I appreciate that it is made with a home made sauce instead of cream soup. I did one thing differently though. Since I loathe dirty dishes, I used the dutch oven to bake in so that there was no need to dirty another dish. Admittedly, I halved the recipe since it was just for DH and myself so the filling was not too deep in the dish. Turned our great!
Hi Gabrielle! I’ve never tried this recipe without the drop biscuits, so I’m not sure how it might turn out. If you decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes!
Thank you for all of the great recipes on your blog! I’m going to make this soon and I had a question. Approximately how many drop biscuits should I expect to put on top? I was thinking of dividing them up ahead of time so that I can arrange them evenly on top. If you don’t know, that’s ok, but I thought I would ask. Thank you again!
Hi Sarah! I can’t say for certain, but based on the photo, it looks like there were about 24 biscuits on top. As long as the top of your casserole is generally covered, it should be perfect. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
This was so easy and fast! I didn’t have mushrooms on hand (but I LOVE mushrooms) so I used potatoes, russet and sweet, cut really thin in replacement of the mushrooms. So delicious! Your site is my go to site, thank you for all the deliciousness! I tell everyone about it!
My 10-year-old declared this her favorite meal of all time! Thank you for this recipe–we loved it! I poached boneless skinless chicken breasts and used that for the chicken. We love so many of your recipes. Thank you!
I loved it. We added some spice to heat up the flavors and ? yumm.
Not a 5 star because it was summer time and the kitchen was hot already. Bad idea to bake
The flavor was very good. but I had to make to changes. Cooking any type of dough on top of a slurry will cause the bottom of that dough to be gooey regardless of how long you cook it. I would recommend cooking the biscuit dough separately and put your biscuit on top of your cooked slurry (what I did). Secondly, the slurry needed more moisture. I added an extra 3/4 cups of milk, and you can add extra milk to get the consistency that you like.
Oh, boy, I can’t wait to try this! I love the comfort food aspect. Yes, we (especially us Midwesterners) are in great need of great comfort! My husband loves chicken ‘n dumplings, but the crispy biscuits appeal more to me. I’m sure he will love it, too! Thanks, Erin!
Laurie, we need comfort food to get us through! I hope both you and your husband love this one!
Wow, interesting I have never had a comfort food dish like this before. Very intrigued by the biscuit topping!
It is SO YUMMY! I hope you love it!
I have seen this recipe first time on your site…..it’s really amazing and unique !!
Can’t wait to try it !!
I hope you love it, thank you!
This sounds amazing! However, I am not a lover of mushrooms so I’d like to omit those. Any reccomendations/substitutes?
Hi Shannon, you can replace them with more of another veggie if you prefer. I hope you enjoy!
Hello Erin! I haven’t left a review in a while, I apologize, however, I am in love with your recipes. Many of your recipes have become family favorites, so I want to thank you! I am American, my husband is French (and very picky), and we live in France, so sometimes I have to tweak your recipes as some of the ingredients are harder to find. I made this recipe for dinner tonight, and the whole family loved it! I followed the recipe exactly, except I added a finely chopped onion in with the mushrooms. I was worried it would be a bit bland with just the thyme, but I decided to trust you and went with what you said (it was perfectly simple.) I was also worried that two chicken breasts wouldn’t be enough, but two provided a perfect chicken to veggie ratio! Everything turned out great! What do you think about replacing 1/2 cup of milk with white wine? Or, would this cause the filling to be too runny? Je vous remercie!
Hi Aislinn, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe! I haven’t experimented with using wine, but you could give it a try. It should thicken up since the sauce is a roux base. If you do decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes.
This was delicious and straightforward to make! I made this when a friend was coming over for dinner, and it turned out perfectly. Your directions are always so helpful and clear, thank you!
Heidi, thank you for taking the time to leave this awesome review! I’m so happy to hear it was a hit.
How about replacing the milk w/chicken broth. I’m going to try that next time because I plan on omitting the garlic & basil because my hubby says he doesn’t like the taste of either of those ingredients. He likes things a little more bland than savory. So I thought the chicken broth might add a lot of flavor lost by omitting those spices.
And by the way, this is a delicious comforting casserole!
Hi Lynda! Actually, I don’t think replacing chicken broth would boost the flavor much. I’d stick with the milk for the creaminess and maybe just add a pinch of extra salt and pepper to taste. The herbs do add a lot, so you should just know that it will be different. You could even try sprinkling some on your own serving if you like.
I was so ready to love this, but I’m afraid in whole it did not turn out because of the biscuits. I followed both recipes to a T and the chicken and veggie mix was great, albeit a bit heavy on the pepper. The biscuits (using the mix of WW pastry flour and AP flour with buttermilk) even after 30+ minutes of cooking, were not baked all the way through and still had a gummy texture everywhere except the very top which crisped up. My husband declared he didn’t care and ate it all anyway — the mix is really that good! I tried separating the biscuits out and baking them 7 minutes longer, but still a gummy uncooked center. Pretty disappointed about that part, but I’ll be keeping the recipe and trying out a different drop biscuit next time.
Hi Jessica, I’m sorry to hear the biscuits didn’t finish cooking! This hasn’t happened to me personally, but it might help for next time to try to drop the biscuits in smaller portions to make a thinner layer. I hope you have success next time!
I made this tonight for dinner,omg! It was really really good!i used butter instead of olive oil. My husband doesn’t like mushrooms so I add more veggies.my friend and his son who always had dinner with us loved them too! It’s a keeper.thank you for sharing your recipe!
YAY! I’m so happy to hear that this recipe was a hit! Thank you for taking the time to share this kind review!
This recipe is so delicious! I love that it doesn’t use “cream of” soup, and is lightened up with skim milk! This is my second time making it, and I’m subbing mashed potatoes as a topping instead of biscuits (to use up some leftovers)! Can’t wait to see how the variation turns out! I’m planning to make a double batch of the filling and freeze for easier family meal prep! Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to share this kind review, Teresa! I’m so happy the recipe was a hit!
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Am I able to use a container of Pilsbury biscutts on top instead, just to save a bit of time?
Hi Allyson! I’ve never tried this recipe without the drop biscuits, so I’m not sure how it might turn out. If you decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes!
Hi Erin,
Great recipe! I appreciate that it is made with a home made sauce instead of cream soup. I did one thing differently though. Since I loathe dirty dishes, I used the dutch oven to bake in so that there was no need to dirty another dish. Admittedly, I halved the recipe since it was just for DH and myself so the filling was not too deep in the dish. Turned our great!
Thank you for taking the time to share this kind review, Mary! I’m so happy to hear that this recipe was a hit!
Very good recipe going to make this ….
I hope you love the recipe!
Would it be okay to use pillsbury biscuits to save time ?! Hard to cook after work but this looks delicious !
Hi Gabrielle! I’ve never tried this recipe without the drop biscuits, so I’m not sure how it might turn out. If you decide to experiment, I’d love to hear how it goes!
Thank you for all of the great recipes on your blog! I’m going to make this soon and I had a question. Approximately how many drop biscuits should I expect to put on top? I was thinking of dividing them up ahead of time so that I can arrange them evenly on top. If you don’t know, that’s ok, but I thought I would ask. Thank you again!
Hi Sarah! I can’t say for certain, but based on the photo, it looks like there were about 24 biscuits on top. As long as the top of your casserole is generally covered, it should be perfect. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
This was so easy and fast! I didn’t have mushrooms on hand (but I LOVE mushrooms) so I used potatoes, russet and sweet, cut really thin in replacement of the mushrooms. So delicious! Your site is my go to site, thank you for all the deliciousness! I tell everyone about it!
YAY! I’m so happy that you enjoyed the recipe, Amy! Thank you for sharing this wonderful review!
Im making it for dinner tonight super easy.
I hope you enjoy the recipe, Elizabeth!
My 10-year-old declared this her favorite meal of all time! Thank you for this recipe–we loved it! I poached boneless skinless chicken breasts and used that for the chicken. We love so many of your recipes. Thank you!
I’m so happy that it was a hit, Lauren! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
I loved it. We added some spice to heat up the flavors and ? yumm.
Not a 5 star because it was summer time and the kitchen was hot already. Bad idea to bake
I’m so happy that you enjoyed the recipe, Katherine! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
The flavor was very good. but I had to make to changes. Cooking any type of dough on top of a slurry will cause the bottom of that dough to be gooey regardless of how long you cook it. I would recommend cooking the biscuit dough separately and put your biscuit on top of your cooked slurry (what I did). Secondly, the slurry needed more moisture. I added an extra 3/4 cups of milk, and you can add extra milk to get the consistency that you like.
Thanks for trying the recipe and sharing your tips, Dakotah! I’m happy you enjoyed the flavor!