Creamed Chicken and Biscuits
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Creamed Chicken and Biscuits
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Creamed chicken is classic Southern comfort food, and it's ready in just 20 minutes!
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup (half of a stick) salted butter
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- ¼ cup diced onion
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole milk, half-and-half, or heavy cream
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked diced or shredded chicken (or use leftover turkey)
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- Biscuits, for serving (or use rice, toast, or mashed potatoes instead)
- Optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley or thyme
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and onion; cook until tender.
- Add the flour to the skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
- While whisking constantly, gradually stream in the chicken broth and cream. Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is smooth and thick.
- Add the chicken and stir to combine. Cook over low heat, just until the chicken is warmed through.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Split the biscuits in half and spoon the creamed chicken over top. Garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.
Notes
- Stir constantly while cooking the flour and making the gravy so that the ingredients don't burn or stick to the bottom of your pan.
- Gradually add the chicken broth and cream to the skillet -- don't just pour it in all at once. This gives the flour mixture a chance to absorb the liquid, preventing a lumpy gravy.
- Serve the creamed chicken over our favorite 3-ingredient buttermilk biscuits. If you prefer, you can use canned store-bought biscuit dough, these butter swim biscuits (no rolling or cutting necessary), drop biscuits, or cheese biscuits.
- Instead of biscuits, serve the creamed chicken on toast, over rice, or over mashed potatoes.
- Add extra veggies to the chicken and gravy, such as frozen peas, sauteed mushrooms, or frozen peas and carrots. You might also like to add a clove of garlic or some garlic powder.
- Instead of cooked chicken, use leftover turkey in this dish.
- Season the gravy with fresh herbs or with dried herbs from your pantry. Good options include thyme, tarragon, rosemary, parsley, and chives.
- Stir a dollop of sour cream into the gravy for a bit of acidic tang.
- Melt cheddar cheese into the sauce or add it to the biscuits.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1/4 of the creamed chicken (not including biscuits)
Calories
243kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
998mg
(42%)
Potassium
386mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
473IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 243 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of the creamed chicken (not including biscuits) | |
| Calories | 243kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 998mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 386mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 473IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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