Chicken Biscuit Stew – Eat Healthy for Less
Time: 35 mins
Serves: 8
This chunky stew makes a hearty supper, especially in the autumn and winter. It’s also a great way to use leftover chicken. Let us know if you have a go at this dish and tag us in a picture on Facebook and Instagram.
Nutritional Information: Calories 345kcals; Carbohydrates 36g; Total Fat 15g; Saturated Fat 7g; Protein 18g; Fibre 2g; Salt 0.9g.
Ingredients
- 50g onion, chopped
- 35g butter, cubed
- 45g plain flour
- 300ml chicken stock
- 180ml semi-skimmed milk
- 280g cooked chicken breast
- 130g peas
- 130g carrots, cooked
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
For the biscuits
- 225g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100g salted butter, cold
- 250ml buttermilk
Method
For the biscuits:
Add the plain flour into a mixing bowl and mix in baking powder and salt. Add in the cubed butter.
Use the tips of your fingers to rub the butter into the flour until it has the texture of coarse breadcrumbs. Some small lumps are fine.
Slowly add the buttermilk to the flour mix a little at a time. Keep stirring until a soft dough forms. It will be soft and a little sticky. You may not need to add all the buttermilk. You will need to add much less if it is homemade and on the thin side.
Dust a clean flat surface with flour and empty the dough onto the surface. Knead the dough until it comes together and is much smoother. Don’t be too rough with it however or you will create tough biscuits. Roll the dough into a rectangle about 2cm thick. Dust with more flour as needed. Fold one-third of the dough on top of the rest of the rectangle. Fold the remaining uncovered third on top of the last fold. Roll the dough back out into a rectangle of the same size. Repeat the folding and cutting twice more until you have 9 layers in total. Finally, roll the dough back out to a depth of roughly 2 cm.
Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into squares, or use a cookie cutter to make rounds.
Preheat oven to 190°C. In a cast-iron or other ovenproof pan, fry the onion in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add the stock and milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken, peas and carrots, heat through.
Add the biscuits on top of the stew. Bake until the biscuits are golden brown, about 20 –25 minutes.
