Best 10 Lighter Chicken And Biscuits Recipes

COUNTRY CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a 2 ½ - 3-quart casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together chicken broth and half-and-half. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; sauté for 10 minutes. Add flour and continue cooking and stirring for 1 more minute. Reduce heat to medium and gradually stir in the chicken broth mixture.
• Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring regularly, until thick and bubbly (about 5-6 minutes). Make sure that the mixture doesn't boil. Stir in the salt and pepper. Add chicken and frozen peas.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for about 10 minutes while you prepare the biscuit dough.
• Use a fork to stir together the Bisquick mix, buttermilk, cheese and parsley until a soft dough forms.
• Remove the chicken mixture from the oven, take off the cover, and give the filling a stir. Use a large scoop to drop about ¼-cup of the biscuit dough at a time onto the hot chicken mixture. You should have about 8 biscuits on top of the dish.
• Return dish to the oven and bake, uncovered, for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in a biscuit comes out clean.
• Stir together melted butter and garlic powder; brush over warm biscuits and serve.

EASY CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix soups, milk, thyme, black pepper, vegetables and chicken in 3-quart shallow baking dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Stir.
• Cut each biscuit into quarters.
• Arrange cut biscuits over chicken mixture. Bake 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden.

LIGHTER CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together whole-wheat flour, 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg white, 3 tablespoons oil, and 1/4 cup milk; add to flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Drop 4 1/4-cup scoops of dough onto a baking sheet, at least 2 inches apart. Bake until golden, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a 5-quart Dutch oven or large heavy pot, heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high. Add carrots, celery, and onions; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle vegetables with remaining 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; stir in remaining 3/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup water, and thyme. Simmer until liquid is thickened, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken; simmer until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve chicken stew with biscuits.

CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8x10 or similar 2 1/2-quart casserole dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Heat a large dutch oven or similar deep, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the pan. Once hot but not smoking, add the mushrooms and cook for 8 minutes, until the mushrooms are beginning to brown, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms have browned more deeply, about 3 additional minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the top of the mushrooms. Drizzle in the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil. Stir and cook until any white bits of flour disappear and the flour looks light golden, about 1 to 2 minutes. The mixture will seem dry. Slowly pour in the milk. Switch to a whisk and stir constantly. Bring to a low, gentle boil, continuing to whisk and scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Continue to let bubble until thickened and reduced by about half, about 7 minutes, whisking very often. Turn off the heat. Stir in the chicken, frozen vegetables, and thyme. Taste and add additional salt and pepper as desired. Spoon the chicken mixture into the prepared dish.
• Drop the biscuit dough by rounded spoonfuls over the top, dispersing the biscuits evenly over the surface. Some of the filling will peek through.
• Bake until the biscuits are golden brown on top and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes. Serve hot.

ULTIMATE CHICKEN FINGERS (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Line cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray.
• In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, stir together Bisquick® mix, cheese, salt and paprika. Dip half the chicken strips into egg product; place in bag of Bisquick mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat. Place chicken on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken. Drizzle vegetable oil spread over chicken.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes, turning after 6 minutes with pancake turner, until no longer pink in center.

BEST CHICKEN 'N' BISCUITS

Steps:

• Bake biscuits according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, combine 4 cups broth, chicken, carrots, celery, onion, corn, basil and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , In a small bowl, combine flour and remaining broth until smooth. Stir into chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in browning sauce if desired. Split biscuits; top with chicken mixture.

MOM'S FABULOUS CHICKEN POT PIE WITH BISCUIT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook the onion, celery, and carrots until the celery and carrots are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, parsley, thyme and flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour coats the vegetables and begins to fry, about 5 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and half-and-half, and cook until the sauce is thick and bubbling. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and mix in the chicken meat.
• Transfer the chicken, vegetables, and sauce into a 2-quart baking dish. Arrange biscuits on top of the filling. In a small bowl, beat egg yolk with water; brush egg yolk on the biscuits.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

LIGHT CHICKEN AND BISCUIT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Combine all ingredients (except for biscuits and cheese) in large saucepan. (I use the one I boiled the noodles in to conserve dishes.)
• Pour this mixture into a 9 by 13 glass dish.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over mixture.
• Place in center of oven rack and cook for 20 minutes.
• Cut Biscuits in half to make thinner.
• Arrange biscuits on top of casserole mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top.
• Cook for an additional 25 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown and casserole is bubbling.
• Side Note: I leave the frozen veggies on counter to begin thawing while I cook the chicken and noodles.

CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Mix soup and 1/2 cup sour cream until blended. Combine chicken, vegetables and cheese in large bowl. Add soup mixture; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Stir baking mix, milk and remaining sour cream just until mixture forms soft dough. Spoon into 6 mounds over chicken mixture.
• Bake 35 min. or until chicken mixture is hot and bubbly, and biscuit topping is golden brown.

CHICKEN AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix and milk until soft dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by 6 spoonfuls. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, thyme and pepper in oil, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; reduce heat to medium. Cover; cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Split biscuits; serve chicken mixture over biscuits.