Easy Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie

Imagine that creamy, crave-worthy chicken pot pie filling that you can’t resist and top it with golden, flaky buttermilk biscuits, and you have the most delicious family-friendly dinner ever!

It feels like a lot of our days are busy lately but there’s just nothing that can take the place of family dinner. Our chicken pot pie recipe remains one of our most popular recipes on the site, but I know how intimidating a pie crust could be so I’ve come up with a biscuit version. And not only that, but the semi homemade version comes together in no time!

I’m going to give you both a homemade and semi homemade version because when I first started cooking this, I used the canned soups I learned on. It taught me what veggies work and the perfect biscuit-to-filling ratio. We all have to start somewhere, and I’m a huge fan of teaching simple methods and then moving into completely homemade.

You will find two recipe cards at the end of the post, one for each version. So you can pick the one that fits your schedule and desires.

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If you can imagine your favorite homemade brownies transformed into a smooth and creamy bowl of ice cream, then you have a glimpse of the awesomeness that is this Brownie Ice Cream.

Brownie Ice Cream

You can use any brownies that you like for this ice cream. I used these Dark Chocolate Brownies last time I made this ice cream and these Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Brownies are also great in this recipe.

I’m thinking this ice cream would also be fantastic with Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies or Chocolate Raspberry Brownies.

I very happily made brownie sundaes with this ice cream and the dessert was an enormous hit with our friends. There wasn’t a bite of this ice cream left the next day.

Yes, I did serve this ice cream over warm brownies. Too much decadence? Not at all! (Is there ever such a thing as too much chocolate?!)

I stumbled on these Oreo sugar cones at the grocery store the other day and couldn’t resist picking up a box to try. They’re a total winner! Absolutely snackable on their own, no joke.

Side note: buy them at the store, not online. The online price is absurd, but I wanted to show you the cone I’m holding in this photo.

Ice Cream Ingredients 

• milk
• heavy cream
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• kosher salt
• brownies

How to Make this Ice Cream

1. Add the milk, cream, vanilla, sugar, and salt to a blender pitcher. Add enough crumbled brownies to fill the pitcher to the 4-cup mark. Blend until smooth.
2. Pour into the ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and stir in brownie chunks. Place in the freezer until firm.
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Flavorful marinated strips of fork-tender beef are served with crisp hot onions and peppers in this recipe for Korean Beef Bulgogi.

Bulgogi is one of the most well-known Korean foods and I’ve been making it at home for years now.

I’ve tried some ridiculously complicated recipes over the years with tons of special ingredients and nothing tasted right.

I finally asked my friend, Shinae, if she had a bulgogi recipe for me to try and sure enough, her recipe was perfect!

Korean Beef Bulgogi

Similar to the way that Jap Chae makes my heart go pitterpat, Bulgogi is Sean’s favorite Korean food.

When I first tasted this beef, as it was coming out of the hot skillet, I almost squealed with happiness. I grabbed a fork and ran a bite to Sean’s office for him to try.

We both loved it. Sean followed me back to the kitchen and kept sneaking bites from the waiting bowl as I finished cooking the rest of the meat. I’ve made this a couple of times now and our kids love it every bit as much as we do.

And if you happen to love Korean food as much as my family does, Cheater Korean Beef is the kind of dish that both beginning and experienced cooks need in their life.

Korean Barbecue Sauce is a sweet, tangy, garlicky, slightly spicy sauce. It is a game-changer.

It can go just about anywhere regular barbecue sauce can go but is also wonderful with stir-fries, lettuce wraps, fried rice; this sauce is an instant flavor boost to almost any food.

Bulgogi Sauce Recipe

In typical fashion, I’ve added a little heat to our version. Read more

Apple Chutney Pork Chops

Pork chops and apples just belong together so pork chops topped with homemade apple chutney take your average pork chop recipe to the next level!

Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. It is delicious! In fact, I kept munching on those apples while they were simmering and they made the house smell like heaven! It just screams fall and the sweet and tangy apples are perfect for kids and adults.

My daughter is obsessed with pork chops. She begs for them, yet barely eats chicken. It doesn’t make sense to me but whatever! She loves this version. Her other favorite is our stuffed pork chop dinner! If you need a new dinner recipe that the whole family will love, then this apple chutney version needs to be on your recipe rotation!

Ingredients for Apple Chutney a

Welcome to the weekend, my friends! We had a fantastic time in NM and AZ with our family this past week. I’m really glad we could get out there at last and see everyone. That said, it’s great to be home again. We’re getting ready for the new school year and definitely looking forward to fall.

ON THE BLOG this week: Tender buttery Peach Coffee Cake is filled with sweet bites of peach and topped with an irresistible brown sugar crumb topping – what is not to love??

This Italian Red Wine Roast Beef slowly cooks in the crock-pot creating an unforgettable dinner with almost no effort at all. This smells absolutely fantastic as it slowly cooks through the day.

Can a recipe ever go wrong when it starts with the words “double chocolate?” The first time I made these Double Chocolate Brownies, I took them to the park to share with friends and they disappeared within minutes.

Homemade Vanilla Pudding is a classic dessert that simply doesn’t get the love that it deserves. So, often we reach for chocolate or caramel or peanut butter to satisfy a sweet craving, but I’ve come to appreciate the awesomeness of a great vanilla dessert.

Ripe strawberries, bananas, and chunks of fudge brownies are layered into these Banana Split Brownie Trifles with vanilla pudding and whipped cream.

What I’m CRAVING: These Garlic Parmesan Stuffed Pork Chops from Spicy Southern Kitchen look so good! 

What I’m WATCHING: Miss Congeniality. If you need a laugh, this one never dissapoints. It still makes me laugh every time I watch it.

What I’m READING: The Spellsong War. This is the second book in the Spellsong War series (think sorcerers who can work magic through songs – it’s a fun idea) and I’m enjoying re-reading them all. 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV

Wishing you a beautiful week full of little things that make you smile!

Mary