Do you like green chile chicken enchiladas? Do you like chicken pot pie? Do flaky buttery cheesy biscuits make you grin? If so, this Spicy Chicken Pot Pie Casserole is going to make you very happy.
Green Chile Chicken Casserole
I’ve been on a pot pie casserole kick for a few months now. Some variation or other of that recipe gets made about once a week lately. Leftover asparagus? Toss it in there.
A handful of roasted carrots and a cup of leftover creamed peas? Add those into the mix. It’s honestly hard to mess up a pot pie when you begin with a solid recipe.
This spicy chicken pot pie was the result of an open jar of roasted green chile catching my eye as I was deciding what to do with some leftover chicken. One thing led to the other and this green chile and jalapeno chicken casserole has become an enormous favorite with my family.
Cheddar Drop Biscuits
On a whim, I decided to add a couple of handfuls of shredded cheddar cheese to the easy drop biscuit topping. Feel free to skip the cheese, if you prefer the traditional buttery biscuit topping or add more if you want the cheddar to be a stronger flavor.
I’m happy to say that was a most excellent idea, as the hint of cheese in the biscuits paired spectacularly well with the spicy peppers in the filling. My boys went absolutely nuts over this spicy chicken pot pie with cheddar biscuits.
Spicy Chicken Casserole
Ever since then, when I tell them we’re having pot pie for dinner they ask if I remembered to add the green chile. It really is that good.
When made exactly as written with just a half cup of green chile and a jalapeno or two, it honestly isn’t very spicy at all. Just a hint of heat to up the flavor and everyone is happy.
However, my crew really loves some heat, so I often add at least a cup of roasted and chopped green chile, and an extra jalapeno or three might make their way into the dish as well.
Green Chile Chicken Pot Pie
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe. Don’t let the length of the ingredient list deter you, my friends. These are basic ingredients and they add up to a flavor-filled spicy chicken pot pie that you’re going to absolutely love!
Filling Ingredients
- butter and flour
- onion, celery, and carrots
- bell pepper, jalapenos, and green chile
- chicken broth and milk
- salt, pepper, and celery seed
- chicken
Topping Ingredients
- flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar
- butter, milk, and egg
- cheddar cheese
Spicy Chicken Pot Pie
This recipe has been written with a drop biscuit topping, because that is our family’s preference for pot pie. However, it will work every bit as well with a homemade or store-bought pie crust topping too.
To Make the Filling
Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a large deep oven-safe skillet, over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
Add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the bell pepper and jalapeno. Stir to combine and continue cooking for 3 more minutes.
Sprinkle with flour and stir to coat. Slowly stir in chicken broth and whisk to combine. Add the milk and salt, pepper, and celery seed.
Reduce heat and simmer over medium-low heat until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Add the chicken and green chile. Stir to mix throughout. Set aside.
To Make the Topping
In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Grate the butter and dump it into the bowl with the dry ingredients.
Use a fork to mix in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles a coarse meal with little pea size or smaller lumps throughout.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk and then pour into the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir just long enough to combine.
The mixture should be somewhat dry and just a tiny bit sticky at this point. Add the shredded cheese and stir or press lightly with your hands to combine.
Scoop the dough over the filling in the skillet. (The largest scoop in this set is perfect for this.) Nothing needs to be precise, just scatter the topping over the top of the casserole.
Bake for 14-18 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is golden brown, the biscuits are flaky, and the filling is bubbling. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving, if desired.
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Green Chile Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 small yellow onion chopped into ¼-inch pieces, about 1 cup
- 3 celery ribs sliced thin, about 1 cup
- 4 carrots peeled and diced into ¼-inch pieces, about 1 cup
- 1 large green bell pepper diced into ¼-inch pieces, about 1½ cups
- 2 jalapenos seeded and minced, about ¼ cup
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups chicken broth
- 1¾ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- 4 cups cooked chicken, diced into ½-inch pieces
- ½-1 cup chopped green chile
Topping Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ cup butter grated
- 1 cup milk plus more ONLY as needed
- 1 egg
- 1 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley optional
Instructions
To Make the Filling
- Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large deep oven-safe skillet, over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add the bell pepper and jalapeno. Stir to combine and continue cooking for 3 more minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir to coat. Slowly stir in chicken broth and whisk to combine.
- Add the milk and salt, pepper, and celery seed. Reduce heat and simmer over medium-low heat until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Add the chicken and green chile. Stir to mix throughout. Set aside.
To Make the Topping
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Grate the butter and dump it into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a fork to mix in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles a coarse meal with little pea size or smaller lumps throughout.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk and then pour into the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir just long enough to combine. The mixture should be somewhat dry and just a tiny bit sticky at this point. Add the shredded cheese and stir or press lightly with your hands to combine.
- Scoop the dough over the filling in the skillet. (The largest scoop in this set is perfect for this.) Bake for 14-18 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is golden brown, the biscuits are flaky, and the filling is bubbling. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving, if desired.
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Larry says
This looks awesome.
Mary Younkin says
Thank you, Larry.
Susan Jobsky says
I have made green chile chicken pot pie, and only green chile chicken pot pie for many years. I add green chile to so many recipes my family (extended)thinks I’m nuts! My husband and kids love my recipe tweets.
Have you add roasted green chiles to your sausage gravy, or to your cheese grits yet? If not, try it. I guarantee you’ll love it!
Mary Younkin says
YES! I knew we couldn’t be the only ones to love our pot pie this way, Susan. I LOVE green chile sausage gravy and just realized I haven’t shared that here! I haven’t tried green chile in grits, but that’s only because I’m never made grits. Sounds like I need to do that and add some green chile to make them even better! Thank you so much for leaving a comment and for your review.
Erin Johnson says
This recipe is delicious! Tons of flavor and the biscuits make it the ultimate comfort food. I added a little chili powder and cumin too😋😋😋. Highly recommend!
Mary Younkin says
Sounds delicious, Erin!