This creamy and hearty chicken cobbler is everything you love about rich chicken pot pie, but instead of a finicky pie crust, it’s baked in a casserole dish and topped with cheddar and garlic biscuits! So easy to customize to your family’s tastes, and on the table in about 45 minutes!
This is one of my Easy Dinner recipes I know you’ll want to keep on hand!
Chicken pot pie is a classic comfort food for a reason; that it’s absolutely delicious!
So hearty, creamy, and rich. Talk about stick-to-your-ribs comfort food.
But then you typically have to deal with pie crust, which some folks aren’t huge fans of.
So this recipe isn’t called chicken pot pie, but rather a chicken cobbler, since the biscuits on top look like a cobbled street!
Instead of regular biscuits, I use cheddar bay biscuit mix, which up the “yum factor” quite a bit.
So let’s dig in and learn how to make it!
Why you’ll love this recipe!
Hearty and comforting, this cobbler is a family favorite dinner!
- Easy – rotisserie chicken, condensed soups, frozen veggies, and biscuit mix make this recipe ultra easy.
- Customize-able – prefer different biscuits? Different veggies? No problem; you can easily swap out the ones you like best.
- Hearty – this recipe is a complete meal, with protein, vegetables, and carbohydrates, so it’ll stick with you and keep you full and satisfied.
What do I need to make this recipe?
- Cream of mushroom soup – I like to use the reduced sodium version, but regular will also work well.
- Cream of chicken soup – same as above, I prefer reduced sodium, since these can be pretty salty.
- Chicken broth – not to sound like a broken record, but again, I like to use reduced sodium, so I can control the salt level.
- Garlic powder – if you’d prefer to use minced garlic, I would use about 4-5 cloves.
- Onion powder – if you’d like to use diced onion, I would use about half of a yellow one.
- Italian seasoning – you can use any blend you like, but I typically use McCormick.
- Black pepper – you can use freshly ground if you’d like, but for this recipe I find that it doesn’t make much difference.
- Chicken – you want cooked chicken for this recipe, so I usually grab a rotisserie chicken, or a container of shredded/cubed chicken from the grocery store deli. You could also cook and cube/shred your own chicken.
- Frozen vegetables – to make it easy, I grab a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, but you could also use any vegetables you like best.
- Biscuit mix – I love to use Red Lobster’s cheddar bay biscuit mix, but any biscuit mix will work (you just want to follow the ingredients and instructions on the package).
- Milk – this recipe was tested using whole milk, but other types of milk should work too.
- Butter – you can use salted or unsalted for this recipe.
- Cheddar cheese – pre-shredded cheese works just fine for this recipe, no need to grate your own (unless you want to of course).
How to make creamy chicken cobbler:
This is just an overview; the full ingredients and directions are in the recipe card toward the bottom of this post.
- Mix soups. Mixing the filling in two stages helps it come together more fully. So start by combining the soups, broth, and seasonings.
- Make filling. Add the chicken and vegetables and stir well.
- Make biscuit dough. Any biscuit mix will do, but we love the cheddar bay version.
- Assemble. Add the filling to a baking dish, spreading it into an even layer.
- Top with biscuits. No need for anything fancy, just drop by spoonfuls over the top.
- Bake. The biscuits should be golden brown and the filling should be hot and bubbly.
Helpful Tip!
I know not everyone is a fan of using condensed “cream of” soups, so if seeing them in the ingredient list is throwing you off, don’t worry! I have homemade versions of all of those, which I’ll list the links for in the recipe card below. So you can use homemade ingredients and still enjoy this chicken cobbler!
Variations of this recipe
- Condensed soups – if you don’t like the idea of using condensed soups, I have homemade versions of those linked in the “chef tips” section of the recipe card below.
- Seasonings – feel free to play around with different seasonings and flavors if you’d like.
- Chicken – I typically pick up a rotisserie chicken and shred the meat, but if you have leftover chicken, or other cooked chicken, that will work too. You could also cook chicken and shred/cube it if you’d prefer to control the flavor.
- Vegetables – instead of a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, you could use frozen peas, carrots, corn, green beans, broccoli, or your favorite ones! Fresh veggies would probably work too, I just haven’t tested it to say for certain.
- Biscuits – if you want to use a different biscuit mix, you’ll want to follow the package ingredients/directions (rather than the biscuit mix, milk, and cheese called for in this recipe). Canned biscuits will also work well, or even homemade if you prefer.
FAQ’s
We like to serve this dish with some roasted asparagus, cheesy broccoli, or a salad with shallot vinaigrette. But of course, this is your dinner, so you can serve whatever you like best!
Making chicken cobbler ahead of time
I don’t recommend making this recipe 100% ahead of time, as the bottom of the biscuits can get too soggy.
However, you can make the filling ahead of time, then refrigerate it for a day or so.
Then just mix up the biscuits, drop the dough on top of the filling, and bake as directed (adding a few extra minutes to the bake time to account for the chilled filling).
Storage
Leftovers should be refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoyed within 3-4 days.
More Chicken Dinner Recipes:
My Favorite Baking Dish!
You can use any deep 9×13 pan, but I really like the high sides of this baking dish… no need to worry about things bubbling over in the oven!
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Ingredients
Filling
- 10.5 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 10.5 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4 cups cooked chicken shredded or cubed
- 12 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables
Biscuit topping
- 11.36 oz box Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuit mix
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Garnish
- minced fresh parsley optional
Instructions
Prepare
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
Make filling
- To a large mixing bowl, add 10.5 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup, 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth, 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning, and 1/2 tsp black pepper.
- Stir or whisk well to combine. Add 4 cups cooked chicken and 12 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables, and stir again until combined.
- Transfer mixture to a 9×13" baking dish, spreading it into an even layer.
Make biscuit topping
- To another mixing bowl, add 11.36 oz box Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuit mix, 1 cup whole milk, and 1/2 cup unsalted butter. Stir until a dough forms and no flour streaks remain.
- Add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and stir into the dough.
Assemble and bake
- Spoon the biscuit dough on top of the filling in the baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until the biscuit topping is golden brown and the filling is hot and bubbly.
Garnish and serve
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with minced fresh parsley if desired. Serve hot and enjoy!
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Chef Tips
- I’ve estimated this recipe serves about 6, but you’re free to divide the 9×13″ dish into as many servings as you’d like.
- If you prefer not to use canned condensed soups, or biscuit mix, here are some homemade recipes that you can easily use instead:
Nutrition Disclaimer
The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Ray says
Thank you for this recipe!