Slow-Cooked Smothered Buttermilk Chicken with Peas over Biscuits

A tasty biscuit-topper slowly cooks while you're away. Once home, just pop the refrigerated biscuits in the oven, and you've got dinner!

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4 Stars 2%

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  • ingredients 13
  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total Time 8 hr 30 min

Ingredients

1
lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
3
medium carrots, sliced
1/3
cup chopped onion
1/2
cup water
2
tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon pepper
1
bay leaf
1
(1.2-oz.) pkg. roasted chicken gravy mix
1/3
cup buttermilk
2
teaspoons all-purpose flour
1
cup Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen sweet peas, thawed, drained
1
(10.2-oz.) can (5 biscuits) Pillsbury® Grands!® Refrigerated Buttermilk Biscuits

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LOCATION

Directions

  • 1 In 4 to 6-quart slow cooker, combine chicken, carrots, onion, water, margarine, salt, pepper and bay leaf; mix well.
  • 2 Cover; cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
  • 3 About 20 minutes before serving, stir gravy mix into chicken mixture. Remove and discard bay leaf. In measuring cup, blend buttermilk and flour. Stir flour mixture and peas into chicken mixture; mix well. Increase heat setting to high; cover and cook an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until peas are cooked.
  • 4 Meanwhile, bake biscuits as directed on can. Serve chicken mixture over split biscuits.

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This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Nutrition Information 

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1/5 of Recipe
Calories
440
(
Calories from Fat
190),
% Daily Value
Total Fat
21g
21%
(Saturated Fat
5g,
5%
),
Cholesterol
60mg
60%;
Sodium
1170mg
1170%;
Total Carbohydrate
39g
39%
(Dietary Fiber
3g
3%
  Sugars
10g
10%
),
Protein
23g
23%
;
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
250%;
Vitamin C
10%;
Calcium
8%;
Iron
15%;
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Review & Comments

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jen25674 report Posted Feb. 19, 2013 1:21 PM
This is one of my favorite slow cooker recipes ...it's easy and very tasty. It's a meal the whole family loves...even my most picky eater lol
Kitty143Cat report Posted Jan. 7, 2010 5:38 PM
I substituted to peas with corn also. I thought the recipe was ok, a little bland and the gravy didn't thicken up. I probably wouldn't make it again without some revisions.
slowcooker report Posted Jan. 9, 2007 10:45 AM
It was easy to prepare and very tasty. I substitued the peas with corn and added a few of my own herbs and spices.
sl report Posted Oct. 17, 2006 7:47 AM
i thought it was ok - easy to make and good on a chilly day. i substituted edamame for the peas.

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