7 Favorite Chicken Comfort Food Recipes

Southern Living

Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken and Dumplings are classic comfort foods in any home. Warm up your family's tummies tonight with our favorite chicken dishes.

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Classic Chicken and Dumplings

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Classic Chicken and Dumplings

This from-scratch favorite makes for luscious comfort food. Tender, homemade dumplings and juicy chicken in a creamy sauce is the perfect one-dish meal for your family.

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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Recipe: Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Deli-roasted chicken, cream of chicken soup, and canned biscuits make a quick-and-tasty version of this favorite. One roasted chicken yields about 3 cups of meat.

Step-by-Step Video: Our Easiest Chicken and Dumplings

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Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits

Homemade biscuits replace the traditional pastry crust in this delicious twist on a classic. These biscuits are made with sharp Cheddar cheese, chopped bacon, and chives, making them just as tasty solo as atop this chicken pot pie.

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Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Amy Burke

Recipe: Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie

Lose the centerpiece to your table. This Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie is enough dazzle guests.

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Stovetop Chicken Pie

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Stovetop Chicken Pot Pie

After eating this pot pie version of the classic Southern chicken and biscuit meal, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of this chicken pot pie biscuit casserole sooner. Use frozen buttermilk biscuits for quicker cook time; for special occasions, make our best ever biscuit recipe to take this comfort food to the next level. A family-size rotisserie chicken yields the perfect amount of chopped cooked chicken for this quick twist on traditional chicken potpie. Lighten up this down home meal with low fat cream cheese and reduced-fat cream of mushroom soup, or serve it over brown rice rather than biscuits.

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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe: Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

Pull out your cast-iron skillet for this quintessential Southern dish. A flaky crust and hearty filling make this a one-dish meal you'll crave all the time.

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Chris Hastings' Chicken and Dumplings

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Recipe: Chris Hastings' Chicken and Dumplings

Chris Hastings showcases his family's favorite Chicken and Dumplings recipe, taking it to new heights by building fresh and unexpected flavors in the classic Southern dish.

Watch: Chris Hastings' Chicken and Dumplings

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