Easy Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breast
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup (cream of chicken can be substituted if you don't like mushroom)
• 1 (7/8 ounce) packet instant chicken gravy
• 4 ounces cups water
• 1 medium onion
• 1 (16 ounce) package mixed vegetables
• 5 medium potatoes (in a hurry? use some thawed french fries)
• 1 (12 ounce) can flakey biscuits
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt (i recommend the California style with chunks of garlic and parsley)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salted butter or margarine
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Combine broth, butter, pepper, garlic salt, red pepper, Italian season and chicken in baking dish.

3. 3

   Bake 25 minutes.

4. 4

   Once chicken is cooked remove from baking dish and place in freezer for quick cooling and save liquids. (can be done the night before!).

5. 5

   Put the liquid in a bowl and add gravy, soup, and flour. Mix until smooth.

6. 6

   Peel and chop potatoes. Rinse and put in a saucepan.

7. 7

   Add liquid mixture and water to potatoes and boil 15 minutes or until potatoes soften but don't lose their crispness.

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

9. 9

   Peel and chop onion.

10. 10

    Chop cooled chicken into small pieces. (use your best judgement -- you know if you like big chunks or not :) ).

11. 11

    Pour liquids, potatoes, mixed veggies, onion, and chicken into large baking dish.

12. 12

    Bake 35 minutes.

13. 13

    Bake biscuits according to package directions -- (I know it says not to say that, but canned ones are the easiest and you don't need any other ingredients, and they all have different directions. I don't recommend baking the biscuits on top of the casserole because they come out half mushy -- and nobody likes mushy biscuits. Usually they're 400 degrees and if its 450 you can still bake both at the same time by just taking 8 or 10 minutes off the casserole bake time -- but watch closely!).

14. 14

    Remove from oven. Allow to cool 5 minutes. Enjoy!