Chicken and Biscuits

You know what I love?
A dish that is an entire meal. Side dish, veggie, meat and all.
It's just so convenient!

A few weeks back I mentioned I did a promo job at the Book Expo. In addition to seeing a few celebrities (Michael Bolton, Jane Seymour, Chris Colfer...), there were a lot of different booths with a lot of different stuff. But, you know the things that got me really excited? ALL THE COOKBOOKS! I was so excited when I went to the America's Test Kitchen booth and-in addition to some little pamphlets-I got an advanced, un-edited copy of The America's Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook! It is chock full of quick, simple, and delicious recipes! The only thing I'm not in love with, from the book, is all the shortcuts. I'd much rather make things from scratch. So, I adapted this recipe a bit (i.e. making biscuits from normal ingredients, not Bisquick). I can't wait to try out a bunch more stuff from my wonderful, free, cookbook :D

Oh, and this chicken and biscuits recipe? Awesome. The biscuits taste delicious, and add just the right amount of flavor to the rest of the dish. Michael really liked this, and so did I! And so will you!

Cheddar Biscuits

The waiting is over! As shown to you in my earlier preview, here is recipe #1 of the two dishes I made for dinner that night! (I chose these because I felt it would kill you most to wait for these, and I hate to make you suffer.) I am very proud of myself. They're real food! I had to cut vegetables and knead dough and everything! And the look Michael got in his eyes after he took the first bite...that was all I needed to know I am the best girlfriend in the history of girlfriends (to him, anyway). And when I bit into one I solidified my own self belief that I am awesome (don't judge me!). This recipe makes 12 biscuits. They were gone by the next night. It took us only 24 hours to eat them all....and that required restraint. Good luck with these gems, try not to make them every weekend...I'm fighting the urge.

--UPDATE: I added a food processor method below. Next time I make these, however, I may use a combination of food processor and the old fashioned way. I would use the processor until after I had the butter cut in, then I would pour it into a bowl and continue the steps from there. I just wasn't a fan of how finely the scallions and cheese were cut in from the processor. They tasted fine, though, and Michael still liked them :) So you can really do it however you'd like.

Cheddar Biscuits

Taken (and slightly adapted) from hotpolkadot