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A white plate holds a serving of biscuit-topped chicken and vegetable cobbler casserole, with two forks beside it. In the background, a baking dish with more cobbler casserole sits on a white cloth.
Little Figgy Food

Chicken Mushroom and Leek Cobbler

4.93 from 13 votes
A hearty dish with a down home appeal, Chicken Mushroom and Leek Cobbler.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 4 - 6

Ingredients
  

For the Filling:
  • 2 Tbls Olive Oil
  • 3 Chicken Breast boneless, skinless and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 16 oz Mushrooms sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves minced
  • 1 large or 2 small Leeks cleaned and sliced @ 1/4 inch thick
  • 6 Tbls All Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tbls Mustard Powder or stone ground mustard
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Thyme dried
  • 1 14.5 oz can Chicken Broth
  • 2 Tbls Whipping Cream or substitute Greek Yogurt or Creme Fraiche
  • 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • ½ cup dry White Wine or water
Cobbler:
  • 2 ½ cups Self Rising Flour
  • ¼ tsp Paprika
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Pepper
  • ½ cup unsalted Butter frozen and grated
  • ½ cup Cheddar Cheese grated
  • 1 ¼ cup Buttermilk

Method
 

  1. *Several hours before, such as the night before, put your butter and box grater in the freezer*
For the Filling:
  1. In large saute pan or skillet, heat the Olive Oil over medium high heat.
  2. Add Chicken and cook until starting to turn golden 8 - 10 min.
  3. Toss in Mushrooms and minced Garlic and cook for a further 3 - 5 min. Stirring occasionally.
  4. Now add the Leeks and give it a stir, Turn heat down to just under medium and cover for an additional 5 min.
  5. Slowly sprinkle over the All Purpose Flour (do NOT dump it all in at once) and stir as you add . Stir in well.
  6. Now you can add the Mustard, Thyme, Salt and Pepper and give it a quick stir before continuing to add in the Chicken Broth, Balsamic Vinegar and the White Wine (or Water). Mix well and simmer for a couple of minutes.
  7. Take off the heat and now add in the Whipping Cream. Taste and adjust taste if needed. Give it a quick stir, transfer to oven-proof casserole dish (6 cup dish) and set aside.
  8. Preheat oven to 400F.
For the Cobbler:
  1. With frozen butter and frozen box grater, grate your butter quickly and add to a large bowl with the Flour and gently toss grated butter around in flour to coat.
  2. Add Paprika and Salt.
  3. Now with same grater, grate cheese and add to bowl, tossing to coat.
  4. Pour in Buttermilk. With fork or pastry blender gently mix and start to press buttermilk throughout until a shaggy dough starts to form, don't worry about cheese and butter being blended completely in.
Finishing Up:
  1. With the Chicken mixture already in a 6 cup casserole dish, take a heaping Tablespoon of the cobbler batter and "drop" along the edge of dish to form mounds.
  2. Bake in the middle of a pre-heated 400F oven for 25 - 30 min or until tops of Cobbler lightly browns.
  3. Carefully remove from oven and cool for 5 - 10 min. Serve.
***Note: Mixture can "boil" over when in the oven, so placing casserole dish a baking tray will save you from having to clean the bottom of the oven later.

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