Chicken Cobbler

On my menu this week I had this dish listed as Baked Chicken & Dumplings. But it's really not. It's actually more of a cobbler, so I changed the name. Either way, do NOT try this recipe if you lack a deep fondness for creamy, buttery, savory, yet oh-so-simple dishes.

• 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cut into pieces
• 1 cup flour
  
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 stick butter, melted

Place chicken in bottom of greased casserole dish. Mix melted butter, flour and milk till smooth, and pour over the chicken. Do not stir.

• 2 TBS butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
  
• 1 cup milk
  

In medium saucepan, melt butter, then wisk in flour till smooth and allow to cook for about one minute, wisking constantly. Gradually add in chicken broth, then milk. Cook, stirring, till thick. Add salt & pepper to taste. Pour this over mixture in casserole. Do NOT stir.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. Here's what "done" looks like:
Oops, I'm busted! You can totally see where I had been sneaking my spoon into the cobbler to "test" it!

I should also add that I used all whole wheat flour and of course, real butter. Use white flour if you must, but please, for me, use the real butter!

The possibilities for this dish are endless. You could add veggies, cheese, whatever. But I gotta say, you can't go wrong here. Fab-U-lous!

Speaking of possibilities, I have to add, here, that if you use self-rising flour (or add leavening to your plain flour), you're going to end up with bread-like "dumplings". That's ok, yummy even, it's just a different dish altogether.

Enjoy!
Em