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      <title>Chicken-Biscuit Casserole</title>
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    <yield><qty>6</qty></yield>
    <ingredients>
<ing><amt><qty>3</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>chicken, cooked and chopped</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>3</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>chicken broth</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>4</qty><unit></unit></amt><item>carrots, peeled and sliced 1-inch thick</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit></unit></amt><item>onion, chopped</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>4</qty><unit></unit></amt><item>celery stalks, sliced 1/2-inch thick</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>8</qty><unit>oz</unit></amt><item>mushrooms, fresh</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>2</qty><unit></unit></amt><item>garlic cloves, sliced</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>peas, canned or frozen</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>3</qty><unit>T</unit></amt><item>cornstarch</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.33333333333333</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>cold water</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>10</qty><unit></unit></amt><item>biscuits, uncooked (home-made or canned)</item></ing>
    </ingredients>
    <directions>Bring chicken broth to a boil; add carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms and garlic; simmer 10 minutes. Add cubed chicken meat and peas; simmer 5 minutes more. Mix cornstarch with cold water in measuring cup; add slowly until chicken mixture has consistency of gravy. Remove from heat; cool.

To freeze: pour into round casserole dish (2-qt capacity). Cover with aluminum foil; flash freeze, then wrap in jumbo freezer bag.

To prepare: thaw casserole before cooking. Place in 400-degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place uncooked biscuits (either from "tube" or scratch--my family enjoys their "chicken biscuits" cut with a chicken-shaped cookie cutter) in slightly-overlapping circles on top of casserole. Return to oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes more, until mixture is bubbling and biscuits are golden brown. </directions>
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