Name: Chanterelle Biscuits with Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 1 shallot; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 cup chanterelles; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 cup milk; 1 chicken breast

Chanterelle Biscuits with Chicken

Chanterelle mushrooms, with their golden hue and subtle peppery sweetness, lend a touch of elegance to these savory biscuits, turning a humble comfort food into something truly memorable. Their rich, aromatic flavor deepens as they cook, making them an ideal pairing for tender, seasoned chicken in this satisfying dish.

Whether served as a cozy brunch centerpiece or a comforting dinner, this recipe offers cooks a chance to explore chanterelles in a creative, crowd-pleasing format. The biscuits are light yet flavorful, soaking up just enough of the chicken’s juices to make each bite buttery and deeply savory—a rustic, elevated twist on classic chicken and biscuits.

Karen says, “This is among the thirty or so recipes in the top ten.”

Courses: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Snacks

Bright golden chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus species) growing among dried leaves and grass on a forest floor, with its signature wavy cap and deeply ridged, decurrent gills illuminated by natural light.

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Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 40 mins Difficulty: Intermediate Cooking Temp: 400 F Servings: 9

Ingredients

1 shallot (minced)
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup chanterelles (chopped in pieces)
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ cup flour (white or half whole wheat)
¹⁄₂ cup milk (or kefer)
1 chicken breast (cut in 9 pieces)

Instructions

Sauté the shallot briefly in the butter and add the mushrooms until most of the liquid has evaporated.
In a mixing bowl, mix the baking powder, baking soda, and salt with the flour.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and slowly pour in the milk, blending the mixture into a sticky dough.
Quickly mix the mushroom mixture into the dough.
Do not over mix.
Arrange the chicken on a buttered baking sheet and cover them with spoonfuls of the biscuit mix.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in a preheated 400º oven, or until the biscuits are golden brown.

Chanterelle Biscuits with Chicken