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You know I love a good bento for the Kidlets and their school lunches . . . and I love going beyond the standard PB&J for “lunch food.” This year, I ‘ve been forced, in a way, to move away from peanut butter because our new preschool is nut-free.
NUT-FREE! As much as I understand the reasoning why (after all, we’re talking about severe allergies for some kidlets and I’m all for protecting the kidlets), I freaked out a bit at first because Mr. Boy is picky. Not just a wee bit picky. A whole stinkin’ lot of pickiness in that child. And he is stubborn. Bull-headed. Opinionated. Strong-willed.
(No idea where he gets all of that. No. Idea.)
And he would live on peanut butter sandwiches if I would let him.
Oy.
So, yeah … Mama needed a trick or two up her sleeve for this school year to get that boy to willingly eat lunch at school. I’m still working on it, but these Chicken Pot Pie Biscuits nearly rival his affection for a PB&J. They’re light. Full of flavor. Compact and portable — perfect for placement in a lunch box whether made “big” or “small.”
(this morning’s “Pumpkin Patch” Bento, featuring mini-chicken pot pie biscuits)
The best “trick” to this recipe is using prepared chicken salad (fruit-free, mind you); you only need a cup of it, so it’s perfect for using up leftover chicken salad or for using leftover rotisserie chicken to make a quick salad.
Or . . . you can use your favorite restaurant or grocery store chicken salad, which — incidentally — is how I came up with this recipe. When we were in the middle of packing up our home in Houston (prior to our recent move), I reviewed a bunch of “ready to go” food items from a local Houston eatery, Zoe’s Kitchen. Yup — ready made food. I did it. And it was yummy.
(Don’t judge)
Zoe’s chicken salad? That’s what I used the first time I made this. Easy. Peasy. Done.
I’m all about easy.
Especially when it comes to getting lovely little three-year-old boys to eat without a fight.
Mama definitely likes that.
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My name is Rachel -- I share tales about food and family. I'm a home-cook who focuses on fresh & simple meals to both fuel us and to help us celebrate our family-life. My day starts with coffee. Lots of coffee. 
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What perfect timing! I happen to have a bit of chicken left over that I need to use up and I bet this would be a PERFECT solution so the chicken doesn’t go to waste. I bet even my big boys would love these.
Yay — let me know how it goes!
Those look delicious! I love chicken pot pie and I love biscuits…it’s a no brainer!
Hubs doesn’t like chicken salad, but I bet he would like these. Thanks for the great idea!
Num these look really good for the little ones! How cute!
I am going to bookmark your recipe. They look YUMMY!
Yummy!
Oh, wow, those are teeny like you said (lunch box sized)…I didn’t realize it until I saw them in the bento box how bite-sized they are. They sound so tasty.
Actually, I have two different sizes shown — the pics of them in a muffin tin are standard sized. The ones in the bento are minis … I should clarify that in the post!
my kids would like these. i make a pizza puff and they stick horribly to the pan and liners. i need something less stressful
I love this idea. Yum.
Oh man I am going to make this for myself for lunch. And I may not share!
Chicken salad has mayo in it, doesn’t it? I can’t do that.
Yum, those look delicious and I love that it doesn’t take long at all to prepare and cook.
Oh my gosh are these cute!
My kids love biscuits. What a great way to sneak some other goodies into it!
My daughter will love this. I’m going to bookmark it so I can make them for her.
My son would love this!
This sounds delicious, I’ll have to give them a try.
Those look very yummy!
I would love to enjoy these for lunch along with my kids! YUM
Looks yummy! Every once in awhile I will make homemade chicken pot pie.
These sound awesome! My boys would love them.
I love this idea. I am a huge fan of chicken pot pie so these would go over well
Great idea! I have to try these for my tot!
WOW, those look so amazingly good
Those look delicious!
These look tasty, and a perfect portion size for little ones too. Thanks for sharing this good idea.
I’m curious why no fruit? I have a chicken salad recipe with dried cranberries that I think would be great with this…