French Onion-Chicken Pot Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 - 2 cups onions, thinly sliced
2 (8 ounce) packages sliced fresh mushrooms (6 cups)
1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
4 cups water
1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup water
1 (2 ounce) box onion soup mix (2 envelopes)
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 (16 1/3 ounce) can pillsbury grands flakey biscuits
6 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded (l 1/2 cups)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8 (10 oz) ramekins or custard cups with cooking spray. Place ramekins on a large cookie sheet with sides. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 Tbls. of butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken, cook about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Remove chicken from skillet; discard chicken juices.
Melt remaining 2 Tbls. butter in skillet. Add onions and mushrooms; cook and stir about 8 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle flour over vegetables. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in water, sherry and soup mix; heat to boiling. Boil about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
Spoon chicken into ramekins (about 1/2 cup each). Spoon onion mixture over chicken (about 2/3 cups each). Sprinkle with pepper. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Place 1 biscuit in each ramekin.
Bake about 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Carefully remove from oven. Sprinkle 3 Tbls. cheese over each biscuit. Bake 4-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.