Casseroles and pies are some of the most versatile and delicious dinner ideas around and this Italian chicken pie is no different in that regard. But, instead of using pasta like so many other Mediterranean casseroles do, this one gets a hearty crust on top that makes this a more substantial dish.

The bottom of this pie is layered with Parmesan cheese, which adds a nice flavor and texture. On top of that comes a mixture of chicken, tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella, and spices. If you didn’t have cooked chicken on hand you could use cooked Italian sausage or spiced ground beef. That’s the beauty of making casseroles: it’s so easy to swap out ingredients.

It already sounds delicious, but then the next layer is the yummy biscuit topping, which adds so much to this recipe. What we used for this pie is basically a scaled down version of this homemade Bisquick recipe.

You could adapt this dough to suit your family by adding garlic powder or rosemary to it, but it’s excellent with only the salt and pepper in the basic dough.

After the dough is mixed and then spread on top of the chicken and sauce the casserole is baked for 35 minutes. Then, the last of the shredded mozzarella is sprinkled on top and the whole thing baked again for up to 10 minutes to melt the cheese topping.

This recipe is one that is very much a crowd-pleaser. Served with a side salad or some veggies and you’ve basically got dinner all wrapped up. As much as we all love pizza and pasta, it’s nice to have an Italian alternative so that we don’t get burned out. With Italian chicken pie you get a new take on classic comfort food that’s just about everything you could want in a savory suppertime pie.