This easy chicken pot pie is always a family favorite. It’s the perfect comfort food for any occasion.
When my son was younger, he went through a serious chicken pot pie phase. Of course, back in those days, I wasn’t much for cooking.
I mean, sure. I made frozen pizzas and the occasional box of Hamburger Helper, but that was about the extent of my cooking skills.
Oh, how far I’ve come.
Anyway, the kid used to get stuck eating those mini frozen chicken pot pies. I’d always keep them in the freezer and he would get so excited when he’d see me heating them up for dinner.
These days, I’m much more inclined to cook the kid a proper meal at home. Not always, of course. Sometimes you need a frozen meal or two hidden in the freezer. But, most days, we like to keep things more homemade.
Homemade chicken pot pie is pure comfort food.
It’s bursting with flavor from all of the veggies and I love that I can add in extras of the kids’ favorites and leave out onions if my husband is home, because that man hates onions.
To keep things extra easy, I’m using a store bought pie crust for this recipe. I still call this a homemade chicken pot pie, but I have a feeling I’m going to get a few comments arguing with me on that point. 😉 You’re more than welcome to use your own pie crust here. It’ll work great!
This is a double crust chicken pot pie, because yum. Who doesn’t want extra crust??
I used my freezer shredded chicken for this recipe. I always have it ready to go, and it’s perfect for this one!
The sauce that holds everything together is thick and creamy and totally easy to make. Don’t be scared of making a roux. It’s totally simple!
I like to serve this chicken pot pie with a big green salad and my favorite brownie recipe for dessert. You can never go wrong with brownies for dessert.
Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 3/4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup diced peeled potatoes
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 prepared pie crusts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Heat a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and melt.
- Whisk in the flour and continue whisking over medium heat for 1 minute.
- Slowly pour in the chicken broth and milk, whisking constantly. Continue cooking until mixture has thickened. Stir in salt and pepper.
- Add the potatoes and carrots to a microwave safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken, potatoes, carrots, peas, and onion to a large bowl. Pour in the chicken broth mixture and stir to combine.
- Arrange the bottom pie crust in the pie plate. Pour the filling over the crust. Add the top crust.
- Crimp the edges and cut 4 small slits in the center of the top crust to vent.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Brittany Speltz says
If we wanted to make this into a freezer meal, would we just freeze after baking and letting it completely cool?
Karly says
We’ve never tried freezing this one, but I would probably cool the filling before adding to the crust, freeze unbaked, and then bake straight from frozen. Bake for about 30 minutes wrapped in foil and then finish it up without the foil. Probably another 30-45 minutes.
Bonnie says
Not recipe related! Curious what cookware you use lol… I love this pan!
Karly says
Hi Bonnie! I believe it’s Threshold brand from Target, but it’s at least a few years old now. 🙂
Valerie C says
This is my favorite meal to make! Thank you for this recipe. We use almond milk (low sweetened 60 calorie one) and it still comes out soooo good~! I also throw in spinach and sometimes garbanzo beans. This is a hit every time!
Karly says
Thanks, Valerie!
Francie says
As much as I cook i have never made roux and this was a great recipe.. My 3 kids who are all in their 20s loved it and my oldest, 26 has been a cook in restaurants for over 7 years and he said it came out perfect!!! So I will definitely be making this again or I will just have them make it for me next time… Thank you
Karly says
So glad you gave it a try, Francie! 🙂
Marybeth Lafata says
can you please convert this recipe into regular measurements .I am old school please help want to try this recipe Thank You
Karly says
Hi Marybeth. I’m not sure what you mean by regular measurements. I wrote it like any other recipe would be written.