Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
It’s comfort food time at our house and a classic homemade chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food, In my opinion.
When I have leftover chicken one of my go-to’s is chicken pot pie.
Handy isn’t a fan of meals where food is mixed together so when I find something that he will eat I keep it on rotation.
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I typically make a whole roasted chicken about once a month and when I do there is always leftover cooked chicken. Chicken is such a versatile protein and there are so many things you can do with extra chicken.
Here are a few more chicken recipes that you can make with leftover chicken.
- Chicken Salad
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Fried Rice
- Topping for a Salad
- Chicken Nachos
- Chicken Chili
- Chicken Enchiladas
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Buffalo Chicken Tacos
- Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Sour Dough Crust
These are also great recipes for quick meals using store-bought rotisserie chicken.
Don’t have leftover chicken? Boil two chicken breasts in water for 15 minutes and then drain and dice the chicken breast when they are cool enough to work with
To make the job easier you can dice up the carrots, and dice my celery and onions earlier in the day. Measure out the peas and let them thaw.
Sauté the onions in 1 tablespoon of butter and oil and then add the carrots and celery. Let them cook until they are starting to get tender, about 20 minutes. At this point, you can put in the peas.
Melt the last tablespoon of butter in the mixture. Add all-purpose flour to the veggies and stir in completely then add spices and the chicken broth. When the mixture thickens add chicken and the half and half. As soon as it just starts to boil, I take it off the heat.
At this point, you have a very tasty, creamy pot pie filling.
Let’s Make Pie
A homemade crust is the best but then the process becomes more time-consuming.
Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts are very convenient store-bought pie crusts for a pot pie and they are pretty tasty. The pack that I buy comes with two crusts. I use the bottom crust for the filling and then the second crust for the top of the pie.
I cut off the crimping on the second crust and then just top the filling with the un-crimped crust.
If you want to try your hand at making your own crust, this recipe is a good one PIE CRUST and makes a lovely flaky crust. In my opinion, making a homemade pie crust is an art and takes practice. Truth be told I really haven’t mastered it yet. I’m still waiting to have a crust turn out in such a way that I say “That’s perfect”
There is nothing like rolling out your own dough with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface to just the right thickness and then laying it into a pie plate, filling it with filling, and creating that beautiful lattice or pretty cut-out top crust.
When I figure out how to get the crush right, I want to try making individual pies. There are nights when Keith or I am home alone for dinner and they would be great for a single serving.
For best results brush dough with an egg wash to give it an even more beautiful lightly browned crust.
We keep chickens in our backyard but only for their eggs. They are amazing! This is the time of year when I’m not only planning my gardens but also thinking about adding new chicks to our flock. I share what I know about chicken HERE.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I cover the pie while it’s baking?
Use strips of aluminum foil to cover crust edge so that it doesn’t burn while it’s baking. You will have a perfectly golden brown chicken potpie with this method.
Our winters are cold and right now snowy. Comfort food seems like a midwest staple.
I’ve added a “comfort food” category to my recipe drop-down so that the things we like to prepare in the colder months or the season when we need a meal that feels like a big hug, you can easily find them.
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Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
Recipe details
- 6 servings
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 1 Hours Total time: 1 hr 20 min
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I'm guessing that the 1/4 cup of celery salt/seeds is incorrect? Maybe 1/4 a teasp? or Tablespoon? I don't see in the instructions where you do add the 2nd pie crust on the top but to see it in the initial picture.
I’m a novice & have a question. If you cut off the crimping from the first crust, how do you “add the filling to the second crust & the first crust”? Re: #1 step under pie crust. Thank you for clarifying.