Indulge in the comforting warmth of Mamaw's Chicken Pot Pie, a classic dish that embodies the essence of home cooking. This delectable pie features a flaky, golden crust encasing a savory filling of tender chicken, an array of colorful vegetables, and a creamy, flavorful sauce. Each bite offers a harmonious blend of textures and flavors, making it a perfect meal to satisfy the soul on chilly evenings. Along with the classic chicken pot pie recipe, this article also offers variations to cater to different dietary preferences and taste buds. Dive into the goodness of a vegetarian pot pie, a hearty beef pot pie, and a unique Mexican-inspired chicken pot pie. Vegetarian and vegan readers can relish the vibrant flavors of the vegetable pot pie, while those seeking a taste of Mexican cuisine will delight in the fusion of spices and ingredients in the Mexican chicken pot pie. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, this article equips you to create a pot pie masterpiece that will become a cherished family favorite.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
MOM'S CHICKEN POT PIE
Easy, beginner pot pie that your family will love.
Provided by Samantha Hamilton
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, flour, salt, and pepper in melted butter until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat and pour chicken broth and milk into the skillet; bring the mixture to a boil and cook to thicken slightly, about 1 minute.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir chicken, peas and carrots, and potatoes into the broth mixture.
- Press one pie pastry into the bottom of a deep-dish pie pan. Pour the broth mixture into the pie pastry. Top with remaining pastry and press edges together to form a seal. Cut several slits into the top pastry. Place pie plate on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let pie cool and filling thicken at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 439.6 calories, Carbohydrate 35.2 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Fat 25.9 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 16.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 935.6 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
MAMAW'S DOUBLE DEEP DISH POT PIE
This is not calorie friendly, but it is dearly loved in my house. I make it from scratch most of the time, but have been known to "cheat". I have used a store bought rotisserie chicken or left over chicken/turkey and refrigerated pie crust or even puff pastry (single top crust). Mamaw did not EVER! (please don't tell on me) You...
Provided by Bobbie Weiner
Categories Savory Pies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Add salt/pepper and chicken broth to a medium stock pot and boil chicken until cooked thru reserving the broth...set aside to cool and shred.
- 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3. Skim any fat off the broth and bring back up to a boil
- 4. add all veggies to broth and boil for 5 minutes then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- 5. In a 2 quart round casserole dish add your preferred pie crust to the bottom of the dish and mold gently to the sides of the dish. Poke holes in the bottom with a fork and bake off for 10 minutes set aside
- 6. When veggies are al dente add 1/3 cup cold water to flour and mix until smooth, add mixture quickly to simmering stock.add the shredded chicken. Simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat stir in butter, cream and nutmeg.
- 7. Fill casserole with the filling and drape the top crust over the the entire top of the casserole dish, letting it hang over the sides.Vent the top crust with a sharp knife. Brush with the egg wash. (I claim the extra crust from the sides for myself, as I am the chef!)
- 8. Bake off 35-45 minutes or until Golden Brown. Rim the edges with foil if they begin to brown too much. Allow pie to set up for 15-20 minutes to hold form when cut. ENJOY!!!! You may want to skip dessert....but trust me it is worth it!
MAMA'S CHICKEN PIE
This is one of those chicken recipes that has very simple ingredients, is easy to make, and oh so delicious. Perfect for the picky eater. There's no veggies... just chicken. Layering the crust into the pie is a little different and what holds the pie together. This will quickly become a family favorite. It's also a great way to...
Provided by Janet Crow
Categories Casseroles
Time 1h45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Place the chicken in a pot and cover with water, bring to a boil and cook thoroughly. Remove the chicken (save the cooking liquid), let cool and then chop up the meat.
- 2. In a mixing bowl stir together the soup, broth, salt, and pepper. Stir in the chicken, combine well.
- 3. Lightly spray a 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray. Spoon half of the chicken mixture into the bottom and spread around.
- 4. Then cover the mixture with a layer of the pie strips. Dot the strips with 1 Tbsp of butter.
- 5. Place in a 400 degree oven for 25 minutes.
- 6. Remove and spoon the remaining chicken mixture over the top.
- 7. Then place the remaining pie crust strips. Again, dot with 1 Tbsp butter.
- 8. Return to the oven for an additional 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and let sit 5 minutes before serving.
MAMAW'S CHICKEN POT PIE
My Mamaw made this every time we went to visit her. Granted that was 3-4 times a year, but I love this dish!
Provided by Bamabelle1202
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Boil chicken for 20 minutes, tear into pieces and layer in the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Mix vegetables, cream of chicken soup, and broth together, pour over chicken.
- Mix flour, butter and buttermilk together and layer over the vegetable mixture.
- Bake at 350 cegrees for about 35-45 minutes.
MOM'S FABULOUS CHICKEN POT PIE WITH BISCUIT CRUST
Leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken from the supermarket helps on the ease of preparation of this fabulous comfort style dinner. Fresh vegetables gives this a very special added flavor and is worth the effort. Everyone loves Mom's Chicken Pot Pie! Serve with a green salad.
Provided by Pam
Categories Main Dish Recipes Savory Pie Recipes Pot Pie Recipes Chicken Pot Pie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook the onion, celery, and carrots until the celery and carrots are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, parsley, thyme and flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour coats the vegetables and begins to fry, about 5 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and half-and-half, and cook until the sauce is thick and bubbling. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and mix in the chicken meat.
- Transfer the chicken, vegetables, and sauce into a 2-quart baking dish. Arrange biscuits on top of the filling. In a small bowl, beat egg yolk with water; brush egg yolk on the biscuits.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577.4 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 120.4 mg, Fat 31.2 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 1026.1 mg, Sugar 10.4 g
MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE
I grew up on this recipe, my Grandmother got it from a lady from church at a pot luck a long time ago! She passed it down to my mom and it's always been a family favorite. Quick and easy for school nights, and the leftovers are just as good! You can use less butter on top of course, my Momma and Mamaw always put the full stick on top (gotta love Southern ladies and their butter!)
Provided by katiefbenham
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
- Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.7 g, Cholesterol 80.7 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 1211.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
MAMA'S CHICKEN POT PIE
Love in a pie pan! Pot pies made regular appearances at our dinner table growing up. They were an easy way for Mama to use up leftovers. To me, they are the ultimate comfort food. You just can't beat flaky pastry, fresh veggies, rich gravy, and a great way to use up leftover meat! The recipe can be easily altered for beef...
Provided by Aurora McBee
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375*.
- 2. In a medium size pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Cook for 5-8 minutes, until onions begin to turn translucent.
- 3. While your vegetables are cooking, prepare 2-crust pie dough. (see first comment below for a link to my crust recipe) Roll out half, and place in a deep dish pie plate.
- 4. Add chicken to vegetables. Season with sage or thyme and pepper (don't add salt yet). Cook until chicken is no longer pink. (If using pre-cooked meat, cooking the meat again is not necessary)
- 5. Add chicken stock to vegetable/chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with 4-6 tablespoons of cold water and mix into boiling mixture. Return to boil and thicken to desired gravy consistency. Taste and add salt as needed.
- 6. Pour hot mixture into crust-lined pie plate.
- 7. Roll out top crust and place over mixture. Trim crusts, roll under, and crimp edges. Make 4-6 slits in top, place in oven and bake, 35-45 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
CHICKEN POT PIE IX
A delicious chicken pie made from scratch with carrots, peas and celery.
Provided by Robbie Rice
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
- In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
- In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 412 calories, Carbohydrate 30.4 g, Cholesterol 54.9 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 18.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 517 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
CLASSIC CHICKEN POT PIE
Tell everyone you're having pie for dinner and see how big their smiles are. This homemade chicken pot pie recipe streamlines your work by using frozen peas and carrots and refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts. Swap out chicken for turkey or try a different frozen veggie combo to put your own unique spin on this old-fashioned favorite.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in chicken and peas and carrots; remove from heat.
- Heat oven to 425°F. Roll 1 pie crust into 13-inch square. Ease into ungreased 9-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish. Pour chicken mixture into crust-lined dish.
- Roll remaining pie crust into 11-inch square. Cut out designs with 1-inch cookie cutter. Place square over chicken mixture. Arrange cutouts on top crust. Turn edges of pie crust under; flute edge.
- Bake about 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 562.1, Carbohydrate 47.7 g, Cholesterol 92.1 mg, Fat 6 1/2, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 675.0 mg, Sugar 4.0 g, TransFat 5 g
MAMA'S CHICKEN POT PIE
This is my mother's mouthwatering chicken pot pie. She makes it with a wonderful homemade pie crust recipe... which I can't find. So for now I just cheat and use a frozen pie shell.
Provided by LutieLu
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 pie, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Fry the potatoes, carrots and onions in the butter.
- In a separate bowl combine the cream of chicken soup, tyme, basil, marjoram, chicken and cheese.
- After the veggies are done, place them in the bowl and mix well with other ingredients.
- Pour into a deep casserole dish.
- Place a frozen pie shell on top of the dish and cut slits in the top of it.
- Place in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 485.2, Fat 34.1, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 45.2, Sodium 937.9, Carbohydrate 37.4, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 2.6, Protein 8.5
Tips:
- Use a good quality chicken broth for the best flavor. You can make your own or use a store-bought brand that you trust.
- If you don't have any leftover chicken, you can cook some chicken breasts or thighs ahead of time and shred them. You can also use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to the pot pie, such as carrots, celery, or peas.
- If you want a thicker filling, you can add a cornstarch slurry to the pot pie. Just mix together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water until smooth, then stir it into the pot pie filling.
- Top the pot pie with a variety of cheeses, such as cheddar, Parmesan, or Gruyère.
- Bake the pot pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
- Let the pot pie cool for a few minutes before serving so that the filling can set.
Conclusion:
Mamaw's Chicken Pot Pie is a classic comfort food dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. With its creamy filling, flaky crust, and tender chicken, this pot pie is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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