A few days ago, I overheard a gaggle of my favorite teenage girls discussing the foods their moms made best, the things that reminded them of home and family. Now granted, I’m in the South, but invariably, the favorites were macaroni and cheese, chicken and dumplings, and chicken pot pie. Sara and I spent YEARS trying to find a homemade macaroni and cheese recipe that we liked, but we finally did. And I do have a chicken and dumplings recipe that I love. Which means…drum roll please…chicken pot pie is up today!
Two years ago, our family kind of found our world turned upside-down. It was an unbelievably stressful, scary, unexpected, fish-out-of-water experience. You know, one of those times when you have really fabulous plans and then those plans totally change without your permission? Yeah, it was one of those. On top of everything else, I had a brand-new baby, meaning I wasn’t really going anywhere. So let’s combine emotional trauma and lots of nursing/web-surfing and that is when I discovered Dani and her chicken pot pie. I made it and I loved it. My family loves it. Even my cat, who, strangely, doesn’t like human food, will hide and pounce at us unsuspectingly in Hobbes-like fashion when we’re eating this. This would be the perfect recipe to show up show off to your mother-in-law when she questions whether her baby boy/girl is being properly cared for.
I’ve tweaked just a few things–I use leftover Fauxtisserie chicken (although an actual rotisserie chicken would also work great) instead of boiling chicken breasts, just to save on time and mess (and the fact that I have gaggy sensory issues with boiled chicken). Also, I cut the potatoes into significantly smaller pieces because my husband refuses to eat a cooked vegetable larger than about 1/4 of a cubic inch. Additionally, I use homemade cream of chicken soup because, well, I like it. Same goes for the homemade pie crust. Dani, I hope I haven’t completely destroyed your mom’s chicken pot pie! 🙂
how to make it
You’ll need 2 unbaked pie crusts, a pound of chopped rotisserie chicken, a 12-ounce bag of frozen peas and carrots, a minced onion, some minced garlic, about a pound of red potatoes, 2 cans cream of chicken soup (or one recipe of homemade cream of chicken soup), some kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and poultry seasoning.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When ready, add potatoes and boil until tender. Meanwhile, heat about butter in a medium skillet and make sure the onion and garlic are chopped.
When the butter is bubbly, saute the onion until it’s translucent and the garlic is fragrant. Set aside.
Place pie plate on a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to stand for a few minutes before serving.
Chicken Pot Pie
Description
This homemade chicken pot pie is comfort food at its finest!
Ingredients
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When ready, add potatoes and boil until tender. Meanwhile, heat about butter in a medium skillet. When the butter is bubbly, saute the onion until it’s translucent and the garlic is fragrant. Set aside.
Place pie plate on a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to stand for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
These can be made in individual pie dishes or ramekins–divide the filling mixture evenly among the ramekins and then top with pie crust, cut vent holes, and brush with egg mixture. The baking time is exactly the same.
Questions & Reviews
I made this last night (complete with the homemade cream of chicken soup…which was DELISH all by itself..thanks for that!) and it was a huge hit! My husband called it a "keeper" (which he does with just about every recipe I make from this site :)). I made the whole pie version (I'll try the individuals next time) and this morning, I couldn't find my 3-year-old…she was in the kitchen, with the fridge door open, with her fingers stuck in the leftover pie…I guess she really loved it, too!
I'm honored to be the inspiration for this lovely dish. Looks fantastic!
Dani
Oh how I wish I could eat that picture!!
Saw this yesterday and what am I making for dinner tonight, yep, I was inspired to make chicken pot pie. We can't do potatoes due to my hubby's diet restrictions but we substitute celery. Yummy! Thanks for reminding me to make one of my fave dishes.
You know I've never had a homemade chicken pot pie I had been thinking about that rather recently. I want to try your recipe looks really good : )
i normally don't like chicken pot pie. but they way you made it here looks yummy. i want some ramekins or oven safe mugs now!
I love the pie crust/mug idea.
Mmmmm. . . it's so cute.
Tollestrup fam- try sending us an email at [email protected] (is that what you tried?) and we'll talk Greek chicken!
This recipe looks amazing (as usual) but the real reason I am posting is I was wondering if you had a Greek chicken recipe up your sleeve. You are my "go to" for anything yummy so I thought I would check with you first. I tried to email the question portion of the blog but it gave me an error. I hope you see this!
That looks just like what I ordered last time I went to Mimi's Cafe but better! We love chicken pot pie here!
My husband claims to not like chicken pot pie.
We'll just see about that!
This looks fantastic! I have to try it. Thanks for another amazing recipe.
Wow, it looks amazing!
Looks delicious! Can't wait for it to get cold here so I can make it! 🙂
Oh and Pioneer Woman and Alton Brown have similar but both AMAZING mac and cheese recipes. I have tweaked them to make my own and it is perfect! Good Luck!
I don't even like chicken pot pie and this looks INSANELY amazing to me! yum!
Love the presentation too!
The personal pot pies look so perfect. Love chicken pot pie. Bring on the soups and comfort food the cold weather is just around the corner.
I am in love with anything made in personal mug servings. So cute! And it looks so warm and cozy. I think I will have to make it this week and pretend it's not still in the 90's outside!
Again, can't wait to try. For the YUMMIEST mac n cheese try http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/marthas-macaroni-and-cheese?autonomy_kw=macaroni%20and%20cheese
i can't wait to try it! too bad my hubby is out of town tonight…i'll have to try this out tomorrow night. looks so yummy right now.
I am never disappointed with chicken pot pie and I love that you made them in mugs… so cute! I made little bite sized chicken pot pies in mini muffin tins last month and they were adorable 🙂
Love pot pie – total comfort food.
Thanks, Mindy! I fixed it! 🙂
I love Chicken Pot Pie, but have never tried to make it…this one looks amazing, love the personal portion sizes.
I'm assuming you add the soup to the chicken mixture?
I love chicken pot pie, but I think there's one thing you should try adding to fill out the flavor a little. Crazy as it sounds, cranberry sauce with whole berries is AMAZING in chicken pot pie. You'll never want to go back.
This looks so so so good!
I actually LOLd when I read the part about your husband not eating any veggie over a cubic inch. That's funny stuff right there.
See if you can get that recipe from Jade for the Mac & Cheese with cheez-its on top. That sounds kinda interesting!
I love the way you did this crust! This sounds wonderful. Perfect comfort food for fall.
This recipe looks great. I can't wait to try it. My family loves macaroni and cheese. Here's the recipe that I use ==> http://brittaschatz.blogspot.com/2009/09/comfort-food-macaroni-and-cheese.html
Enjoy!
That looks sooo yummy! I LOVE LOVE chicken pot pie and am so glad it's getting cooler so I can make it more often! Thanks for this recipe!
Ooh that looks yummy. Btw – I never liked mac & cheese (though i desperately wanted to and thought i should). But then my friend recently made some and it was A.MAZ.ING. I don't know the recipe, but I do know it was baked casserole-style with real sharp and mild cheddar and – surprise, surprise – a layer of crushed Cheez-its on top. YUM.