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Chicken Pot Pie
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie made with a buttery, flaky homemade pie crust filled with a rich, creamy sauce filled with vegetables and tender chicken. The best comfort food dinner!
This has been one of the most highly requested recipes on Modern Honey…and it has all come from men! Now, I am not going to try to stereotype here but I have noticed a trend. It seems as though men have strong feelings about chicken pot pie. They love it! My boys and husband get so excited when I say that I am making a homemade chicken pot pie. They run home so fast!
My daughter who is in college said that every guy that she knows has frozen chicken pot pies in their freezer. It must be the comfort food factor. Have you seen this too?
I do have to say that chicken pot pie does feel like the ultimate comfort food meal with the homemade, buttery, flaky pie crust filled with tender chicken and vegetables in a homemade cream sauce. It sounds pretty decadent to me and anytime I. make this, it is devoured in no time at all.
I think it comes down to making a killer pie crust. I am so picky about my pie crusts! For so many years, I would eat the frozen pie crusts from the store and the lack of flavor or flakiness just didn’t do anything for me. I set out to create the most perfect buttery pie crust recipe and it isn’t complicated! Actually, it is so easy. I literally throw all of the ingredients into the food processor and within 1 minute, you have pie crust dough.
To make a solid homemade pie crust, I use just flour, salt, cold butter, and buttermilk. That’s it! Both the butter and buttermilk create the most tender, flakiest, and buttery pie crust. My Grandma always swore by using milk in her pie crust so just elevated it with the buttermilk. The cold butter creates little pockets of flakiness throughout the crust when it bakes and it is just heavenly. The pie crust is essential to a phenomenal chicken pot pie so you want to ensure it is out of this world good!
The chicken pot pie filling is made with a simple mix of vegetables — onions, celery, carrots, and peas — sauteed in butter and spices until softened. Then you make a simple roux with flour, heavy cream, and chicken broth. The velvety cream sauce pairs perfectly with the earthy vegetables and tender chicken.
The shredded chicken can come from a store-bought rotisserie chicken or you can poach chicken breasts in some water and until cooked through, season with salt, shred it, and add it to the sauce.
The homemade chicken pot pie filling is added into the bottom pie crust and then topped with another pie crust and baked until golden, bubbling, and buttery. I let it sit for about 10 minutes which takes some restraint to let it slightly set up and then serve it warm. My family loves this homemade chicken pot pie recipe!
How to make the Best Chicken Pot Pie:
- Start by making a homemade pie crust with flour, salt, cold butter cut into cubes, and buttermilk. I make mine in a food processor and it takes about 30 seconds. It is so easy!
- Shred your chicken. You can use a seasoned rotisserie chicken from the grocery store or cook your own chicken breasts. I would suggest salting the water if you are poaching your chicken breast and also sprinkling it with salt and pepper after shredding it. This just ensures that the chicken isn’t dependent on the sauce for flavor and has flavor on its own.
- Make sure to whisk your sauce to avoid lumps. A whisk is a miracle worker in the kitchen and ensure a smooth, creamy sauce so use it to ensure there are no flour lumps in your sauce.
- Bake just until golden. I always like to lightly cover the chicken pot pie about halfway through baking time to ensure the crust doesn’t get too brown before the filling is bubbly and thickened.
Here are some of my favorite cooking tools:
- Food Processor
- Deep Dish Pie Plate – Emile Henry
- Marble Rolling Pin
- OXO Whisk
- Calphalon Non-Stick Saute Pan
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Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
Homemade Pie Crust:
- 2 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Cold Unsalted Butter (cut into cubes)
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
Chicken Pot Pie Filling:
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 small Onion (diced)
- 2 Carrots (peeled and sliced)
- 1 stalk Celery (sliced)
- 4 cloves Garlic (minced or 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder)
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme (or 1 teaspoon fresh)
- 1 teaspoon Dried Parsley
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
- 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
- 3 cups Cooked Shredded Chicken
- 1 cup Frozen Peas
- 1 large Egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
Pie Crust:
- In a food processor or large bowl, mix together flour, salt, butter, and buttermilk. Make sure the butter is cut into small cubes. Mix it together until you can form a ball. Once you can roll it into a ball, cut the pie dough in half.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll one half of pie dough into a large 12-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with another half of the pie dough. Transfer the dough into a 9-inch pie pan. Reserve the other half to place on the top once the filling is placed in the pie pan. Press with fingers until the dough comes up the sides of the pie pan. Place in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to fill.
Chicken Pot Pie Filling:
- In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened -- about 8 minutes -- stirring often. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Whisk in the flour, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, chicken broth, and heavy cream. Whisk until there are no lumps in the sauce. Let simmer for 8-10 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in the shredded, cooked chicken and frozen peas. Let heat for 1 minute.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the pie crust from the refrigerator and fill it with chicken pot pie filling. Top with other crust and crimp the edges.
- In a small bowl, whisk egg together with a sprinkle of water. Brush over the top of the pie crust. This helps create a shine and provides moisture to the crust while baking.
- Place in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. About halfway through the baking time, I carefully place foil over the crust to ensure it doesn't become too brown. Cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Absolutely the best chicken pot pie recipe that I have ever made! I followed the recipe step by step and it came out perfectly! My family and I can’t wait to have it again : )
Yay this makes me so happy it was a hit! Thank you so much for making this recipe Kate.
I’ve made this a few times and everybody loves it. Can you freeze these for later? It would be nice to make up a few at a time.
Hi Keith! Yes, you can freeze this chicken pot pie! Before baking – Assemble the pot pie as usual, but don’t bake it. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn. You can freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to bake, no need to thaw—just bake straight from frozen at 400°F, until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling. You will need to add more time to the original stated baking time, watch for the crust to turn golden and make sure to cover with foil half way through baking time. I hope that helps!
This Chicken Pot Pie recipe is an ultimate comfort food pleaser with my family! The crust is so buttery and delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe Melissa ☺️
YOU GUYS!! I made this recipe for my mother, boyfriend (picky eater) and close friend of ours. Not only was the flavor incredible but they ate every bit of it. I would highly recommend and especially for a family of 4 or 5. More than likely you will have some left overs.
Have you ever tried this crust with a gf flour? If so, how did it turn out?