If you’re craving comfort food, warm homemade chicken pot pie always hits the spot. This completely from-scratch recipe features a double buttery, flaky pie crust encasing tender chicken and vegetables in a rich and creamy sauce. Watch the video tutorial to see how it comes together!
Originally published in 2014, this is my very favorite chicken pot pie recipe. If you haven’t tried it in the past several years, I bet it will be your new favorite, too!
The reader-loved recipe uses my homemade pie crust (it’s not just for Thanksgiving pies, after all!) for a sturdy base on the bottom and a golden, flaky cloak on top. In between the pie crust layers is a mixture of chicken and veggies in a creamy, rich white gravy that is full of flavor. It goes without saying that this double-crust chicken pot pie is the ultimate in comfort food.
Chicken: Cooked and shredded or diced chicken breast or thigh meat is commonly used. Vegetables: Common vegetables used in chicken pot pies include carrots, peas, onions, celery, mushrooms, and potatoes. Cream sauce: A creamy sauce made with milk, cream, or chicken broth is used to bind the filling together.
Grab These Ingredients for the Pot Pie Filling:
- Chicken: The recipe calls for uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, but you can absolutely make this with chicken thighs instead. You can also use pre-cooked chicken—see recipe Notes.
- Carrots & Celery: You’ll start by cooking these together with the chicken in a pot of boiling water, then drain.
- Butter, Onion, & Garlic: The aromatic flavor base for many sauces and soups, including creamy chicken noodle soup.
- Flour: Flour thickens the sauce.
- Seasonings: We’re flavoring this pot pie filling with salt, pepper, and thyme.
- Chicken Stock/Broth: Feel free to use vegetable broth/stock instead.
- Half-and-half: This is the magic ingredient for a rich, creamy sauce that coats the meat and vegetables in the pot pie filling.
- Frozen Peas: Here’s where you can mix things up and add the vegetables you love most or simply have on hand. I usually use frozen peas. No need to thaw or cook them, just add them directly into the pot pie. Add them at the end—if you cook them with the other vegetables and chicken, they’ll lose their vibrant green color and taste a little mushy.
Start by Making the Pie Dough
Before you start on the filling, have your pie crust prepared, chilled, and ready to go. I love using this homemade pie crust, a dough made from both butter AND shortening to yield the flakiest, most tender crust. It needs to chill for at least 2 hours (and up to 5 days) before rolling out, so I always make it in advance. You could also use this all butter pie crust if you’d prefer a shortening-free option.
How to Make Classic Chicken Pot Pie | Pillsbury Basics
FAQ
What does a pot pie contain?
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Type
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Savoury pie
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Place of origin
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United Kingdom
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Region or state
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England
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Main ingredients
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Meat (beef, chicken, lamb or turkey), gravy, mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans and peas)
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Media: Pot pie
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What does chicken pie contain?
What is the sauce made of in chicken pot pie?
Is a chicken pot pie healthy or unhealthy?
What’s in a chicken pot pie?
This from-scratch chicken pot pie is adapted from Marshall Field’s classic recipe. With a slow-cooked chicken, a creamy vegetable filling, and a handmade pie crust, this pot pie is the ultimate comfort food. Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.
How to make chicken pot pie?
Here are the basic steps that describe to make this chicken pot pie: Saute aromatic vegetables in butter to soften them up and bring out the flavor. Add the broth and the potatoes, and cook until the vegetables are tender. Add the butter and flour mix, as well as cornstarch and milk mix to thicken the pot pie filling.
How much chicken do you put in a pot pie?
The recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of cooked chicken and that is approximately the meat from one breast, one thigh, and one drumstick. But any combination of white and/or dark meat works here. Chicken broth: The difference between a good and a great pot pie lies with the kind of broth used.
What to eat with chicken pot pie?
The inside of this chicken pot pie is so flavorful, and while it’s baking it becomes this perfectly creamy and gravy like mixture. You are seriously going to love it! The best part is, it’s the perfect meal all on it’s own. I definitely love it with some mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables like this chilled cucumber tomato salad.