Chicken Pot Pie

If you're the type that buys pot pies from the store occasionally, if you try this basic recipe (that you can tweak any way you like), I practically guarantee that you won't go back to the store bought ones again. It took me all of 5 minutes to literally throw this recipe together and in the oven and it tasted just as simple and yummy as the store bought itty bitty ones that you need more than one of to feed a "healthy" person.



Chicken Pot Pie
Source: Never trust a skinny cook...

2 pie crusts (dough), uncooked (homemade or store bought)
1 cup shredded chicken breasts or 1-1/2 cups diced chicken*
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 can of mixed vegetables***

1. Spray pie plate with cooking spray. Roll out one pie crust and fill the bottom of the pie plate and up the sides.
2. Mix together remaining ingredients and fill the crust.
3. Top with second pie crust, pinching edges/seams to seal.
4. Bake according to the pie crust directions (if store bought), until crust is golden brown and no longer doughy. ***I baked mine at 425 for about 30 minutes before it was done.

*I used 1 cup shredded chicken because that's what I had on hand. It's definitely more visually appealing with diced chicken, but still very yummy.

**You can substitute fresh of frozen veggies that have been steamed and add in about 1/4 cup water.

This recipe is very easily customized. Mix up what veggies you use. Change up how you season and cook the chicken that you use. Add in some seasonings that you like to change up the flavor, etc.

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11/07/12

I recently made this again and changed things up a bit. I used:

2 pie crusts (dough), uncooked (homemade or store bought)
2 cups shredded chicken breasts
1 large can cream of chicken soup, undiluted (or three small)
3 cans of mixed vegetables (drain 1 can, use 2 undrained)
1 can of diced potatoes, drained

I made this in a 9x11 casserole dish. One crust on the bottom of the pan, one on top of the filling. Worked great and spread the dish even farther. YUMMY!!!


On this pot pie, I cut apart the top crust to fit. You really don't have to do this, but that's why it looks so funky.