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Now that we’re in the height of comfort food season, it’s time to revisit chicken pot pie.
Last year, I shared a chicken pot pie recipe that uses biscuits and a traditional pot pie filling to make individual pot pie biscuits. This year, let’srevisit this fall comfort food known as “pot pie” with a classic, yet semi-simplified, recipe.
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Pot pie is kind of a complicated meal to assemble.
First, you need to make the pie crusts. Then, the filling must be made, which means cooking chicken and sautéing veggies. Next, the filling is poured into a pie dish lined with a pie crust, and then a second pie crust is placed over the top. That’s not only a lot of dishes for a weeknight meal, but also a lot of time spent preparing ingredients.
Let’s chat about my semi-simplified pot pie recipe. A recipe that delivers the comfort and taste we all crave in a classic chicken pot pie, with a couple of prep-ahead shortcuts and one less dirty dish.
To make this chicken pot pie a meal that’s easy enough to make on a weeknight, I focus on prepping the chicken and pie crust in advance.
On the weekend, I usually cook a whole chicken, or two whole chickens, in the crock-pot or the oven. Once the cooked meat is shredded, I store it in the fridge for later in the week (up tofour days in the fridge). The shredded chicken is used for chicken salad, sandwiches, a topping for green salads, or enjoyed in a pot pie. If you don’t want to cook a chicken, alternatively, you may poach chicken thighs or purchase a rotisseriechicken from the store.
The single pie crust in this recipe may be prepped up to three days in advance and stored in the fridge. Pie crust is also a freezer-friendly food, so if you’re feeling extra adventurous, and you know that multiple pot pies are in your future, go ahead and make a few pie crusts to place in the freezer (up to three months). When you’re ready to use a frozen pie crust, defrost it in the fridge until the dough is easy to roll out.
To help simplify the actual assembly of this meal, I preparethe filling and cook the pot pie in the same cast iron skillet. Yep, just one skillet! There’s no need to transfer the hearty filling to a separate pie dish or individual ramekins. As long as your skillet is oven-safe (it should be unless it has a rubber handle), you can also take advantage of this simplified-one-less-dirty-dish approach.
Trust me, friend, chicken pot pie tastes even better from a warm skillet ;).
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To help simplify the actual assembly of this meal, I preparethe filling and cook the pot pie in the same cast iron skillet. Yep, just one skillet!
Kristin Marr
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Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 2184 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
Filling:
- 3 TB butter
- 1 cup chopped carrots 1-2 carrots
- 1 cup chopped red potatoes or white potatoes, no need to peel
- 1/2 cup chopped celery 1-2 celery ribs
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1/2 cup chopped white mushrooms or cremini, or baby portobellos
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken *
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose einkorn flour or spelt, whole wheat, or white
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg
- 1 TB water
Instructions
Keep the pie crust refrigerated until the pot pie filling is ready for the oven. Preheat the oven to 425F.
In an oven-safe skillet (I use a 12" cast iron skillet), over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Once melted, add the veggies. Saute the veggies for 10 minutes, until they begin to sweat and the onions are translucent. Stir in the shredded chicken. Sprinkle the thyme, salt, pepper, and flour evenly over the chicken and veggie mixture. Stir to evenly coat the chicken and veggie mixture. Stir in the broth and milk. Cover the skillet and allow the mixture to cook, over medium heat, until slightly thickened (about 5-7 minutes). Add the peas to the filling, and stir. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Roll out the pie crust so it will cover the skillet. Drape the pie crust over the skillet. You're welcome to crimp the sides of the pie crust, but I don't. This is optional: I like to place the skillet on a parchment-lined, or foil-lined, baking sheet to prevent any spillage (and avoid dirtying the baking sheet).
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Brush the top of the pie crust with the egg wash. This is completely optional, but it adds a rich golden color to the final crust, which I love. Pierce the center of the crust with a knife to allow the steam to escape while baking. You can see my two slits in the center of my crust via the photos.
Bake the pot pie for 30 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 2184kcalCarbohydrates: 194gProtein: 103gFat: 111gSaturated Fat: 46gCholesterol: 496mgSodium: 5169mgPotassium: 3582mgFiber: 19gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 23955IUVitamin C: 92.9mgCalcium: 556mgIron: 13.2mg
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
Ingredient Notes
*Cooked chicken options: This recipecalls for “shredded cooked chicken.” This means you can use leftover chicken from last night’schicken dinner (oven roasted or crock-pot method), cook chicken specifically for this pot pie, or purchase a rotisserie chicken from the store.When I need to cook chicken specifically for a recipe, I usually boil chicken thighs. To use this method: Place2lbs of bone-in chicken thighs in a pot of water (make sure the water covers the chicken), bring the water to a boil, then cover the pot. Reduce the heat to a lively simmer, and cook the chicken for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. Remove the chicken from the water and shred the meat. Reserve the bones for making broth in the future (they freeze well).
Kristin Marr
Kristin is the creator and editor-in-chief of Live Simply. Kristin is married to her high school sweetheart, Dustin, and is the mom to two kids and two free-roam (litterbox-trained) bunnies, Leo and Estela. Kristin started Live Simply in 2013 to share her passion for real food and natural living.
