Growing up, my favorite dinner was always when my mom made her amazing chicken pot pie recipe. I would smell it cooking from my room and instantly my stomach would start growling. It tastes like home to me – classic home comfort.
Over the years, I’ve tried to master my mom’s chicken pot pie recipe. I’ve failed MANY times… but here recently, I’ve been getting it down! It always tastes better when mama makes it… but mine isn’t too shabby!
BEFORE YOU START COOKING THE CHICKEN POT PIE:
I switch around between different pie crusts depending on how much time I have. If I’m crunched on time, I will go for a pre-made crust. When I do have time, however, I LOVE making the crust from scratch. Here is my current favorite recipe:
Butter Pie Crust
I suggest making this before you start my recipe and then let it chill while you’re making the inside of the chicken pot pie!
Ingredients
- Chicken (can be a whole chicken or chicken tenders)
- Large can of Veg-all
- Additional veggies (can be corn, peas, etc.)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup self-rising flour
- Butter
Instructions
- Set the oven to 400* F
- Boil the chicken.
- Put your veg-all into your casserole dish. Don’t drain it prior to putting it in the dish.
- Add the rest of your veggies (DRAINED) to the casserole dish.
- Take the chicken out of the pot. Set to the side to cool. **Do not drain the water.**
- With the remaining water in the pot, add salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup of self rising flour into the water and stir. Cook on medium until it thickens up, stirring frequently. If it gets too thick, add some additional water to thin it out.
- Chop up the chicken and add it to the casserole dish.
- Pour the gravy mixture into the casserole dish. Don’t overfill. You may not use all of the gravy and that’s okay.
- Add your pie crust to the top of the casserole dish. ***SEE NOTES***
- Cook on 400* F for 40 degrees or until your crust is golden and cooked.
- Add butter to the crust once it is golden!
Notes
See the blog post for some awesome links to yummy pie crusts!
Homemade crusts typically take time, so add that in to your preparations!
If you don’t have time for the hand made crust, you can easily grab a pre-made one from the grocery store!
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