The Easiest Ever Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
This recipe has all the shortcuts but I promise you will still be a superstar when you pull this out of the oven. If you do not have time to cook chicken breasts you could use a rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store.
Ingredients
- 1 All Ready pie crust Found in refrigerator section
- 2 cups Frozen mixed vegetable blend
- 1/2 cup Frozen peas you can adjust the amount of veggies to your liking
- 1 can Cream of potatoes soup
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 3 cooked chicken breasts, cut into small pieces or use rotisserie chicken and cut up
- 1 tbsp Better than Bouillon reduced sodium roasted chicken base If using the original Better than Bouillon Roasted chicken base, I recommend using reduced sodium soups.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. While the oven is preheating, bring the pie crust to room temp and then place one of the pie crust rolls in the bottom of a pie dish
- mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and then pour into pie crust
- Cover with the other crust and roll the top over the bottom crust and pinch together sides.
- Cut three slits on top crust with knife to allow steam out. Brush top with milk or cream
- Bake for 30 mins and then place ring on edges or foil.
- Put back in oven and back for approx 45 additional minutes.
- You will know it is done baking when top is golden brown and filling is bubbling through slits.
- Remove pie from oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving
Notes
Will something so easy really be praiseworthy? Yes. Yes, it will. Comforting? You bet.
A few things to consider when preparing this:
-Allow the pie crust to come to room temperature before working with it. Otherwise, it will crack and fall apart.
-You can Google a video on how to pinch together sides of crust but really, it will not matter how it looks! Don't sweat it.
-Keep in mind that using canned soup will contain sodium. You can add in salt and pepper but once you add too much salt, you cannot take it out. I did this once!
A word on cooking chicken breasts:
I always cook my own chicken for pot pies either by roasting a chicken the day before or cooking chicken breasts. When using chicken breasts, place on a cookie sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Bake until done but do not overcook. I cut up the breast into bite-size pieces with a fork and a pizza wheel.