How to Make Chicken Pot Pie

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Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate comfort food! Stuffed with tender chicken and veggies in a creamy sauce topped with homemade flaky crust, this is a favorite dish for a warm, cozy family dinner.

Slice of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie on a plate with a fork.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie is one of those dishes I’ve loved since childhood, but was hesitant to learn to make because it seemed to complicated or difficult. But once I tried it, I realized it’s much easier than it looks! It’s just a matter of throwing ingredients into one big pie pan and then slice it up for your family. Easy peasy! This chicken pot pie recipe actually makes 2 chicken pot pies so you can eat one tonight and freeze one for later!

Ingredients in Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

  • Chicken – this is a great recipe for using leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken. If you use pre-cooked meat just skip the step that talks about how to cook chicken.
  • Bouillon cubes – two cubes ought to do the trick, but you can add more granules or a little bit more cubes if you want more chicken flavor.
  • Potatoes – two large potatoes, peeled and cubed. You can also use frozen potato cubes that you can warm up in a large skillet.
  • Carrots – Peel the carrots, and with a sharp knife, slice into thin slices or dice into cubes.
  • Frozen corn -one cup white or yellow frozen corn.
  • Frozen green peas – one cup of your favorite brand of frozen peas.
  • Butter – one third cup unsalted butter, so you can control the salty taste in the mixture.
  • Garlic – two or three minced cloves are perfect. You can also use garlic powder for extra flavor.
  • Onion – one third cup, finely diced
  • Celery – half a cup, or one or two stalks, finely diced
  • Flour – one third cup all purpose flour. The flour and butter and milk will create a roux to make a gravy for the pot pie.
  • Salt – one half teaspoon, or more to taste.
  • Black pepper – a quarter teaspoon pepper or more to taste.
  • Celery seed – just a quarter teaspoon, or a healthy pinch.
  • Milk – use whole, 2%, buttermilk or a mixture of a half a cup milk and some heavy cream.
  • Egg white – slightly whisk an egg white to brush on the top of the pie crust for that golden brown color that is so beautiful and tasty.
  • Perfect Pie Crust Recipe – use our easy pie crust recipe for a for a two-crust pie.
Ingredients to make Homemade Chicken Pot Pie including pie crusts, chicken, egg, chicken bullion, spices, butter, flour, milk, peas, potatoes, corn, carrots, garlic and celery.


Easy Chicken Pot Pie (Shortcuts)

  • If you want to skip the chicken prep, use a rotisserie chicken, cut off the bones and diced, or canned chicken in place of raw chicken.
  • Instead of chopping all of the fresh veggies, save yourself a bunch of time by using a bag of frozen mixed vegetables. I like the flavors of fresh veggies but this is a great time saver if you’re in a hurry.
  • Our easy pie crust is fast and super simple to make. But if you need to skip this part you can use a package of two 9-inch frozen store-bought pie crust. Find them in the frozen section of most grocery stores.
  • You can also use canned biscuits as a topper for this pot pie recipe.

Additional Ingredients for Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

One thing I love about this pot pie recipe is how versatile it is! Toss in your favorite veggies, protein, etc. and switch up the flavors with whatever you have on hand.

  • Chopped fresh thyme
  • Green beans
  • Mushrooms
  • Green, red or orange peppers
  • Diced zucchini or squash
  • Melt cheddar cheese over the top of the crust before serving.
Whole Homemade Chicken Pot Pie next to parsley and a pie spatula.

What to Serve with Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

This hearty pie is certainly a dinner all on its own. But it pairs nicely with a green salad or a jello dessert. Our Nuts about Berries Salad is bright and colorful, and balances out the vegetables in the pie with fruit. If you are looking for something to balance out the richness of the Chicken Pot Pie filling, our Cucumber Salad is fresh, light, and tangy. For something very simple, grab a salad mix at your grocery store and top it with some grape tomatoes and chopped cucumbers.

Can Chicken Pot Pie be Frozen?

Yes! Once you assemble the pie, pop it in the freezer until firm, then remove the pie plate and wrap it in freezer safe wrap and it’ll keep for up to three months. When you’re ready to bake your pie, remove it from the freezer and brush the top with a little egg wash. Then bake it until it is brown and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes. To reheat leftover chicken pot pie, pop a serving in the microwave until it’s heated through.

Fork cutting into a slice of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I cover chicken pot pie with foil when baking?

Bake the pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the crust is bubbly. To prevent it from becoming too brown, cover it lightly with foil for the first 15 minutes of baking time.

How do you thicken chicken pot pie filling?

If the filling seems too runny, you can add a bit more flour or cornstarch to thicken it further.

Do you have to cook the bottom pie crust before filling?

In this recipe you don’t have to bake the crust first. Just add the filling to a raw pie crust. It is important that you cook the sauce for the filling until it is thickened so it doesn’t soak through the pie crust.

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How to Make Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Slice of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie on a plate with a fork.

Chicken Pot Pie

5 from 19 votes
Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate comfort food! Stuffed with tender chicken and veggies in a creamy sauce topped with homemade flaky crust, this is a favorite dish for a warm, cozy family dinner.
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add 3 cups water to a saucepan. Add raw chicken breasts and 2 bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle. 
    Pot with chicken breasts and bouillon cubes for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • Remove chicken breast from broth and cut into ½ inch cubes. Set aside.
    Cut up chicken on a cutting board for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • In the same saucepan, add potatoes, carrots, corn, and peas to broth. Bring to a boil for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. Remove from heat.  Place a colander in a large bowl. Drain vegetables into colander and save the chicken broth in the bowl. 
    Colander of peas, carrots, corn and potatoes next to a bowl of chicken broth for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • In a large pot over medium heat, sauté garlic, onions and celery in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in 1 ¾ cups of remaining chicken broth (add water if there isn’t quite enough broth for 1 ¾ cups) and milk. 
    Skillet with butter and onion for soup in a Pumpkin.
  • Simmer over medium-low heat until thick (if you like a thinner sauce, add more chicken broth and milk a little at a time until you reach desired consistency).  Gently stir in the cooked vegetables and cubed chicken to the sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
    Pot of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie filling next to a wooden spoon.
  • Place one of the pie crusts in a 9” pie pan. Pour chicken and vegetable filling into the pie crust.  
    Uncovered pie filled with Homemade Chicken Pot Pie filling.
  • Lightly moisten the outside rim of the pie crust by dipping your finger in water and "painting" around the edge of the crust. This will help to seal in the juices so it doesn't make a mess in your oven.*
    Rubbing water around the rim of the pie crust for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • Place the top crust over the pie. Trim off any excess dough of the top crust that comes over the edge of the pie tin with a butter knife. Seal the top crust to the bottom crust by crimping the edge as shown.
    Crimped edges of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • Cut small slits in the top of the crust in a decorative pattern.
    Slicing design on top of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie with a knife.
  • In a small bowl, whisk egg white until it is foamy. Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the pie with the egg white.
    Brushing egg whites on top of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.
  • Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
    Baked Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.

Notes

  • To further prevent pie filling dripping onto the bottom of the oven, place a cookie sheet or a sheet of aluminum foil on the rack below the pie.
  • This recipe makes two pies so use one tonight and freeze one! Once you assemble the pie, pop it in the freezer until firm, then remove the pie plate and wrap it in freezer safe wrap and it’ll keep for up to three months. When you’re ready to bake your pie, remove it from the freezer and brush the top with a little egg wash. Then bake it until it is brown and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes.
  • Serve with a green salad or roasted veggies for a full dinner. 

Nutrition Information

Calories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 17gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 558mgPotassium: 650mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3125IUVitamin C: 17.3mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2.7mg

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  1. Any suggestions of a good side to go with this? I am delivering to a new mom and figured something else should go with it.

    1. That is so nice of you! I like to serve this pot pie with a green salad or a fruit salad. I think either would be perfect!

  2. 5 stars
    I made this for the first time and it was fantastic! I didn’t have celery so I substituted that with celery salt perfect taste. I made two pies and froze one for later.

  3. 5 stars
    Made it for the first time a few weeks ago. My boyfriend and I loved it. So glad I came across this recipe for an easy dinner that tastes fantastic! We have one in the oven right now.

  4. 5 stars
    I made this but I did it mash style. No pie crust but Mash potatoes on top (did a drizzle of Sriracha in between) OH MY GOD. I made it in a 9×12 pan and my boyfriend and I basically ate 4/5 of it. DELICIOUS. Thanks so much for posting such an easy comfort food recipe. I will definitely be making this again. 🙂

  5. 5 stars
    My wife loves homemade pot pie, but I was hesitant to make it–because who can really live up to Grandmother pot pie types of expectations? But this was AWESOME. She loved it and it did a husband proud to see his lady happy. Awesome recipe; thanks for sharing!

  6. hi girls love your receipes . can i double this and use a 13×9 baking dish. how would i do the crust since its doubled for the dish

    1. Hi Cindy– I would do a little extra crust to cover it (maybe 1 1/2 times) but we have never done it in a 9×13 before so I can’t tell you for sure. Let us know if you try it and how it turns out!

  7. 5 stars
    This is the best recipe! I made it a few months ago and my husband has been talking about it ever since! Going to make it again tonight!!

  8. 5 stars
    My boyfriend has been asking me to make chicken pot pie for a while and i came across this recipe. Easy, delicious and my guy loved it!

  9. 5 stars
    This is amazing! I have made it several times using a rotisserie chicken and it comes out perfect! My fiancé asks for it weekly and now my parents are hooked as well! It’s the best on these cold New England nights

    1. So glad you like it! Glad it is keeping you and your family warm way over there in New England… brrrrr! You guys have had a rough one this year!

  10. 5 stars
    This was delicious! I had a very good chicken pot pie recipe, but it called for heavy cream and I didn’t have any. I’m glad I came across yours, using milk for the gravy. it came out perfect. My husband was thrilled because I made it with the double crust, something i usually don’t do. I followed the recipe exactly, only using my own stock and adding the bouillon as described in the comments. I wouldn’t change a thing and will be making this again. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

  11. 5 stars
    I made this tonight for dinner…it was FANTASTIC! My husband has been wanting a good pot pie and I’m so thankful I found your recipe! This will definately be pinned on my board and be kept for many years to come! Thank you! Jill 🙂

    1. Thank you so much Jill! I am glad you liked it! It is a favorite around here too– it is great with leftover Thanksgiving turkey too 😉

    1. Hmmm.. we haven’t tried freezing it before so I don’t know what to suggest! IF you try it, let us know how it turns out!

      1. 5 stars
        I have frozen it inside the pie and it is delicious. But, typically, I will triple the recipe, make one pie immediately and freeze 2 containers of filling for later. Defrost, fill pie shells and bake. Yum!

  12. Did you notice that you have put the celery in in step 1 and 2. Which one is it supposed to be? LOVE this recipe!!