Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie -this classic chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food! Learn how to make this easy chicken pot pie recipe full of shredded chicken, peas, carrots in a creamy homemade gravy.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts -cooked & shredded
- 1 cup sliced carrots fresh or frozen I like to use the frozen carrot and peas blend sometimes in a pinch
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 3/4 cups chicken stock
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 2 9 inch unbaked pie crusts store bought is fine!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
- In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
- In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk.
- Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add chicken mixture to liquid mixture and stir.
- Place 1 pie crust in bottom of pie pan and add chicken/veggie mixture
- Cover with top crust, seal edges.
- Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
- Cool for 10 minutes before serving with a green salad or just on it's own!