I wanted chicken pot pie the other night. I don’t know why. I’ve never made a chicken pot pie, nor do I ever remember even eating one. ‘Chicken’ and ‘pie’ don’t really go together in my book, either. But I just couldn’t shake it. I needed a chicken pot pie.
I browsed several websites looking for chicken pot pie recipes. I was disheartened. Most of them included a list of ingredients as long as my leg, and the cook/prep time took way more time than I was willing to part with. And then I remembered a recipe for chicken parmesean pot pie that I ran across a couple of days ago on pinterest. It was from Picky Palate. I loved the simplicity and idea of the recipe, but I wasn’t digging the chicken parmesean that night. I wanted regular chicken pot pie, people!
So I scanned my pantry and fridge and rounded up some things I thought sounded good together, and would take minimal time to prepare. And, alas, the workin’ woman’s chicken pot pie was born!
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Here’s the recipe:
Workin’ Woman’s Chicken Pot Pie
Shredded Chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 small bag frozen vegetables
2 refridgerated pie crusts
1/2 cup milk
1 egg white
Seasonings
Cheese
Preheatcha oven to 350 degrees. Gather some shredded chicken. In my case, I boiled 3 boneless chicken breasts and shredded it. Picky Palate used shredded rotisserie chicken. Use whatever floats your boat!
Boil up a small bag of frozen veggies, and add them to your chicken.
Then, add the can of cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and 1/2 cup of milk and stir it up well. Add whatever seasonings you like. I added pepper, a dash of Lawry’s, and a bit of garlic powder. Good things are starting to happen.
Next, spray some non-stick spray in a skillet and line the bottom with some pie crust.
Add your chicken mixture.
And top with whatever cheeses tickle your fancy. Sharp cheddar does it for me!
Cover your dish with the 2nd pie crust and pinch the edges together.
Cut slits in the top of the pie and brush the top with the egg white.
Pop that baby in the over for 30 or so minutes (or until the crust is golden brown and begging to be eaten) and wahlah!
Man. This.was.good. See that ooey gooey stuff trying to escape from the crust?
Man. That flaky crust?
Man. Just man.
This was good. And it was super easy to prepare. And it was pretty. And it made it look like I had worked way harder than I actually had. I love to pretend that I spend hours at the stove making pretty, yummy meals.
Man.
If Ben has thirds, I know its a keeper. Ben had ‘fourths’.
An added bonus:
I had extra filling that I froze. I’m thinking I’ll thaw it out in a couple of days and use pie crusts in my muffin pan and make mini-pot pies. I’m a sucker for anything with my muffin pan.
Enjoy & have a blessed Tuesday 🙂
That looks so good!!! It's only been two hours since breakfast, and I want to eat that right now.
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Totally digging on the muffin tin idea! You could also just throw some biscuit dough from the pop can on top of it to bake too! That would be yum-town 🙂
Jenna
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I'm going to try this in the near future! You just made me crave it and it's 9:30 in the morning, lol!
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I love that you put recipes on here! I think I have tried every recipe you have put on your blog. I'm definitely trying this one asap. I really want some right now
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you… have achieved it.. domestic goddess! holla!
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Great minds think alike…I posted about chicken pot pie today too! Yours looks super yummy…may have to give that one a try some time!
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Is a stay-at-home mom considered a working woman?? Cause I'm totally gonna make this!
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Comfort food! Looks SO good. I'm gonna have to give this one a try.
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Oooh you and Kimberly are making me hungry!!! Gotta love all these delicious warm fall recipes everyone's craving now, don't you?
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Totally acceptable! I eat dessert for breakfast sometimes!
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Now that's an awesome idea! I'll be trying that! Thanks!
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No way! Yours looks great, too. Much prettier than mine, I'll have to give it a whirl!
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It's the toughest job out there, NO DOUBT!
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Completely. I had no idea she'd posted that, either. We must be fall-minded today!
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Looks great!!
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This looks great! I love chicken pot pie, although I am famous for my attempt at chicken pot pie…in which I forgot to add the chicken. 🙂
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GIRL! That looks delicious! And so easy!
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I've never tried any version of chicken pot pie, but you sure make it look good!
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I tried this recipe last night and IT WAS AWESOME. And so easy!
Thanks for sharing.
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i made this last night, and oh em gee it is absolutely the most heavenly thing ive ever created in my kitchen!
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Yum YUM This looks very similar to one I do, except I don't use a bottom crust. I never have leftovers – you just can't beat prepackaged pie crust and cream of soup . You hit the nail on the head calling it a Working Woman recipe! Yours looks gooood!!
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Oh WOW! Chicken pot pie is definitely comfort food in my book. You make it look so easy…I'm pinning this and will try it soon. OH YUUUM! Thanks –
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