Including an easy chicken pot pie recipe to your cookbook is essential. When you're in desperate need of a swift recipe for comfort food, chicken pot pie is a dish you can always turn to. Get your chicken broth and vegetables ready because a hearty slice of pie is coming your way.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large saucepan, add the butter and onion. Sauté the onions for 2-3 minutes or until soft.
Once the onions are translucent, slowly add the flour and whisk together.
Gently add the chicken broth and milk and stir everything together.
Add the potatoes and carrot to the saucepan and bring to a boil, about 5-10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
Add your dry seasoning to the pan.
Stir in peas, corn, green beans, and chicken and remove saucepan from heat.
Add the chicken mixture into the bottom pie crust, placed in a 9-inch pan.
Place the second pie crust on top and trim any excess dough.
Cut slits into the top pie crust.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
Let sit for 10-15 minutes until serving.
For this recipe, we used a premade crust, but a homemade crust can do wonders. Basic ingredients like sugar, flour, eggs, and heavy cream help create the perfect flaky crust you can use with just about any pie.
While these are the vegetables and spices we like to use best, you can always switch things up to suit your tastes. Try these out if you're looking for something new:
Chicken pot pie is also a good recipe to use any cooked leftover chicken. If you don't have any stored in the fridge you can easily use some from a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
Homemade chicken pot pie ie one of those easy-peasy recipes we love having on hand. Use whichever spices and veggies you like best to whip up a pie that speaks most to your tastes!