American · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Chicken pot pie
70 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A classic American comfort pie, using ready-made crust for convenience.
Ingredients
Check you have the quantities below.
- 2 crusts pie crusts, store-bought
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cups cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Let’s make it
- Heat the oven to 400°F and place one crust in a 9-inch pie dish.
- Cook onion, carrots, and celery in butter over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.
- Whisk in broth and milk, then simmer until thick. Stir in chicken, peas, salt, and pepper.
- Pour into the crust, top with the second crust, seal the edges, and cut vents.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes until the crust is golden and the filling bubbles; cool 10 minutes before serving.
Use a small cookie cutter to make the steam vents fun.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
Build a meal from your ingredients →