Oh My-Chicken Pot Pie is the mother of comfort food. It’s easier to make than you think and worth the extra effort to create this delicious recipe from scratch!
Homemade chicken pot pie is one of the best dishes you can have in your cooking repertoire. It’s always a good idea to know how to make basic comfort food! This recipe was one of the first posted on A Bountiful Kitchen way back in 2008. It has stood the test of time and I hope you and your family will love this recipe as much as we do!
Broken down into steps, it’s a simple dish. Chicken pot pie involves cooking chicken, cooking vegetables, making gravy, and then topping with pie crust. It’s a one-dish delight almost any time of the year!
Oh My-Chicken Pot Pie one of our family favorites. Chopped vegetables, chunks of chicken, gravy and flaky pie crust. Yes, homemade crust! Making pie crust is EASY. Pie crust is your friend. Tell yourself you can do it. YOU are the Pie Crust Master! Your family is worth it. Your self esteem depends on making this crust! Not really. Sorry. I just can’t help myself when it comes to pie crust. I have a crust obsession.
This is one of those recipes I make without a recipe, so I tried to measure and make note of amounts…it’s a little different every time. You want a pan full of vegetables (use veggies you like), a little chicken (not really big on a lot of meat) and enough gravy to cover all of the filling. The gravy shouldn’t be too thick because it thickens as it cools.
Most pot pie recipes call for peas. I really don’t care for peas. So I don’t put them in my pot pie. I love green beans. I buy fresh when I can, but frozen beans ( I like the thin variety, not string beans) also work well. Throw the beans in right out of the freezer, just before topping the pot pie filling with the crust.
You can use almost any veggie and chicken combination you like in your homemade chicken pot pie! If you love carrots, baby onions and peas, use them! I like to use white meat but some people like dark or a combination of both. If you are short on time, you can buy a rotisserie chicken, pull it apart and use frozen veggies. Make the gravy and the crust from scratch and you’ll have a meal that doesn’t take a lot of time and still has amazing homemade flavor!
Nothing hits the spot like a homemade pan of Oh My-Chicken Pot Pie! This is one of our family’s most requested meals and one we have been serving for over 25 years. If you are looking for another favorite savory pie recipe, try this recipe for Best Thanksgiving Leftover Pie. So good, you will want to make extra on Thanksgiving!
This recipe originally posted in September, 2008. New photos and recipe post updated 2020.
Oh My-Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
filling:
- 2 -3 chicken breast halves about 1 ½ lbs, halves, cooked and shredded or chopped
- 4 cups chunked red (or white) potatoes washed and skin on
- 1 cup carrots sliced
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 quart chicken broth or stock
- 1-2 handfuls fresh or frozen petite green beans or peas
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons chicken stock concentrate*
- 1-2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons tarragon
- salt and pepper
crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup shortening, I use half regular and half butter flavor Crisco
- 1/2 cup cold water more may be needed in dry environment
Instructions
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Place potatoes, carrots, and chopped onion in a large pan.
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Cover with chicken broth. Heat to boil, cover and cook just until vegetables are tender, about 5-7 minutes.
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Using another pan, cook butter over medium heat.
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Add flour, whisk until smooth.
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When vegetables are cooked, remove vegetables from pan using slotted spoon and place cooked vegetables, fresh green beans or peas and chopped chicken in a greased 9×13 pan.
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Slowly add the chicken broth to the pan with butter and flour.
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Cook until sauce is thickened, and smooth.
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Whisk in chicken stock concentrate. Add one to two additional cups of water, a little at a time, until gravy is still slightly thickened, about the consistency of a cream soup.
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Add 2 teaspoons dried tarragon, salt and pepper to taste.
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Pour gravy over vegetables and chicken in greased 9×13 pan.
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Cover with pie crust (below).
Crust:
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Mix flour and salt in bowl.
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Cut in shortening with pastry cutter, until pieces of shortening are small and pebble like.
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Stir water in with a fork until all of the water is absorbed and dough gathers together.
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Flour surface and rolling pin.
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Flatten dough with hand to make a round or rectangle to begin.
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Roll out from center to about 1/8 ” thick.
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Roll out into shape of pan. At this point, you may cut into strips to make a lattice crust as shown, or you can just roll into a rectablge and fit into the pan to top filling. Make sure to cut slits for steam to escape if you are not making a lattice crust!
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Fold crust in half, transfer to pan or pie plate.
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Unfold dough over the filling.
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Brush crust with beaten egg (optional), cut slits for steam to escape.
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Bake pot pie for 40 minutes.
Recipe Notes
- *Stock concentrate is sold in many forms. It enhances the flavor of the gravy. Knorr and Swanson both sell stock concentrate. Knorr is sold in a little “cup” about 4 cups to a package the little cups are equalt to about 1 tablespoon of flavoring. Swanson sells their product “Flavor Boost” in a box with 8 liquid packets included. You can also buy stock concentrate in jars at Costco or other food specialty stores. These are usually sold in 2 cup (actual 2 cup measurement) jars that need to be refrigerated after opening. I always look for products that are MSG free. A crumbled bullion cube will also work.
- Brush top of crust with beaten egg for a glossy crust.
- I usually set the pan on top of a cookie sheet to catch any gravy that may bubble over the pan.
- This recipe yields 2- 9″ pie plates or one 9×13 pan. If you like LOTS of sauce, double the gravy, and serve the extra sauce/gravy on the side with the pie.
- One regular sized rotisserie chicken, cooked and cut up may be used in place of the chicken breasts.
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I love you, Si. . . . .(wait. does that sound creepy? I mean like a sister. And a good cooker.)
So, so good! It was easy and tasted so much better than cans! Brandon said, “pretty good, for pot pie”. He hasn’t been a fan in the past.
I am a relative of Christina Barlow. She told me about your blog and that everything you have on here is amazing! I just made the 'Oh my chicken pot pie' tonight. It was delicious! I have a question about the tarragon. When do you put it in the recipe. Is it supposed to go in the gravy? Thanks, Becky
Becky,
I love Christina! Just edited the tarragon addition. Yes, add the tarragon to the gravy. Or, you can sprinkle it over the vegetables or chicken. Happy cooking!
Hi Si
I was wondering how well this freezes, and if you have any suggestions in doing so. I love this blog, and would like to come to a class at The Fork sometime.
Amy Jo Hartvigsen
Amy Jo,
If you want to freeze this dish, prepare up to the point of cooking in the oven. Wrap the dish and freeze. When you are ready to bake, take directly from the freezer, unwrap and bake for about 50-60 minutes at 400. The pot pie should be bubbly around the edges and browned lightly on top.
Hope to see you soon at a class!
How much shortening do you use for the crust? Maybe I missed it in the recipe or should know… 🙂 Never made pot pie before. This looks yummy with the red potatoes. Thanks!!!
Hi!
I truly enjoy your site and have made many delicious recipes, the chicken pot pie being one of them. Sadly though, I no longer see the measurements for the crust….just the method. I will use a different recipe for it tonight but I know it won’t be as good as yours.
Thank you for sharing you trustworthy knowledge and truly successful recipes.
Sorry, the crust recipe is no longer attached to this page! Ill work on getting it re attached… look up Basic Flaky Pie Crust in the meantime. thanks!
and thank you Lynn!
I was just going to mention the same thing about the crust, I didn’t see the measurements. I would love to make this tonight ????
Ashley,
So sorry for the inconvenience! When we converted to WordPress in December, some of the original recipes were lost or did not transfer in entirety! I will work on fixing this recipe…the crust is found under Best Flaky Pie Crust.
Thank you so much!! ❤️
How long do you bake it for?
Hi Erin, you bake it for 40 minutes. Thanks for reading ABK!
xo
Si
This was delicious! I topped it with a sheet of puff pastry due to time constraints, but my kids couldn’t get enough of the filling.
Even with the puff pastry, I’m sure it was delicious Jennifer! Great idea for saving some time, thanks for sharing.
xo
Si
Where is the crust ingredient list? 🙁
Hi Brittany, thank you for pointing that out! Use the crust ingredients in this recipe link: https://abountifulkitchen.com/the-best-way-to-use-thanksgiving-leftovers/. I will make sure to add the ingredients asap. Let us know how you like it,
xo
Si
This was my first time ever making homemade chicken pot pie and it was a huge hit with my family! I don’t have tarragon on hand, so used just a little bit of herbs de provence. The gravy was so yummy I wanted to lick every last bit, and the crust was perfectly flaky and golden brown. I’ll definitely be making this again!
I’m so glad to hear that, Sandi, this is one of my favorite comfort meals to make. Thank you for sharing and for reading ABK!
xo
Si
Five stars! You’re the new name in our house! Well, it goes something like, “Is this from that lady?” You’re the lady. Yummmmmmm.
Teresa,
Oh my! Thanks so much. I’m glad your family loved this recipe, it is one of our favorites!
xo
Si
Our first pot pie and was easier to make than expected! Perfect way to use up our Thanksgiving leftover turkey.
Im so glad you loved this recipe!
xo
Si
I needed a fun Sunday dinner idea. When I saw this recipe and found all the ingredients in my pantry I knew it was going to be a show stopper. I didn’t have any trouble with the recipe. It was simple to prepare and so yummy. Thanks for a fun dinner idea.
Is the chicken broth listed for the gravy or for cooking the vegetables? A little confusing.
Hi Jennifer, the broth is used for both, you’ll use it to cook the vegetables, and then you’ll remove the vegetables from the broth and use the remaining broth to make the gravy. Hope this helps and thank you for asking!
xo
Si
I celebrated “Pi Day” (3/14) today by making this pot pie recipe. It was also rainy and dreary out, so comfort food sounded perfect! The crust was from the cookbook too, which I doubled and made double crust individual pies. Recipe makes a generous amount of filling. Thank you for making the recipe easy to follow too! It’s definitely customizable based on your taste, (seasonings, vegetables, meat, etc.)
Cheryl, it was a perfect day for some pot pie! I am glad that you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for your positive review!
XO
Si