Chicken Pot Pie
This chicken pot pie recipe contains NO canned anything and is AMAZING! It’s easy to make, and oh my goodness, is it delicious. Â The family raved about this dish. Â
Chicken pot pie is one of those all-time comfort foods, right? I never liked it much because I always thought of it with canned peas and carrots, blah! I can’t stand that stuff.
It’s elegant enough to serve guests dinner and casual enough for a weeknight meal with the family.
Puff Pastry
Puff pastry is a laminated dough that bakes up puffy, crispy, light, buttery, and flaky. It’s usually found in the freezer section of your grocery store.
Puff pastry gives this pie a crispy, buttery, crust that is just perfect in our opinion. I dare to say better than a traditional pie crust. Bonus, it’s easier than making your own pie dough!
Chicken Pot Pie Filling
This recipe uses fresh ingredients, not canned peas and carrots! It’s a made-from-scratch filling consisting of diced or shredded chicken, potatoes, carrots, and frozen peas in a creamy white sauce.
Tips and Variations
- Rotisserie chicken, boiled chicken, leftover chicken breasts, or turkey will all work in this recipe.
- Or you can saute any boneless chicken cuts until browned and cooked through, then remove them from the pan.
- You can add corn, celery, green beans, and even mushrooms.
- You can substitute the heavy cream with light cream or half and half. Note that the filling will not be as thick and creamy.
How to Make Chicken Pot Pie
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large pot or dutch oven, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
Add shallot, potatoes, carrots, and a few pinches of salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender; about 10-15 minutes.
Add cognac, and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in flour and cook for about 1 minute until combined well.
Add chicken broth or stock and heavy cream. Combine well and bring to a simmer for about 2-minutes, stirring until mixture thickens.
Stir in chicken, peas, parsley, thyme, sage, salt, and pepper, and combine well. Remove from heat.
Transfer the chicken mixture to the desired pan or individual dish.
When ready to bake, whisk together the egg yolk and 1 teaspoon of water.
Cut thawed puff pastry 1-inch larger in diameter than the individual dish/pan, and cut slits about 1-inch or holes in the center for venting.
Center cut puff pastry over the dish and crimp down around the edge of the dish to seal.
Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash.
Be sure you place the baking dish/dishes on a baking sheet.
Bake in 425-degrees F oven on a baking sheet for 10 minutes, then cover lightly with aluminum foil and continue baking for another 20 minutes or until the top crust is golden brown.
Let cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
Classic chicken pot pie is always a warming comfort food for those cold winter nights.
FAQ
I don’t recommend using the puff pastry as a bottom pie crust. It would become soggy and mushy.
Yes, you can make the filling, let it cool, and store it in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. When ready to bake prep the puff pastry top and bake.
Store covered tightly in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
You can freeze it baked or unbaked wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil for up to 3 months.
Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 large shallots, diced
- 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 3 medium russet potatoes)
- 5 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup cognac
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 5 cups chicken cooked (roasted or poached)
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 3 teaspoons dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 large egg yolk + 1 teaspoon water for egg wash
- additional salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425-degrees F. (If making ahead skip this step.)
- In a stockpot or dutch oven, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
- Add shallot, potatoes, carrots, and a few pinches of salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender; about 10-15 minutes.
- Add cognac, and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in flour and cook for about 1 minute until combined well.
- Add chicken stock and heavy cream. Combine well and bring to a simmer for about 2-minutes, stirring until mixture thickens.
- Add chicken, peas, parsley, thyme, sage, salt and pepper, and combine well.
- Transfer mixture to desired pan or individual dish. (If preparing ahead, let cool and refrigerate to reheat later.)
- When ready to bake, whisk together the egg yolk and 1 teaspoon of water.
- Cut thawed puff pastry 1-inch larger in diameter than the individual dish/pan, and cut out a 1-inch slit or hole in the center for venting.
- Center cut puff pastry over dish and crimp down around edge of dish to seal.
- Brush top of pastry with egg wash.
- Bake in 425-degrees F oven on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then cover lightly with aluminum foil and continue baking for another 20-25 minutes.
- Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
My family loves chicken pot pie. I will have to try this recipe soon. Thanks!
We have a fairly simple homemade pot pie recipe we use but this looks yummy!
Thanks, Dawn!
YUM! I love pot pie – thanks for this!
Thanks for stopping by, Tianna!
This looks so yummy and way easier than the recipe that I have.
Thanks for stopping by, Jamie!
Yum! I really need to start blogging some of my recipes, but I suppose that would involve taking more photos. Hmmm…
I love homemade pot pie and this recipe looks especially amazing!
I love pot pies! This recipe looks amazing. I’ve really started puff pastry to top most of our “pie” recipes lately. It’s just so darn yummmy and flaky!
I agree! Thanks for stopping by!
Sounds yummy!
Thank you, Debbie!
I am a sucker for home-style comfort food and that is what this looks like! I have to try this! Thank you for sharing this recipe at the #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup!
I hope you enjoy it, Echo!
Looks like a great recipe! #SmallVictories
Thanks, Danita!
This is the prettiest pot pie I have seen! Sounds wonderful too! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe at Celebrate It! Hppy New Year!
Thank you so much, Teri!
Never realized cognac goes into it but I’ll definitely have to try it. Thanks for the recipe! #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup
Thanks for stopping by Minh!
I just love Chicken Pot Pie and this looks fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
Thank you!
I actually had my first ever chicken pot pie not too long ago, and I have to say it was pretty amazing! I will definitely be giving this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing at the Friday Funday Blog Hop! 🙂
This looks super yummy. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Thank you, Tracey!
nice recipe but is there something I can used beside cognac I do not drink any alcohol.
It only calls for 1/3 cup so you could either replace that with additional stock or just leave it out all together. Thank you for stopping by, Farielle!
I love a good chicken pot pie now and then! I make one almost identical, but have never used shallots. I’ll have to try your recipe. Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
That looks so good, I think that will be dinner tomorrow. Thanks for bringing such a delicious looking pie to the Blogger’s Pit Stop.
Kathleen
Thank you, Kathleen! I hope you enjoy it!
Hi, just hopping by to let you know that I will be featuring you at SYC today.
hugs,
Jann
Oh thank you so much, Jann!
This looks SO delicious – and | have lots of left over turkey in the freezer – pinning !
Thanks for sharing !
Thank you, Suzan!
This looks so good and hearty– perfect for these cold winter nights. Thanks for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I hope you can join us again this week. https://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2016/01/try-new-recipe-tuesday-january-5.html
This looks tasty – I will have to surprise my husband with this, he love chicken pot pie.
Thanks, Carole! He’s is gonna LOVE it!
Love chicken pot pie. Did you mean just one single sheet of puff pastry? Looks like a few sheets. Can’t wait to make it.
Yes, one sheet. Two come in the package. Thank you for stopping by Janett!