Mom’s Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe combines the great tastes of chicken, vegetables, broth and crust to make the ultimate comfort food.
If I were to ask you what your favorite comfort food is, what would it be? Mine would be Chicken Pot Pie like my mother made.
Mom did not buy the individual tins of Chicken Pot Pie in the freezer section of the grocery store – but they are really cute and it is fun to have your own little pie! She made homemade chicken pot pie from scratch. And the crust, ohhh, it is so good!
You Too Can Make The Best Homemade Chicken Pot Pie!
If you are envious, don’t be! Keep reading and you too can have this comfort food on your own kitchen table for supper. You are not going to believe how easy it is. In fact, I normally make two large Chicken Pot Pies and have a couple of meals worth – I love having leftovers!
When John and I got married, I went through my mother’s recipe box and copied almost all the recipes she had. Homemade Chicken Pot Pie was one of them.
Now, I make it for my children who don’t even know what those cute little individual pies from the frozen food section taste like! Poooor children – they are deprived – they only get the homemade version!
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Step by Step
For some reason, even if I am not sick, Homemade Chicken Pot Pie is such a feel-good meal.
Maybe it just has to do with the good memories of my mother making it. Or possibly it is the taste of the chicken, vegetables and broth all mixed up. Maybe it is some of both – who knows.
Oh wait, I bet it has to do with the nutrition and good fats that the homemade chicken broth add! My body knows that not only is it good tasting, it is good for me. I’m smiling now because the question is answered – thanks for talking me through it!
If you are wondering about making it yourself, here is how I make my own chicken broth. and there is even a video to walk you through it!
Tips For Making Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
- Mom’s Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe calls for two cups of cooked chicken and I like to start with a whole chicken and cook it covered with water in the crock pot overnight on high – this gives a lot of delicious homemade chicken broth. In the morning, it is ready to de-bone and get on with the Chicken Pot Pie recipe. If time permits, you can make the broth even healthier – here is how I make my own chicken broth and there is even a video to walk you through it!
- While whole wheat flour works well for the crust, I normally use a mix of whole wheat and unbleached white flour. The mixture tastes better to me and is a bit lighter but feel free to use what you want – both reeeeaaaaly taste good!
- Need a gluten free option? See Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie
- You can also make your own cream of mushroom soup to make this recipe even healthier.
And of course, you can always make any recipe healthier with these 5 easy steps!
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Mom's Homemade Chicken Pot PiePrep Time20 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 5 minsI love the comfort of this dish, especially using all homemade ingredients.
Course: Main CourseCuisine: AmericanKeyword: comfort food, easy, homemadeServings: 6 servingsCalories: 526 kcalIngredients
- 2 c. boned chicken
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 c. chicken broth
- 16 oz frozen mixed vegetables
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients except those for the crust and place in a greased 9 x 13 casserole.
Melt the butter and mix crust ingredients well - it will be soupy - pour over chicken. Spread batter to the sides sealing in the filling.
That looks beautiful! My husband loves chicken pot pie. I’ll have to make this for him.
Seriously… you have no idea how on time this recipe is. My husband just asked why I don’t buy store bought – umm, really? Yuck. However, I may have to make a substitution for the cream of mushroom because he is not a fan of mushrooms. One day though. He’s eating squash and cucumbers when he said he’d never… Do you have an ingredient sub recommendation for the cream of mushroom? Thanks!
Jessica, another reader commented that she uses fresh cream, mushrooms and broth in place of the soup which is variation I will try next time!
Pot pie is a favorite of mine. This looks so good.
Some of the most simply put together meals can be the most nourishing and just make you have that “at home” feeling! This recipe looks easy and delicious 🙂 thank you for sharing!
I need to make this. Looks amazing. Wish I had some right now. It’s lunch time here but I’ve been trying to finish up some work so I sort of forgot to have lunch…
I LOVE Chicken Pot Pie. I use to eat a mini one every day after school when I was little. This looks absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
What fun to share your mum’s recipe!!! So loving and delightful! 🙂
I just love the idea of this and have never made one before! I am pinning! Thank you for the inspiration!
I love chicken pot pie. I wish my family would let me put corn in it. I like to use heavy cream with fresh mushrooms and chicken broth to make the filling instead of soup. It just comes out a little thicker for me. Oh and you can infuse garlic and more that way. Do you do a homemade soup when making yours?
Jenne, your variations sound delicious! Yes, I do make homemade soup.
I make this with homemade cream of chicken soup. But canned soup works great in a pinch.
Sandrine, I agree that homemade soup is better and I will be posting a recipe soon for it!
So do you melt the butter for the crust? And what size pan does this fill? Thanks!
Korrie, thanks for the questions – I have updated the recipe to show that you do melt the butter and it fits in a 13 x 9 inch pan.
This is something I am just dying to make, I wish I had some in front of me right now!
Is the chicken raw or cooked before adding? Also, wondered if you could make a bottom crust somehow…maybe pour into a hot baking dish and lightly pre bake..then follow the recipe. Scared to try this my first time.
D. the chicken is cooked before adding. I would think you could do the crust on the bottom and like you suggested, pre-bake for maybe 15-20 mins and then add the other ingredients. I have not done it that way so I’m just thinking here but I think it would be delicious! Let me know if you try it!