Classic Chicken Pot Pie
Classic Chicken Pot Pie features a buttery crust filled with a creamy mixture of chicken, vegetables, and seasonings. The filling combines diced cooked chicken, carrots, peas, corn, onions, and celery in a smooth, thickened sauce seasoned with celery seed, salt, and pepper. The pie is topped with a second crust brushed with egg wash and baked until golden and bubbly, delivering a comforting and hearty dish.
Ingredients
- 2 pie crust 9 inch) unbaked
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup celery , sliced
- 1/3 cup onion , chopped
- 1/3 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups chicken breast cooked and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 3 carrot diced
- 1 cup green peas , frozen
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and add the pie crust to your pie pan.
- In a large skillet add the butter, celery and onions and cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the onions are translucent before adding in the flour and whisking well for 1 minute.
- Season with salt, pepper and celery seed before adding in the milk and broth slowly while mixing very well keeping the mixture smooth, simmering until thickened (about 6-8 minutes).
- Add the chicken, carrots, corn and peas to the saucepan and mix well with the milk mixture before pouring into the pie dish and topping with the second pie crust, sealing the edges.
- Cut some small slits in the top of the pie crust, brush with egg wash (mix the egg and 2 tablespoons of water together to make this) and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
Notes
- The recipe includes clickable timers to help track cooking durations efficiently.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 420
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 420kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 769mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 503mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4320IU | 86% |
| Vitamin C | 17.1mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.