Description
Comfort meets convenience in this hearty Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie that brings classic American home cooking straight to your dinner table. Creamy, savory filling nestled beneath a golden crust promises a soul-warming meal you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Proteins:
- 2–3 chicken breasts or thighs (boneless and skinless)
Vegetables:
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, green beans)
- 2 medium potatoes (diced)
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
Liquid and Seasoning Components:
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of chicken soup
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons butter
Crust:
- 1 can canned or refrigerated biscuit dough
Instructions
- Prepare the foundational elements by dicing robust potatoes, aromatic onions, and pungent garlic into uniform bite-sized pieces.
- Select chicken cuts and generously season with herbal thyme, complemented by salt and pepper to enhance natural flavors.
- Strategically arrange seasoned chicken at the base of the crock pot, creating a protein-rich foundation.
- Layer chopped mixed vegetables, onions, and minced garlic atop the chicken, creating a colorful vegetable landscape.
- Create a luxurious liquid base by pouring chicken broth and stirring in creamy condensed chicken soup, ensuring complete ingredient integration.
- Configure crock pot to slow cook: select low temperature for 6-8 hours or high temperature for 3-4 hours, allowing ingredients to meld and tenderize.
- During final cooking phase, preheat conventional oven to 375°F (190°C) for biscuit preparation.
- Carefully extract fully cooked chicken and delicately shred using two forks, maintaining tender meat integrity.
- Reintegrate shredded chicken into vegetable mixture, ensuring comprehensive distribution of protein throughout the dish.
- Transform biscuit dough into golden, crisp accompaniments by baking according to package specifications.
- Plate the hearty chicken mixture into serving bowls and crown with freshly baked, buttery biscuits for a comforting culinary experience.
Notes
- Customize vegetable mix by using seasonal or frozen varieties for added nutrition and flavor variety.
- Enhance protein content by substituting chicken with rotisserie chicken or adding extra lean meat cuts.
- Reduce sodium levels by using low-sodium chicken broth and homemade cream of chicken soup alternative.
- Adapt recipe for gluten-free diets by replacing regular biscuits with gluten-free biscuit dough or cauliflower topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg