How to Bake My Favorite Chicken Pot Pie

One of my family's favorite recipes is chicken pot pie. My mother taught me how to make this really simple but delicious chicken pot pie recipe. If it is during the thanksgiving holiday you can use your leftover thanksgiving turkey.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 6-8 chicken legs
• 1 ½ onions (we like onions)
• 2 ½ cups of frozen mixed vegetable
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 4 Pillsbury deep pie shells
• Note: if using leftover turkey. You will need a small can of chicken broth

1. Wash the chicken well
   
   Put in a large pot, add water so that the chicken is all under water, add season salt, garlic, add onions 1 cup of the onions, Note: leave ½ cup of onions to cook with the vegetable. Cook chicken legs until tender. After the chicken is done let cool then pull chicken off the bone, break the chicken into small bit size pieces. Set aside.

2. 
    

   Pour most of the chicken broth off to the side. Leave just enough to cook the vegetables with.
   
   Note: If making turkey pot pie just replace the chicken with the leftover thanksgiving turkey.

3. Add vegetable, onions, and cream of chicken soup to the vegetable. Let cook until veggies are done.
   
   Note: your filling should not be runny.
   
   After the vegetables are done add in the chicken. Set aside.

4. Prepare your crust.
   
   Preheat the oven to the oven to 375 degrees. For the bottom crust only, I usually pre cook so that it does not turn out soggy. Bake for 10 minutes only. If you are make 2 pies you will need 4 crusts. One pie crust goes on bottom and one goes on top.
   
   This receipe should make two pies.

5. Once the pie shells are done you can pour the filling into the cook pie shells. With the remaining two pie shells they should be room temperature so that you can lay them on top of the chicken/vegetable filling. Be sure to vent the crust.

6. Bake the chicken pot pie or turkey pot pie at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
   
   Enjoy!

[highhealth]

on 1/23/2010 Chicken pot pie is great anytime of year! Thanks for sharing How to Bake My Favorite Chicken Pot Pie well written article

[slphilbrick]

on 1/12/2010 A comfort food recipe.....always great for winter time !

[kims3003]

on 12/21/2009 SOUNDS GREAT - I WILL BE TRYING THIS OUT SOON. A+

[jswana]

on 12/2/2009 Say chicken, pot and pie and I'm hungry. I've intending to make one of my own for years. this goes into my favorites. Thanks for sharing. jswana 5*

[momose]

on 11/30/2009 OOOH, Great timing as I have lots of turkey left from Thanksgiving. Thanks, PBreech, for a yummy sounding recipe! I cannot wait to try it. *****