When I was growing up…one of the comfort foods that my mother made a lot for us was a big pan of homemade chicken pot pie. Sometimes she would make it in a big kettle on top of the stove and at other times she would prepare it in the slow cooker. While I prefer homemade pot pie dough squares, mom uses store-bought (now) when she’s makes it. When I make it, you bet…I’m rolling out the dough, cutting it into squares and tossing it into the chicken broth!
Anyway, mom spent a few days with us last week and whipped up her classic homemade chicken pot pie for all of us to enjoy. Here’s my mom’s recipe!
Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
1 bag Pot Pie Squares
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1/2 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 medium potatoes, cubed
1/2 cup carrots, sliced or chopped
2 tsp. parsley
salt & ground black pepper to taste
6 hard boiled eggs (peeled and sliced)
Cook the chicken in boiling water until done. Let cool and tear apart or chop into cubes. Cook cubed potatoes in boiling water (from the chicken you just cooked) until semi-done. Drain and set aside. Cook Pasta Pot Pie squares until semi-done, drain and set aside.
In a large stock pot combine the following: butter, celery, chopped onion, chicken broth, cubed cooked chicken, pot pie squares, cubed cooked potatoes and carrots. Add in your parsley, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Stir in the sliced hard boiled eggs.
Bring to a boil and then turn down on low to simmer for 45 minutes. Serve warm. Mom likes to serve it alongside her homemade dinner rolls that are smothered in melted honey butter.
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This looks like a delicious recipe for chicken pot pie. I have never added hard boiled eggs to the mixture for a ot pie.
This looks like a wonderful comfort dish that my family would love. I have never heard of pot pie squares so had to look it up – looks like they are a type of noodle. Wonder if stores by me carry them.
This is what I love about winter. Comfort foods taste the best now when its cold and you want comfy.
This made me hungry just reading the recipe. I have never made one of these before but now I sure want to. It is super cold here where we live and this kind of food is so perfect this time of year thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Pot pie squares are a new one on me. Do you mean pie dough or is it something entirely different? Here we would almost call that chicken and dumplings since dumplings are placed on top. It looks delicious though! We use a fluffier dumpling and do it that way and I know some we use large pasta. My Mom made this same dish, when we were really lucky she would make thee real pot pie version with a top and bottom crust.
Pot pie is a classic dish! My family loves having something like this for Sunday night dinners 🙂
Is there any food that says ‘comfort food’ more than a pot pie? Lol, maybe meatloaf…but I’m not sure! I love pot pies!
Never heard of Pot Pie squares. I like pastry for my pot pies.
(Comfort Family food: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe) I have been making these chicken pot pies for my family for a long time now, they really like them too.
this looks so good and sounds like something I can make. Love one pot meals