Now that the weather is starting to cool down, it's time to heat up the oven for some homemade comfort food. It's not as convenient as prepackaged commercial pot pies, but my chicken pot pie is much healthier for you.
This recipe calls for precooked chicken. I usually bake chicken for dinner one night and then use the leftover for the pot pie the next night.
Healthy Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
2 Medium Potatoes
2 Large Carrots
1/2 Onion (chopped)
4 ounces Mushrooms (sliced)
Precooked chicken (cut into bite size pieces)
Chicken Gravy*
Single Pie Crust (I use Trader Joe's frozen pie crust - see NOTE)
Preheat oven to 425
Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut into bite size pieces. Place in pan and put just enough water to cover them. Cover and bring to boil. Simmer until tender. Drain, saving water for gravy if needed.
Saute chopped onion and sliced mushrooms in olive oil.
Place chicken as first layer in pie plate. Top with mushrooms, onions, potatoes and carrots.
Add chicken gravy and place pie crust over top.
Bake until crust is golden brown, approx. 25 minutes.
*Two Options for Gravy:
1. Really Healthy Gravy
Add 1 1/2 Cups water to 2 TBSP of almond butter and mix to make smooth "milk".
Mix 1 TBSP of cornstarch with a little of the almond milk to make a thin paste and then add paste to almond milk mixture. Add 2 TBSP Tamari or soy sauce. Cook over low heat until thickened. Season with salt and lemon juice to taste.
2. Quick White Sauce Chicken Gravy
Over low heat, melt 2 TBSP butter. Slowly add 2 TBSP flour, mixing until well blended. Stir in slowly, 1 Cup chicken broth. Add some of the water from boiling the potatoes and carrots to thin if needed. Add salt to taste.
NOTE: The Trader Joe's pie crust is very good, and the ingredients are the healthiest I've seen in a commercial product.
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Looks very good. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. Have a great weekend.
Looks yummy, I love chicken pot pie. Wish we had a Trader Joe here in St George;) Have a nice weekend.
Hi Sharon, This is one of my favorites. Sounds delicious! Will give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
I know what I'm serving for dinner tonight! You have the best recipes!
Sharon ~ I cannot wait to try this! Thank you!
One of my all time favorites, and with winter coming in the near future I see many pot pies in my future...thanks for the new recipe
Sharon- We're in Omaha and for us Floridians, it's cold so that pot pie looks tasty. I make a pot pie but must confess I have been known to use the frozen carrots and peas.
This looks delicious Sharon. I have to tell you - if you ever decide to give up staging - you could just write cookcooks! The pictures are awesome! Enjoy!
Roy: Thank you! Hope you have a great weekend too!
Erika: I wish we had a Trader Joe's here in Portsmouth, too. The closest one is an hour away. I stock up with all my favorites when I go and the pie crust is one of my favorites.
Gary: One of my favorites too. I hope you enjoy it.
Janna: Awesome! I hope you enjoyed it! It's a lot of work, but it is worth it.
Laura: Let me know how it turns out!
Gerry: It is a great belly warmer! Hope you enjoy it.
Kathy: You really should try it with the fresh veggies some time. So much better!
Sheila: Thanks for that great compliment! I take my food photography very seriously, LOL!
Sharon
The chicken pot pie sounds like a delicious meal.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
I love chicken pot pie. Haven't had it in years. I'll give it a try.
Sounds delicious Sharon............are you competing with Susan for the title "Recipe Queen"?
Another good and easy recipe, Sharon. Do you have one for Shepherds Pie?
Sharon - This looks so yummy, and perfect for the cold weather ahead. Hey, did you check out one of my recent posts? It was about me cooking your cabbage soup recipe! Thanks again - it's delicious and the pounds are melting off!
Sounds prefect for a Sunday night dinner! Thanks so much for sharing.
Your Northern Neighbor
Liz Gallagher
you're making me so hungry!
Lou: It is very delicious, I hope you will give it a try and let me know what you think!
Geri: You won't be disappointed!
Roger: Which Susan? The only competition I have time for right now is the darned 30/30 which, thank God ends for me on Tuesday!
Lee & Carol: My traditional Shepherds Pie is quite simple:
Scramble some hamburg and chopped onion and place in baking dish. Pour two cans of cream style corn over the meat. Cover with mashed potatoes. Bake.
I also have a "healthy" version and I will post that recipe soon. Look at me, I'm taking requests now!! LOL! Thanks for the post idea.
Got to Love Trader Joe's! Thanks for a 'Healthy' recipe. Quick and easy dinners are often challenging to make healthy.
Corie: I don't know how quick it is...all that peeling and chopping and slicing...plus you need the cooked chicken. It is delish though and much more healthy than a commercial pie would be. Trader Joe's is awesome!
Hi, Sharon. Chicken Pot Pie is something I avoid...too many BAD memories from my childhood of "Table Talk Chicken Pot Pie"...some commercial thing my mother liked to serve because it was easy. The crust was like cardboard and the dyed peas floated in something that looked and tasted like watered-down library paste.
My riding buddy remembers HER mother serving Table Talk Chicken Pot Pies and, when we eat out, we always joke that we are NOT ordering CPP!
Leslie: Now that is just sad! Traumatized by Table Talk! I remember Table Talk fruit pies, and I loved them. I don't remember the chicken pies so my mother must not have bought them. Thank God! I remember the nasty Swanson TV dinners she used to buy us though, LOL!
Sharon - This looks wonderful especially now that the weather is turning cooler and it looks easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Diane: I hope you enjoy it!
My hubby brought home 2 rotisserie chickens, this will be great, sounds delish!
Cindy: It is awesome...one of my favorites! I hope you like it!