Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

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Today Mama shares her Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie with us! What time is supper, Mama? ~ChristyCheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

Today I decided to bring you a real comfort food dish with a twist.  You see Christy and I really don’t like potpies.  I almost hate them.  But my hubby, Bill, thinks of them as one of his favorite dishes and Christy’s husband feels the same way.  Bill likes potpies so much that he keeps the little frozen ones in the freezer for late night snacks.  Since I love to cook for others, I set out on a mission to find a potpie that I could love too.  After trying numerous recipes, I finally found one that sounded like a potpie that spoke to me and tried it.  I tweaked it a little until it was really tasty and this version was born.

This dish has little pillows of cheesiness throughout the pie.  Even if you don’t usually like potpies, you should give this one a try and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.  Heck, you may even fall in love with this one.  It is super easy but tastes like you spent all day working on it.

Christy asked me about the design that I cut into the crust.  It is the same design that my grandmother, Mama Reed, always cut into all her pies.  The only design that I have ever learned to cut.  You probably know already but just in case, you need to cut some vents into any two crust pie to let the steam escape while it is cooking.  This design is super easy.  Just three long curved lines that connect at the bottom and several small cuts along the lines to resemble leaves.  If I had known that Christy would have been impressed, I would have taken a picture of it before I cut it!  You can use this design or just cut some slits into the top crust.  Use a sharp knife so that you don’t tear up the crust.  Oh, and you cut the vents before you cook the pie.

Cook this potpie the next time you want a crowd pleaser and just stand back and watch everyone ooh and ah over it.  Smile really big and keep our secret about how easy it is.  I’ll never tell if you won’t.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

This is our lineup of ingredients.  Cubed or shredded chicken, Cream of chicken soup, Veg-all, Sour cream, Mayonnaise, Velvetta Cheese (I used a cheaper brand this time that I bought for the grandsons to make cheese dip), Refrigerated pie crusts, and salt and pepper.

Now before you go telling me how unhealthy the canned soup is, I’ll tell you that I know that and Christy has a homemade version in her cookbook, Come Home to Supper, if you want to make your own.  Christy also has her version of a Chicken Pot Pie in there that both of us like as well.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot PieLine a pie plate with one of the pie crusts.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

In a medium mixing bowl, mix soup, sour cream, and mayonnaise.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

Stir in chicken (you can also use turkey), Veg-All and cubed Velvetta cheese.  Add salt and pepper to taste. I just sprinkled a little of both in there.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

Stir that all up really well until it looks like this.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot PiePour it all into the pie crust, spreading it to the sides.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

Add top crust and crimp it all around the side to seal.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

Wow! I am impressed with myself.  I didn’t realize that I had a picture of the design I cut into the crust.  See, it is a really simple design.

Bake at 350 for one hour.

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

DIG IN!

This is the finished potpie.  Just look at how thick the filling is.  The cheese melts into mouthwatering little pillows of goodness.  Can’t you just taste it? Be sure and let us know when you try it.

We will be waiting to hear from you!

Cheese Lovers Chicken Pot Pie

This dish has little pillows of cheesiness throughout the pie.  Even if you don't usually like potpies, you should give this one a try and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.  Heck, you may even fall in love with this one.  It is super easy but tastes like you spent all day working on it.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheese, chicken, pie
Servings: 4
Calories: 412kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cubed or shredded chicken
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup undiluted
  • 1 can Veg-all drained
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 cup Velvetta cheese cubed
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 box of refrigerated pie crusts

Instructions

  • Mix soup, sour cream and mayonnaise.
  • Stir in chicken, Veg-all and cheese.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Line a 9" pie plate with crust.
  • Add pot pie mixture.
  • Top with crust, crimp to seal and cut vents.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 412kcal
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71 Comments

  1. Janice, this recipe is right up my alley (being a cheese lover, lol). I’m not a big fan of chicken pot pies, but my husband loves them and we keep some in the freezer for him. But this version is definitely one I would like.

    For anyone wondering about Veg-All, I had to look it up since I’ve never used it. As others said, it’s just a can of mixed veggies (15 oz). It contains:

    Carrots, Potatoes, Celery, Sweet Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Lima Beans, Salt, Onion Flavoring

    So, I might use a frozen mixed blend of veggies, like Christy mentioned she does. Also, some finely diced onions, as Eva mentioned. I’ll definitely be trying this real soon, and I’ll report back when I do.

    Thanks for another good one, Janice and Christy! Oh, Janice, we’ve been making your Scalloped (Au Gratin) Potatoes here a lot lately! We totally love them! And, thanks to you, I can now make a really good, smooth, cheese sauce. I’m going to take your suggestion and make that sauce for mac and cheese soon. Thanks!! 🙂

  2. Is it terrible that the only part of pot pies I really like is the crust and the gravy inside they make? I don’t need the veggies and chicken inside, yes I know it’s the most unhealthy part of it! There is one that I learned to make using cheese, chicken, and broccoli that I actually eat. It is dripping with cheese, so any ideas that the broccoli makes it healthy…yeah I get rid of those right away!

  3. I make a Chicken Pot pie, & instead of soup I make a sort of sauce/filling, use butter, flour, onions, & celery& when I cut the top crust I make 5 stems w/ leaves all around top crust.
    My hubs likes to keep the little frozen ones in the freezer too, he likes to lay a couple of pieces of cheese on the plate, then put hot pot pie on top of it & it melts the cheese. So I will have to try this version, looks good.

  4. Think I might have to try this recipe. Looks incredible… Your crust cuts are the same ones I’ve used since I started making pies as a kid. I love to do the fast flourishes! Almost like the punctuation at the finish of a recipe!

  5. Hi Mamma, you took me way back, that is the design I learned from my mother, but just one long cut with little ones at the top, like a stalk of wheat. I do mine on the roll out board, then roll the whole thing up on the pin and lay it out onto the top of the pie. And yes Velveeta is yummy, but super expensive here, but it would be deluxe in the pie. I would say just about any cheese would be great, but it should be cubed to make the pockets of cheesy goodness otherwise its just cheesy and no surprises.
    I don’t cook anything without onions so it would have to have chopped onion in it. Think I will make it up and take it to my daughter’s next weekend for her birthday. Maybe a couple different pies, like shepherds and this one, and an apple pie for desert!

    1. Hi Eva, your daughter is sure lucky. Christ’s birthday is next week. I’m making her a Cappuccino cake. Try it sometime. It r a step like an expensive gourmet cake but easy. Tell your daughter happy birthday from us. Mama

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