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    Home » Recipes » Sunday Dinner

    Cast Iron Chicken Pot Pie

    Published: Feb 26, 2021 by Amanda · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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    cast iron skillet pot pie with chicken and vegetables
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    This cast iron chicken pot pie recipe is a tasty weeknight dinner idea when you are looking for delicious comfort food. Chunks of juicy chicken are mixed with vegetables and a creamy homemade sauce and then topped with buttery, flaky jumbo biscuits.

    cast iron skillet and white plate with chicken pot pie
    chicken pot pie in cast iron skillet

    Chicken pot pie made a regular appearance on our dinner table growing up. It's typical comfort food because it's a warm, hearty, and filling meal. This version of chicken pot pie is cooked right in a 15" cast iron skillet for an easy one pan meal.

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    • 🥧 Ingredient notes
    • 🔪 Step by step instructions
    • ⭐ Top tip
    • 📋 Variations
    • 💭 Frequently asked questions
    • 🍽 More One Pan Meals
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🥧 Ingredient notes

    • Onions, garlic & dried herbs - these will be sauteed to help flavor the homemade sauce for the chicken pot pie filling. No cream of chicken soup!
    • Butter, oil, & flour - combined together, these make a "roux" or thickener to make the sauce creamy.
    • Chicken - either cook chicken breasts and chop them up or use a rotisserie chicken to make it even easier!
    • Vegetables - Use whatever vegetables you like - I like adding chunks of baked potato and a bag of frozen peas and carrots.
    • Biscuits - I like to use refrigerated biscuits for the crust, but you make your own biscuits or put the filling in a pie crust too!

    🔪 Step by step instructions

    First, melt the butter and olive oil in a 15" cast iron skillet and cook your onions for a few minutes until they start to soften. Then, you will add in your garlic and herbs and continue to cook for a minute more.

    wooden spatula stirring herbs and onions in a cast iron skillet
    onions, garlic and herbs cooking

    Next, sprinkle the flour into the pan over the onions, garlic, and herbs mixture and stir to form the "roux" which will look like a paste.

    wooden spatula mixing flour with onions, garlic and herbs
    flour with onions, garlic and herbs

    Then, add in the chicken, potato, and frozen vegetables. Stir in the chicken broth, milk, salt, and pepper. Increase the heat while stirring until the sauce thickens.

    wooden spatula stirring chicken pot pie filling
    chicken pot pie filling

    Lastly, add your biscuits right on top of the filling and place the entire pan in the oven to finish cooking. Make sure the biscuits are browned and cooked all the way through before removing them from the oven.

    cast iron skillet of cooked chicken pot pie with biscuits
    cooked chicken pot pie with biscuits

    If you ever don't recognize a tool or skill that I mention, be sure to look it up in the Glossary of Cooking Terms and Definitions for more information.


    ⭐ Top tip

    • Use an oven safe cast iron skillet to easily go from stovetop to the oven for a one pan meal!
    serving of chicken pot pie topped with biscuits
    cast iron chicken pot pie with biscuits

    📋 Variations

    • Vegetarian - eliminate the chicken in this recipe to make it a vegetarian pot pie
    • Different protein - replace the chicken with beef or sausage for another tasty version

    💭 Frequently asked questions

    What if I don't have a cast iron skillet?

    If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you can use a dutch oven, or the filling can be made in a regular pan or skillet and transferred to a 9x13 baking pan to finish in the oven.

    For a quick overview of this recipe, check out my story for chicken pot pie with biscuits.

    🍽 More One Pan Meals

    If you enjoyed this recipe for my cast iron chicken pot pie, check out these other one pan dinners that I know you will love!

    • Creamy Mushroom Risotto
    • Sunday Pot Roast Dinner
    • One Pot Chicken and Rice

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    📖 Recipe

    pot pie topped with biscuits in a cast irion skillet

    Cast Iron Chicken Pot Pie

    Amanda
    This cast iron chicken pot pie recipe is a tasty weeknight dinner idea when you are looking for delicious comfort food. Chunks of juicy chicken are mixed with vegetables and a creamy homemade sauce and then topped with buttery, flaky jumbo biscuits.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 716 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ medium yellow onion diced
    • 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
    • 1 Tablespoon dried thyme
    • 1 Tablespoon dried sage
    • 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
    • 4 cups chopped cooked chicken approximately 4 chicken breasts
    • 3 cups chopped baked potato approximately 3 small potatoes
    • 12 ounces frozen mixed vegetables
    • 1 ½ cups chicken broth
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 packages refrigerated biscuit dough

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400˚ and heat a large cast iron pan over medium heat on the stovetop.
    • Add butter and olive oil to the pre-heated pan and heat until melted.
    • Add diced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes until they start to soften. Add chopped garlic and herbs and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 more minute. 
    • Sprinkle flour over the onions, garlic, and herbs and stir to combine, cooking for 1 additional minute.
    • Stir in chicken, potatoes, and frozen vegetables and stir to combine.
    • Add in chicken stock, milk, salt, and pepper, and increase heat to medium high. Cook while continuously stirring until the mixture is smooth and thickened.
    • Open biscuits and place on top of the filling and move the pan to the preheated oven. Cook for 20 minutes or until biscuits are cooked through and browned on top.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2biscuitsCalories: 716kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 34gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1922mgPotassium: 962mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2394IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 144mgIron: 7mg
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    1. Cindy

      October 07, 2019 at 9:55 pm

      5 stars
      This is officially on of our favorite repeat comfort meals! Love that everything is made in on pan for an easy cleanup. Perfect for fall!

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      • Amanda | Saporito Kitchen

        October 08, 2019 at 9:35 am

        That's great! It's a favorite in our house too!

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