I’m trying to rely on my slow cooker at least once a week to help make easy, healthy meals for my family, or the children of Child’s Garden Montessori.
This recent slow cooker chicken pot pie was a huge hit with the kids, and took less than 4 hours from chopping up the vegetables to watching the children devour every last bite.
This healthy twist on a chicken pot pie was super easy to prepare, and though I usually make my own cream of chicken soup, I relied on organic canned cream of chicken soup to help make this meal a bit easier. The flavour of the gravy (and the chicken, and the veggies) was amazing so I’m not sure that I would swap that out when we make this easy slow cooker meal again.
You can swap out whichever vegetables you like in your version, but try to pay attention to the different cooking times for different vegetables. For example, I added the peppers, celery, sweet potatoes, and carrots at the beginning of the cooking time, but the peas were added at the end because they would overcook if left in the slow cooker for over 3 hours!
I also make from-scratch buttermilk biscuits to top each of the bowls of chicken pot pie. You could alternatively use boxed biscuits, top with crackers, or even make a few individual butter puff pastry toppings to stay truer to the original chicken pot pie.
There are other versions of slow cooker chicken pot pies that make biscuits in the slow cooker along with the main meal, but I think those would turn out soft, like dumplings, and I wanted a proper, crispy biscuit.
No matter how you choose to top your chicken pot pie (or if you decide to make a variation and go with slow cooker chicken and dumplings), I guarantee you that this will be a meal that your whole family will love. This recipe should have been enough to feed our crew for two meals – but they all requested seconds (and Ella had thirds).
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts or thighs
- 2-10oz cans or cartons of cream of chicken soup
- 4-5 sweet potatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 onion
- 2 stalks celery
- 4 carrots
- 1 sweet bell pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup frozen peas
- For the biscuits:
- 2 1/2 all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream
Instructions
- Place your chicken breasts directly into the crock pot.
- Chop up all of your vegetables and add them to the slow cooker, on top of the chicken. (Omit the peas for now.)
- Add the two cans of cream of chicken and chicken broth or bouillon.
- Add water to bring the liquid level to the top of the vegetables, if needed.
- Add the bay leaf and thyme.
- Turn your crockpot on - on the high temperature setting, your chicken pot pie will be ready in approximately 3 hours, on low, approximately 5 hours.
- About half an hour before your meal is done cooking, remove the chicken from the crock pot, shred it into bite-sized pieces, and return it to the pot.
- Add the peas to the crock pot and make the biscuits.
- Stir the dry ingredients together, and cut in the butter until coarse and crumbly.
- Stir in the buttermilk until a wet dough forms, and turn out onto a floured surface. Knead for 1 minute.
- Roll the biscuits to a 1/2 thick round, cut the biscuits out and brush with a bit of milk before baking according to package directions. (Yes, I used a glass, but you could alternatively use a cookie cutter or biscuit cutter.)
- Top each portion of chicken pot pie with a buttermilk biscuit.
What’s your favourite go-to quick meal for your family?
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Nell Regan Kartychok says
September 20, 2015 at 1:07 pmI LOVE chicken pot pie and this recipe looks amazingly good. I never thought to make one in the crock pot. I can’t wait to give this a try, thanks!
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
September 21, 2015 at 8:37 amI love my slow cookers and use them all often. It’s a great year round tool, in the summer it doesn’t heat up the house and in the winter it just makes the yum even yummier.
Michele D says
September 21, 2015 at 9:14 amChicken Pot Pie is one of my favorites. I admit, I’m a total sucker when it comes to slow cooked meals. Gotta try this out! Yum!
Alli says
September 21, 2015 at 10:23 amI use my slow cooker often, but I’ve never made chicken pot pie in it before. What a great fall meal! I’m making this one very soon!
Angelic Sinova says
September 21, 2015 at 12:25 pmI LOVE Chicken Pot Pie! I’ve actually been on the lookout for a good recipe for a few weeks now. Thanks! I can’t wait to try this out for myself <3
Carmen Perez (listen2mama) says
September 21, 2015 at 3:16 pmI have to say, I’ve never been a fan of chicken pot pies 🙁 But this one does look like something I might try. Great meal for the Fall too!
Heather says
September 21, 2015 at 4:59 pmOh it sounds delicious! I love using my slow cooker! I’ve never made a chicken pot pie in the slow cooker before, but now that I’ve seen you do it, I think I’ll pin this! I usually bake it. But hey slow cookers are so much easier!
Wendy says
September 21, 2015 at 5:20 pmWith Fall here and Winter coming I have been looking for more slow cooker recipes. Especially something nice and hearty like this. Looks really good!
April @ Everyday Fitness and Nutrition says
September 21, 2015 at 9:51 pmI’ve been collecting slow cooker recipes for the fall. My daughter will be having her baby next month so I’ll be all about the convenience meals so I can help her out.
Tyra says
September 22, 2015 at 12:20 amI have a slow cooker that I don’t take near enough advantage of. I am going to have to try this recipe.
Maureen says
September 22, 2015 at 2:55 amOooh my…I am drooling lol.
Chicken pot pie used to be a total comfort food for me especially when the weather starts to get colder. This recipe is a keeper. I’m off to pin it 😀 Thank you!
Marts says
September 22, 2015 at 3:40 amWow. This recipe looks delicious and healthy. I want to try this one 🙂 Thanks, your recipe looks easy to follow 🙂
Mama to 5 BLessings says
September 22, 2015 at 8:54 amWow this looks amazing! I must try this recipe, my husband has been asking for pot pie and to make it in the crock pot what a bonus!
Jaja ramirez says
September 22, 2015 at 9:32 amWow! This looks so yummy. I tried also doing chicken pot pie during our Samsung Digital Cookfest Workshop. But I think your recipe does look more appealing and looks more delicious than what i’ve cooked.
lisa @bitesforbabies says
September 22, 2015 at 8:46 pmI only recently started using my crockpot (that I’ve had for over a year!) and so far I’ve been happy with the outcome of the recipes I’ve made. I made a pulled pork stew tonight (similar to this chicken pot pie) and the family loved it!
Stephanie of The TipToe Fairy says
September 22, 2015 at 10:31 pmThis looks so hearty and yummy! I love cooking with my slow cooker, but I’ve never tried pot pie. Definitely want to do this!
Chantal says
September 22, 2015 at 10:43 pmI have some chicken in the fridge that would be perfect for this recipe. It is so unique, I love it! Looking forward to giving it a try 🙂
Stephanie says
September 23, 2015 at 4:40 amChicken Pot Pie is one of those recipes I have always wanted to try. I’ve never seen it adapted to a slow cooker, and the whole turn it on and walk away thing is really much more of my style. This may be my new go-to meal. Thanks for sharing!