If you’ve ever been to a church potluck in the South then you’ve probably seen this chicken pie. It’s not chicken pot pie. Chicken pot pie is full of vegetables and has sherry and cream and lots of good stuff. This pie is different…it’s simple, quick, easy, and classic comfort food.
This pie is ubiquitous and that’s largely because it’s so easy to put together. You can do it on Sunday morning before church if you need something for family dinner that day. You can even put it together the night before and bake it the next morning. I use a rotisserie chicken but you can cook and debone a chicken if you prefer. Most old recipes for this chicken pie call for hard-boiled eggs which seems a little strange to me so sometimes I add them and sometimes I don’t.
Pair your chicken pie with a green salad or some green beans or butterbeans and you’re good to go. Enjoy!
Chicken Pie
A classic Southern pie filled with chicken and a buttery crust. It's quick and easy comfort food.
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, optional, peeled and sliced
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup self-rising flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Spread chicken pieces over bottom of casserole. Add sliced hard-boiled egg over the chicken.
- Combine cream of celery soup, broth, thyme, salt and pepper in a saucepan and heat to a boil then pour over chicken.
- Combine butter, milk, and flour and pour over chicken mixture. Do not stir.
- Bake at 350 for one hour until top is golden brown.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 8 servingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 348Saturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 627mgCarbohydrates: 16gSugar: 2gProtein: 15g
Karen Blodgett
Monday 8th of March 2021
Well,I made the recipe again. It tasted delicious, and my husband loved it, but it DID NOT look like the posted picture. The top crust was kind of in spots over the filling, definitely not the nice crust as seen in the picture. We certainly enjoyed eating it (I added peas), and it won't go to waste.
Lucy Brewer
Tuesday 16th of March 2021
So glad you tried again!
Cynthia
Wednesday 12th of February 2020
Would this be good if I were to add frozen peas & carrots?
Lucy Brewer
Wednesday 19th of February 2020
Sure! My mother does this all the time!
Ramona
Thursday 30th of October 2014
OMG.....WUMAN, this is the feast of good ol southern folks !!!!
Ramona from Mississippi