In today’s post: These mini chicken pot pies are so simple to put together – and a few extra ingredients make them surprisingly delicious!
We all know what it’s like to have picky eaters, right? I swear I did everything I could to introduce my kids to a large variety of food when they were young, but they were still just so picky about food. One child used to hide his chicken nuggets when I wasn’t looking – that’s right, he didn’t even want to eat chicken nuggets! And no, it’s not much fun to find petrified chicken nuggets weeks later when you are cleaning out the shoe bin š¤¢.
It’s also not much fun to prep one meal for the kids and one meal for the adults…or to be stuck eating “kid friendly” food every night of the week.
That’s one of the reasons I like these mini chicken pot pies. They taste just like a real chicken pot pie – creamy and comforting and delicious! – but they’re easy to make and kid friendly.
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Mini Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients
The standard “recipe” for mini chicken pot pies (or chicken pot pie muffins) calls for just four ingredients:
- refrigerated biscuits
- cooked chicken
- frozen vegetables
- cream of chicken soup
I tried that recipe years ago and it’s just fine. My kids liked it, but my husband and I weren’t crazy about it. It was just a little too bland and boring. So I’ve adjusted it slightly and it’s made a huge difference! These are really quite good.
These are the ingredients I use:
- refrigerated CRESCENT rolls
- cooked chicken
- frozen vegetables
- cream of chicken soup
- sour cream
- poultry seasoning + pepper
Using Crescents instead of refrigerated biscuits makes a big difference in how these taste – the crust is flakier and more buttery and just all around yummier. And adding sour cream and some seasonings to the cream of chicken soup gives a much richer flavor.
This is kid-friendly food that I can actually look forward to.
The recipe makes 8 muffins. Adults will definitely want 2, maybe 3, so depending on your family size you may want to double it.
Video
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Chicken Pot Pie Muffin Recipe
Mini Chicken Pot Pies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked Chicken cubed
- 3/4 cup Cream of Chicken Soup most of a 10 3/4 oz can
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream light is fine
- 1 cup Frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 tube Refrigerated Crescent Rolls 8 oz
- 1/4 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
- 1 pinch Pepper about 1/8 teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Thaw frozen vegetables completely (defrost in microwave if desired).
- Mix together soup and sour cream. Mix in poultry seasoning and pepper. Then mix in chicken and vegetables.
- On a lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough. Pinch together diagonal lines. Cut into 8 squares.
- Spray 8 regular size muffin cups with nonstick spray. Place a crescent square into each muffin cup, pressing down so just the corners extend above the top of the muffin pan. Spoon chicken mixture into each crescent lined muffin cup (about 1/4 cup each).
- Bake 18-20 minutes until crescents are deep golden brown. Wait about 5 minutes before removing mini pot pies from the muffin tin. Serve immediately.
Heather @ French Press says
I bet these would get my kids to eat veggies
Carol Rood says
These look good. I am sure my teens will love them! Thanks for the great idea1 Everything is there. Carbs, protein, veggies. YUM!
kari says
Have you tried doing these as a freezer meal idea? if so, how did they do?
autumn says
I haven’t tried them as a freezer meal – I don’t know how the biscuits would do from frozen. Let me know if you try it!
Lilly says
I just made these for me and the kids, and they turned out great! So easy and the kids ate them all up! I had enough chicken mixture for 2 rolls of biscuits so 20 mini pot pies in all. With a side salad it was a great easy dinner thanks!
Catherine says
DOES THE CHICKEN SOUP HAVE TO BE DILUTED..?
Catherine says
DOES CHICKEN SOUP HAVE TO BE DILUTED?
autumn says
Nope! Undiluted keeps the filling from getting too runny.
becky hall says
What is the nutritional info. in the mini chicken po pie (how many calories, sodium, carbs, etc).
The Little Tourist says
Great dinner idea! Thanks for sharing š
Bev says
Your recipe is a godsend for feeding a crowd. Thank you! I am going to experiment around with the crust for reheating, as am looking into making a bunch of these to be reheated both in microwaves and in a commercial oven.
mohammad says
DOES CHICKEN SOUP HAVE TO BE DILUTED?
autumn says
No, just use it as directed in the recipe. Thanks!