Chicken Cheddar Broccoli Pot Pie
This chicken cheddar broccoli pot pie is exactly what it sounds like. Chicken, cheese, and broccoli, stuffed under some puff pastry, creating a pot pie. This spin on the classic pot pie, makes me want to enjoy it over and over again, Traditional pot pies are a bit boring to me, so this makes it modern, fun, and of course DELICIOUS!
For the chicken I used in this recipe, take a look at my Roasted Spatchcock Chicken recipe. You cant go wrong with oven roasted chicken in this dish.
Why You’ll Love This Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Pot Pie Recipe
This recipe takes a spin on the classic pot pie. Typically pot pies are filled with either chicken, carrots, celery, corn, and potato. If not seasoned well, this can be pretty boring. On the other hand, I have never met anyone who didn’t like broccoli cheddar soup! This pot pie is full of seasoned, roasted chicken, fresh broccoli, carrots, and cheese. Of course its topped with puff pastry and baked until golden perfection. This pot pie also can last for up to 3 days in the refrigerator if you’re looking to stretch this meal over a few days.
Other Variations
The wonderful thing about this dish, is that you can literally put ANYTHING inside. A few of my favorites are:
- Oxtail
- Curry Chicken
- Jerk Chicken
- Cajun Shrimp/Crawfish
Chicken Cheddar Broccoli Pot Pie
Equipment
- Small Dutch Pot or Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- Breast meat from Roasted Chicken (see linked recipe)
- ½ yellow onion finely diced
- 1 carrot finely diced
- 1 stalk celery finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 crown broccoli chopped
- ½ cup medium cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp all purpose seasoning
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 cups chicken bone broth
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 1 egg for egg wash
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- To a skillet on medium high heat, add in oil and once hot, add in onion, celery, and carrot. Sauté for 3 minutes.Add in garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Add in flour and cook for about one minute. Follow with chicken bone broth and chicken meat.
- Once bubbling, add in all seasonings and broccoli. Once broccoli turns a bright vibrant green, add in cheddar cheese and reduce heat to low. Transfer into your baking dish
- For your puff pastry, cut a piece that is one inch larger on all sides, than the pan. Drape puff pastry over pan and crimp the edges.
- Beat egg, and brush it along the top of the puff pastry. Cut a few holes around the puff pastry for ventilation. Top with parsley before baking.
- Bake at 350℉ for 20 minutes and allow to cool for 20 minutes before serving.
