Creamy chicken pot pie soup loaded with celery, peas, carrots and potatoes makes great comfort food as the weather gets cooler.
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I’ve been craving lots of warm soups lately with the chilly weather we’ve been getting here.
Chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food and this creamy, chunky soup version is loaded with chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery in every bite.
The great thing about soups is you can swap out the ingredients and vegetables to suit your taste.
Serve it along with your favorite biscuits or crackers.
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Or if you already have an extra baked pie crust handy, you can certainly serve the soup inside as well.
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This soup comes together fairly quickly if you are using leftover chicken or even turkey meat, especially if you have leftovers from Thanksgiving.
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 medium potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 celery ribs chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 1 cup peas
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup frozen or fresh peas
- 2 cups homemade chicken broth or 1-15 oz can low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 1/2 cups milk of your choice
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh rosemary finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and ground pepper to taste
- In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the celery and carrots and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour whisking constantly until blended.
- Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk.
- Add the potatoes, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a gentle boil, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in shredded chicken and peas and cook just until heated through.
- Remove bay leaf and serve warm with your favorite biscuits or crackers or in a baked pie crust.
Adapted from: Food Network
Jamie@Milk 'n' Cookies -
I love that you served this in a pie crust. What a cute idea! And this looks like the perfect comforting meal on a cold night. It’s so full of hearty veggies — yum!!!
Kelly -
I’m glad you liked that, I had some frozen pie dough in the freezer from my last pie so I decided to use it up here 🙂 Thanks Jamie and hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Shundara@SavyNaturalista -
Lovely recipe Kelly! I am definitely in the mood for comfort food and have been looking for a pot pie recipe, and this one is not complicated at all. I love comfort food the next day the flavors are intense! Stay Warm 🙂
Kelly -
That’s so true, soups definitely taste better the next day – we love having soups for leftovers too 🙂 Thanks so much Shundara, hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living -
Kelly – that’s definitely a bowl of comfort! I love making soups as the weather turns cooler – it’s a great way to get my kids to eat a variety of vegetables. I made a cabbage vegetable soup the other day and one of my kids said “nice trick, Mom, making me eat all these vegetables” LOL
Kelly -
Thanks Jeanette 🙂 Haha, that’s too funny and so adorable – I love that you are always trying to “trick” them to eat their veggies even after they have caught on 🙂 Maybe that’s a guy thing since I still have to trick my hubby too since luckily, for now (I know that his tastes and preferences will change as he gets older) my lil guy enjoys eating veggies. Hope you have a wonderful weekend Jeanette 🙂
Monica -
I’ll take a gallon, please! : ) You are reading my mind because I’ve been drooling over lots of chicken pot pie and craving that lately. Must be the cold and the fact that it starts getting dark after 4 these days! I love that you made an actual pie too. So awesome. Enjoy the comforting soup!
Kelly -
Thanks so much Monicia 🙂 Hehe yes, the colder weather is definitely having us all crave hot soups and stews, hope you stay warm and have a fantastic weekend 🙂
Sarah - Bread & Batters -
This soup looks so comforting and lovely! A warm bowl of soup has been our dinner lately too. Chicken pot pie in soup form sounds so good right now – it’s really cold here!
Kelly -
Thanks Sarah 🙂