You asked for it so I delivered! Lightened-up chicken pot pies have been my highest recipe request for so long now and not just by you...um my boyfriend has literally been begging me to make this for over 2 years now.
Clearly I'm a terrible girlfriend.
Well to be honest, I've NEVER made chicken pot pies before and have always just assumed they would be really hard to make. Yes I'm aware I've just admitted to being an insanely lazy, pessimistic individual, but hey let's move on.
All I have to say is fresh thyme, roasted chicken, fluffy biscuits...need I go on?? I really wanted to make my own dough for this, but I just love how quick and easy this is! The perfect weeknight dish (when your running home late from work per usual) to serve your family that is hearty and delicious, yet perfectly portioned and low in calories. You can't go wrong!
And ohh how I wish you could see my kitchen right now. It. Is. EMPTY. I'm talking bare, desolate, completely void of anything remotely cooking related. To be honest, I kind of love and I kind of hate it. This weekend was spent packing since we're officially moving next week (yay!!) so I thought I'd go ahead and get a jump start on my kitchen since 85% of the things I own are held there. Thankfully we knocked it out in one day and are now left with 4 plates, some silverware, a cutting board and like one pot. Sigh. Guess I won't be cooking much this week, but I can't begin to tell you how nice it is to have a clean, organized kitchen!
I suppose it's not hard to organize 6 things.
Still it's nice to have clear counter tops and empty cupboards, makes cleaning a whole LOT easier. So if I'm lacking recipes the next two weeks, you know why. My apologies ahead of time.
Still it's nice to have clear counter tops and empty cupboards, makes cleaning a whole LOT easier. So if I'm lacking recipes the next two weeks, you know why. My apologies ahead of time.
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Servings: 5
Serving Size: 1 ramekin
Calories: 286
Fat: 4 g
Carbs: 36 g
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 24 g
Old Points: 5.7 pts
Points+: 7 pts
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1 cup fat-free half and half
1 cup fat-free chicken broth
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 tsp. thyme
2 cups roasted skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 (10 oz) package frozen mixed veggies, thawed
4 green onions, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 can (7.5 oz) refrigerated reduced-fat biscuits
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a medium saucepan, whisk together half and half, chicken broth, flour, poultry seasoning and thyme. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer, continuing to whisk for about 4 minutes. Once mixture has thickened, remove from heat and stir in chicken, mixed veggies, green onions, salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm and set aside.
Coat 5 (6 oz) ramekins with nonstick cooking spray. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 5 biscuits into 4-inch rounds. Evenly fill ramekins with chicken mixture and top each with a rolled out biscuit, pressing firmly around the sides of the ramekin to adhere. Pierce 4 holes in the top of the biscuits to vent and place in oven.
Bake pies for about 12 minutes, until filling is bubbly and biscuits are golden. Enjoy!
I challenge you to make this for your family tonight and see if they don't end up licking the bowl clean!
51 lovely comments:
Yum, these look so tasty! I wonder if I could alter it into a vegetarian recipe...
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I make mine almost exactly the same! They are WONDERFUL!
Pot pies are the BEST!!!! And I love that you lightened them up!
Thank you! I've made the Chicken Pot Pie Soup so I'm pretty excited to try this recipe. Not to change the subject, but where did you get those spoons??
I'm so glad you put this up!! Chicken pot pies are pretty much my number 1 favorite food in the world; I can't wait to try these!
This sounds scrumptious and your photos are beautiful!
May have to make this for dinner this week...have never used fat-free half and half, but others have told me it works great. Family loves chicken pot pie, especially my tweenie son! Thx!
I love chicken pot pie and yours looks delish!! Have you ever looked at the calories on the boxed stuff? Horrible!!! There near, if not over 1000 calories! Insane! Love your recipe! Thanks for keep us slim!
My hubby BEGS for chicken pot pie all the time! I had been previously cutting corners with puff pastry (also a fast option), but I love the biscit idea too. Thanks Kelly!
Can't wait to try this. I pinned it ;)
sounds so delicious! another use for rotisserie chicken too, i think! it might be AS low-cal, but would be super fast and simple to make...
best of luck with the big move :)
The food looks amazing but I really want to know where you got those adorable spoons from!!
I've never seen a cuter pot pie!
that looks really good!
Bea =)
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I too have been waiting for you to make these :) They look SO good. I think they might have to be Sunday evening comfort food.
love the recipe!!
but I need to know.....where are those spoons from??!?!! SO adorable!
Do you know I woke up this morning thinking about how I wanted to make skinny chicken pot pies?! Too funny :) Looks like you did an amazing job--and so easy too. Go Kelly!
I could eat chicken everyday! Thank you so much helping me get more variety out of my dishes! :)
This looks delicious! I can't wait to try it! Good luck with the rest of your packing and I can't wait to hear all about the move!
xoxo
These are the cutest things I've ever seen! What an amazing low cal recipe.
My favourite dish can now be enjoyed guilt-free! As a new healthy-eater, I really appreciated this recipe and all your others! Thank you.
these are sooo pretty! I make a big one for the family (6 of us!) and top it with puff pastry. =0) Everyone gets just a little bit of pastry.
These look great! Will definitely be making this. One question: Is the thyme fresh? dried? or ground?
I am so making these this week!
xo Jennifer
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Oh YUM! I love chicken pot pie! :-)
These look wonderful! Definitely will have to try soon! Also, I adore your spoons - they are lovely :)
Lovely Kelly these look delicious as always!
So exciting that you are moving into your new home soon-Good Luck with the move!
We just got back from a month in South Africa where we got married and then went on Honeymoon to Tanzania and Zanzibar, was absolutely amazing...
Back to London and back to reality now though.
Wishing you all the best for 2013 in your new home,
Love from,
Lulu x
Yum! These looks tasty and super simple to make. Good luck with your move! I know you're excited :)
Another good reason to use those cute ramekins, thanks!
These pot pies totally work for me. I love easy and delicious!
Kelly these are fabulous. I love pot pies so it's nice to see a lighter version of them.
So happy you are close to moving in. Such an exciting time. Cannot wait to see photos of the place.
These look faaaabulous! I love chicken pot pie, but I can rarely justify the calories. Will definitely be trying this version!
These are SO adorable!
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Kelly those chicken pot pies look delicious. I love the idea of individual ramekin, perfect for portion control! And your pictures are gorgeous, as always. I love the combination of colors you chose!
Chicken pot pie is one of my favorite comfort foods! I love to make it in the winter too. Thanks for keeping us on the bandwagon :)
Chicken pot pie is one of my favorite comfort foods! I love to make it in the winter too. Thanks for keeping us on the bandwagon :)
I made this recipe just the other night and it took me 35 min from start to finish. I used left-over chicken from another recipe, which sped up the prep time. I didn't have ramekins so I baked it in my 8oz wide mouth canning jars. I took one to work the next day as my lunch and it tasted even better. ;-) perfect!
I have never commented on a blog before, but I had to let you know that I made this for my family of 6 tonight and they LOVED it! Licked their plates!
I would use cooked quorn chick'n cutlets instead of chicken and vegetable broth.
she doesnt answer? :( i wanna know where she got the spoons too! :( :( damn...
Mmm, love the idea of using a rolled out biscuit for the crust. I've never been a big fan of pie crust and the pre-made versions always seem to have lard, yuck! (And clearly, making crust from scratch is just too much to ask of me!). But biscuit? Genius.
Sorry about that! I found those spoons at a cute little shop online called Sabre!! :)
My husbands favorite food is chicken pot pie -- and this is def. going to be my new healthy pot pie recipe. Thanks so much for this recipe :]
xo. Kylie
My husbands favorite food is chicken pot pie -- and this is def. going to be my new healthy pot pie recipe. Thanks so much for this recipe :]
xo. Kylie
These are great! Even my husband, who is a meat & potato guy, enjoyed them. I used veg-all, because that is what I had in the cabinet. Also, my local grocery store did not have reduced fat biscuits, so I used reduced fat crescent rolls.
I love your site & recipes. Keep up the good work!
if i am only making this for two people i know i can cut down the recipe but would it work to make the whole serving and than freeze the rest? or what are some good options to keep these for more than just one meal?
thanks!
this was delicious!!! and your right, they licked the bowls clean.
Is there a way to make this with something other than ramekins?
Easy and Delicious
Thank you
Thank you
You keep on hitting the nail on the head with your awesome recipes and I love your blog! I love this pot pie recipe because it looks so good and non traditional (different).
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