Mini Chicken Pot Pies (Quick and Easy!)
These almost-homemade Mini Chicken Pot Pies are the perfect finger-food for a party! Or a last-minute dinner that your kids will love. Crescent rolls from a can make prep quick and easy!
Originally posted October 29, 2015
I just want to start out by saying that when Bob Marly died, they found multiple species of bugs in his dreadlocks. Or so the stories say. Please, believe the stories, because it will soften the blow of what I’m about to tell you.
So we’re in the kitchen getting dinner ready. Eric and Charlotte are coaching Truman on how to treat bugs. (You know, training him not to demolish them on sight.) “Be NICE to the bugs, Truman! Bugs are our friends!”
Then I run my fingers through my hair and there it is. The tiniest (dare I say cutest?) little slug, waving its antennae at me. No bigger than my pinky fingernail. We both just stared at each other. Then I screamed.
It’s a good thing Eric was there to enforce the “let’s be humane” lesson. Because that little slug would have been a goner.
My hair has been getting longer, and although it’s obviously a gradual thing, I still feel like I’m not used to it. I know exactly why I had a slug in my hair: earlier I was doing acrobatic moves on my patio in the backyard to get shots for this Sugared Cranberry post. I seriously need to invest in some hair ties.
We just moved to our new house, and I’m still trying to figure out where the best place to do my food photography is. Today I tried to shoot by the window right next to my sink, and this happened.
That’s a mini pot pie. Literally down the drain. So, given the choice between a lost pot pie and an itty bitty slug, which would you choose? Priorities people.
How to make Mini Chicken Pot Pies
I’ve got an easy dinner/finger food for you! You can serve these mini pot pies as a meal, as an appetizer for a party, or as a delicious to-go snack! Total crowd pleaser! Everyone loves to eat with their hands and when you get your own individual chicken pot pie you are extra satisfied.
You get started with the best part: the filling. You start by melting butter in a pan, sauteing minced onion, adding flour, and slowly whisking in the milk and chicken broth. From there, I’m making this easy by using rotisserie chicken and frozen veggies.
Making a chicken pot pie with crescent rolls dough is super easy! You simply roll out the dough, making sure to seal up those triangular cuts with your fingers right away, as you see in the photo on the left. Once that’s done you can use a pizza cutter or a knife to divide it into 16 rectangles.
Next is the fun part where you assemble the mini pot pies. Add half of the cut dough pieces to a greased muffin pan and spoon an eighth of the mixture into each cup. Add the top layer and seal as best you can. If they don’t seal perfectly, don’t fret. They’ll turn out when they puff up in the oven!
Don’t forget to slit the top layer of each pie. This keeps them from over expanding as they heat up. Cook them until they’re golden brown and try hard not too eat them too soon. They are so good but you want to keep your mouth from burning raw!
I originally tried these with a can of cream of chicken soup, veggies, and chopped chicken. It was not that great. If you are feeding children only, they might not care. But honestly, this sauce is so quick to throw together you may as well do it. It tastes amazing! You don’t have to chop anything besides the chicken. I was done putting it together in about 20 minutes. Make it! After the recipe I have some more links for appetizer ideas, check it out!
Here are some other quick ideas great for dinner or appetizers!
- Bacon and Pepper Jack Stuffed Crescent Rolls << I love these flavors together!
- Reuben Stuffed Crescent Rolls << An amazing take on the sandwich
- Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Boats << these really are to die for!
- Cheesy Bacon Ranch Puffs << I can’t get enough of these
- Puffy Bacon Twists << These are SOO Easy with just a few ingredients
- 18 Easy Party Appetizers << A list of some of my favorites!
- Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip << Don’t start if you want to stop
- 10 Crock Pot Recipes for Halloween Night << I go to this list all the time
- Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes from Plain Chicken
- Spinach Artichoke Bites from Park House Love
- Cheesesteak Crescent Rolls from Favorite Family Recipes
Mini Chicken Pot Pies (Quick and Easy!)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth, + 1 tablespoon*
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
- 1 cup chicken, cooked and chopped (rotisserie for the win!)
- 1 (8 ounce) can crescent rolls
- butter, melted, for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 8 spots of a muffin tin very well.
- Melt butter in a medium skillet. When it is hot, add the dried onions and let them cook for a minute or so. Add the flour and whisk together for 1 minute.
- Slowly (not all at once!) whisk in the chicken broth and milk. Whisk out all the lumps.
- Add salt, pepper, and celery seed.
- Stir in the peas, carrots, and chicken. Turn off the heat.
- Unroll the crescent dough. Use your fingers to quickly seal together the triangular cuts. Then cut the dough into 16 rectangles (see photos). A pizza cutter works well.
- Place one rectangle into a muffin tin. Top with 1/8 of the chicken mixture. Top with another rectangle, using your fingers to seal it together if you can, but don't stress about it too much. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Poke a knife in the top to vent the pies.
- Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes. You want the tops to be good and brown, so that you know the bottom is cooked.
- Brush with melted butter if you want.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
Nutrition
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This is the best recipe I ever tried for Chicken pot pie. I was amazed of how flavorful with such simple on hand ingredients. The gravy was so easy. Sorry for me no more cream of soups again. This recipe for the gravy is a great base for other recipes. But that’s just me. I have to double even maybe triple the recipe next batch which is next week. And I followed recipe instructions NO CHANGES or Additional ingredients.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe Patricia! If you’re ever in the mood to make a whole pie, here’s my Chicken Pot Pie recipe. It uses the same gravy base in the middle. Thanks so much for coming back to comment, that is so helpful for us food bloggers! 🖤
Has anyone tried this with canned chicken?
Yes I used 3 cans of canned white l chicken. I guess regular size not large cuz recipe calls for one cup of chicken. Drained . I folded the chicken in as to not break it up so much so it won’t get mushy. Excellent results!
can use other meats tuna turkey i had cans of beef that i was trying to figure how to use and wanted to have pot pie im on limited budget love it
This recipe is amazing. I had some skinless boneless chicken and came across this gem. I had all but the cresent rolls. After purchasing some made these. My family raved. Everybody loved them. Thank you for sharing. Definitely a keeper.
Thanks so much for the amazing recipe! We wanted to make these for our Easter party and were wondering if it’s possible to cook these the night before and heat them up in the microwave the next day after sitting in the fridge for a bit. Thanks in advance for your help! Have a wonderful day!
Hi Adrien! You can make these ahead, but the crescent rolls won’t be quite as crisp and tasty. You can definitely make the filling ahead and assemble and bake last minute! Or if you want to make all the way ahead and reheat, I would reheat them on a pan in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes. Enjoy!
If you serve these to guests and you want to eat one yourself you had better eat one before you serve them. They are so good there won’t be any left.
Haha! Good tip Sharon! I love it :)
THIS WAS DELICIOUS! My big kids (7yo and 5yo) are good eaters but suspicious of any foods that are mixed together…they want their meat, veggies, and carbs separated on the plate. When I pulled these out of the oven, both said they hated them already and would NOT eat them, but they grudgingly relented when they were told they had no other dinner options. One bite in, and they (and we parents) were hooked, and we are fighting over the last one while the baby demands samples too. Thank you for an easy recipe that is way more than the sum of its parts. This will be part of our regular rotation, and I appreciate you for showing them how delicious foods that are mixed together can be!
I’m so happy to hear the whole family loved it Sara! It’s so satisfying to find a meal everyone likes, right? Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, it means so much!
So delicious! The next time I’ll be better prepared how to prepare the crescent roll dough, you know the first time you prepare a dish it seems complicated. But over all it was a hit. Will definitely prepare again. Thank you!
This recipe was a delicious way to make use of leftover shredded chicken. I think it may be my husband’s new favorite!
that’s awesome Emi! It’s always nice to have another shredded chicken recipe up your sleeve right. Thanks so much for taking the time to review!
I made this for my family and they all loved them from my 2 year old grandkids on up to my 67 year old mom I had to run out to the store and buy more ingredients because they was all gone I didn’t get to try. I tripled the ingredients lol
I’m so happy to hear the recipe was a hit with everyone Amy! I’m so sad you didn’t get to try any though, haha! I guess it’s time to make them again ;) Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
Wow. Today is Tuesday and I’m stuck in the house. I found this recipe on Thursday and have been thinking about it since. I was so obsessed with how easy and tasty this recipe was. Plus, I never knew how to make a pot pie. I was not disappointed! So easy, so tasty. I think I spent a total of $20 dollars on this meal with plenty of ingredients to make another batch. Prep was 10 minutes for me and 15 minutes in the oven. I used my pressure cooker to quickly cook/shred the chicken. Definitely recommend for quick easy meals! 🥰
That’s awesome Aye! I’m so glad you liked it. It’s definitely a convenient way to get pot-pie flavors without all the work! Thanks so much for taking the time to review!
i have made these a couple times for my family, they have enjoyed it very much and keep asking when i will be making more!
So happy to hear that hadiya! Thanks for reviewing!
This recipe was great! Although I would recommend using real onion instead of the dried.
I was looking for a nutrition values on this recipe. Do you have one?
I will be trying this recipe soon
Hi MaryLou! I don’t provide nutrition facts for my recipes, but you can take the ingredients and plug them into an online calculator!
This recipe turned out wonderfully. I only had frozen peas, so I cut up some carrot and celery to add. My family loved it and are asking me when I will be making them again. Thank you for the recipe, I know I will make this many more times in the future.
I’m so glad the whole family enjoyed it Mandy! Thanks so much for the comment and review!
Hi Karen, made the mini chicken pot pies they were delish but was wondering how fattening they are. Being that I am on free style WW 😁
Hey Pamella! I don’t provide nutrition info for my recipes, sorry! There are lots of online calculators you can plug it into though :)
These turned out amazing! Thank you for the recipe. I doubled the recipe and only used 1 cresent roll rectangle for each muffin cup by stretching them a little thin. Used a pea, carrot, and green bean vegetable mix and that turned out great. Wrapped 2 together in foil and heated them in the oven for leftovers. My husband and little one agreed this will be added to our dinner rotations.
Good idea using the veggie mix! Makes this even quicker! Thanks for the tip Mercedes!
Can this be made with pie dough instead of crescent roll dough? Pie dough is what I have on hand. I will definitely be making these they look so easy and delicious!
Hey Zosia! I imagine that you could, though I haven’t tried it! Let me know how it goes :)
These turned out great! I used 2 pie crusts, but still didn’t have enough dough (oo, two words that end with “ough”!) so I only made 7 pies and added the rest of the filling to Rice-a-Roni. I also used garlic instead of the minced onion and used more chicken, I think 1 3/4 cups, but added extra broth and milk. I wanted to send a picture of the leftovers after supper but… there were no leftovers… Anyway I will be making these again!
No leftovers= success! Great tips Zosia, thank you!
I used homemade pie crust and they turned out wicked good! You just have to cook them longer. It’s a great recipe to have when you make a chicken the night before so you don’t get bored with the same thing. Thank you for the recipe! It was so easy to make and tasted awesome!
Ooh homemade pie crust is going to take any recipe up a notch! Great idea Carole! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe and thanks so much for commenting :)
I made this in an 8×8 glass dish. Buttered the dish & placed 1/2 the crescent rolls on the bottom. For the seasoning I added ground thyme & poultry seasoning. Since I had the time, I cooked up some onion & celery in the butter before adding the flour. I increased the chicken & veggies a bit. I too use Better than Bouillon chicken broth. Topped with the remaining crescent rolls.
This was SO yummy! Thank you for the recipe!!
Genius idea Beth! This would be pretty simple to make in a square pan. Thanks so much for coming back to comment and leaving an awesome tip!
Fantastic filling! I used cream of chicken soup in place of the milk (didn’t have any on hand). My one year old smelled it cooking and couldn’t wait for the biscuit part. He ate two baby bowls of just filling!
I’m glad you and the baby liked it! I have a 1 year old too, I haven’t made this for her yet, I bet she would love it. Thanks for commenting!
Made this tonight, entirely with things I had on hand (so celery instead of peas and add some Romano because I have a cheese obsession) and they were great. Will cut the crescent squares a little differently next time (bottom pieces slightly bigger than the tops might have been better). The boyfriend has already “called” the leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch. Looking forward to all the possibilities, thank you :)
Ooh, cheese additions are ALWAYS a good idea. I’m so glad you guys liked it! Thanks for the comment!
Hey, Karen! I love this recipe. It’s so easy and delicious.
I would love to share it on my blog (with all the due credit, of course!) I couldn’t find your copyright policies, so I wanted to go ahead and ask. Would it be okay if I shared it? Thanks in advance!
Lydia Harris
Colors of Mae Art
Hey Lydia! You can share the recipe as long as you re write the instructions in your own words, and use your own photos. OR you can use the photos but not the recipe. :)
Looking forward to making these! Do they freeze well? Or can i save the legt overs in the fridge toneat the next day? I’m only cooking for two.
Hey Maz! I imagine these would freeze well. I might even freeze them before baking. Either way would work. You can definitely save leftovers in the fridge for a couple days. They would be even better reheated in the oven or toaster oven, if you have time, (I’m thinking 350 for 10-15 mins?) otherwise the microwave will do. Enjoy!
I made these last night and we enjoyed them! They were quick, easy, and I already had everything on hand (although I used real onion and celery). Thanks for the recipe!
Quick and easy is the best kind of meal right Layne?? :) So glad you all enjoyed these!
I like bugs, but I would have yelled if a slug had landed in my hair! These mini pot pies look delicious!
Um, these are ADORABLE.
slug in the hair…that would have done me in – but man the mini pies look amazing! my kids usually do not like pot pies, but I bet these they would love
Totally going to make these. Pot pie is one of Paul’s favorite meals.
Mini meals are always so fun and these pot pies look amazing!
I am still trying to find the best spot to shoot in my new house as well and the over the sink was super convenient, but not the best light. If slugs are what you have to suffer through for great light, we all understand! ;) The Mini Pot Pies look delicious and not worthy of a dump down the drain! Haha
The words quick and easy don’t usually go with pot pies! Love it!
It’s true Karen! Pot pies take way too long normally :)