slo’s Thursday 8/11 poll - Chicken Pot Pie

[Micca]

Marie Callendar FTW! I brush a bit of butter on the top crust, and I turn it upside for about 15 minutes so the bottom crust gets crispy

 

[easyas123]

We like it! I'll make it once in a while, but usually I either pick up a Zook's brand one or get them from a local place that makes a variety of pot pies and sells them at our local farmers market. Her crust is phenomenal!

 

[Moliphino]

I like it.

My mom makes a stew-like version that I really love, that has a dumpling-like homemade noodle in place of pie crust. Kind of like this recipe, but without the carrots.

We buy the grocery store chicken pot pie on occasion when we don't feel like cooking.

 

[mumto3girls]

I like it okay, but the rest of my family is not on board. Haven’t had one in many years.

 

[Mysterian]

I like it, though I haven't had one in ages. Marie Callender’s is a good brand. Speaking of frozen savory pies, ages ago I found some Australian meat pies that were the wallaby's pajamas.

 

[bennifer]

I like it okay, but the rest of my family is not on board. Haven’t had one in many years.

Same here!

 

[shoney]

Love it. The frozen ones take too long. I would order at a restaurant if in the mood. We also pick up from Boston market when they have a BOGO

 

[LoveSpringsteen]

I like it and I make a homemade one, using up leftover vegetables that I accumulate in a bag in the feeezer. I don’t buy frozen pot pies, but when I was a kid, the Banquet ones were a special treat.

 

[lucas]

I love it!

In restaurants and from the frozen food aisle. I've never made it myself.

 

[barkley]

kfc makes a great one which now that i have a convection microwave i can reheat in the original container marie calendars are good but not as good as in previous years. i tried to make it once but my family kept taking samples of the filling so we now periodically have what we call 'chicken pot pie soup'-which is a bit more liquid version of the filling served with biscuits. dh likes the costco one so i do get them in the winter but they tend to be too dry for my taste.

 

[disney212]

I love homemade chicken pot pie and like the Marie Callender frozen (but I picked the chicken out as I don't like frozen cooked chicken). I try to eat low carb so I don't eat it amy more.

 

[AppleDumpling]

I love chicken (and turkey) pot pies, but they’re my guilty pleasure. Ate them often as a child. The frozen ones are fine, I suppose Marie Callender’s are the best, but Stouffer’s, Swanson’s and Banquet are all good too. There’s a local Irish pub and restaurant that makes really good ones. I’ve never made them at home, but should try it some day.

 

[Kennywood]

This is what we eat:



It's really good. We had this two days ago.

 

[Dan Murphy]

We really like the Costco one, enough for a number of meals, at least 2, for the two of us. It's huge. As with almost anything Costco, it's great. We also like the Boston Market one, especially when it is a $5 special. Very good also.

Had a lot of them for lunch when a kid back in the 50's. Like TV dinners, I think they were a new thing back then, when many new frozen items were starting to come out. Banquet and Swanson's back then.

 

[barkley]

We really like the Costco one, enough for a number of meals, at least 2, for the two of us. It's huge. As with almost anything Costco, it's great. We also like the Boston Market one, especially when it is a $5 special. Very good also.

Had a lot of them for lunch when a kid back in the 50's. Like TV dinners, I think they were a new thing back then, when many new frozen items were starting to come out. Banquet and Swanson's back then.

we end up freezing allot of the costco (1/4 of the entire thing sized pieces) to defrost and reheat later. i LOVE the boston market (wish we still lived near one). i tried one of their frozen recently and it was VERY good (for us-comparable to marie calendars at a lower price point).

 

[loves to dive]

I like the little individual frozen ones, oddly I don't like home made or restaurant ones. I'm sure it's some left over deal from my youth when Mama would keep a freezer full of them for us to have as a snack when we got home from school (pre microwave so you had to do them in the oven). I dig a hole in the middle and eat all the inside then try to peel the sides and bottom off into one piece and eat that.

 

[Minnesota!]

Have always loved pot pies. I wish they made just veggie ones - when I pop one in for my family, I always stare at it longingly.
I suppose I could make one from scratch, but pot pie has always been a quick meal for us, so I never think of it when I have the time..

 

[BlueStarryHat]

My family used to eat the little Banquet ones. I decided to make my own. I don't make my own crust; homemade pie crust defeats me every time. I buy the Pillsbury pie crusts that are ready to be rolled out, and then I fill it with diced chicken, mixed vegetables, and a couple of cans of cream-of-chicken soup. Pop on the top crust, score it, and bake. Now they won't eat the Banquet ones.

 

[CdnCarrie]

My family used to eat the little Banquet ones. I decided to make my own. I don't make my own crust; homemade pie crust defeats me every time. I buy the Pillsbury pie crusts that are ready to be rolled out, and then I fill it with diced chicken, mixed vegetables, and a couple of cans of cream-of-chicken soup. Pop on the top crust, score it, and bake. Now they won't eat the Banquet ones.

We have done this! I like it but the kids didn't much so haven't made it in awhile. For sure will try it again this winter.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I like it a lot!!

I make a Chicken casserole with stuffing topping that’s my version as well as liking it in restaurants and from a store. The store brand is Mrs. Budds. The price has gone up a lot, the price was $9.99 when DH looked for me earlier this week. I did usually buy it on sale, $6.99 probably. Have to look for the sales now.

I have been very disappointed with ones from Harry and David’s. A lot of money for hardly any chicken.