Easily The Best Jerk  Chicken Pot Pie Ever (2024)

This Jerk Chicken Pot Pie is cozy comfort food at its best! With its delicious flaky, buttery golden phyllo crust, an incredibly delicious creamy sauce, and It’s jam-packed with flavorful juicy stovetop jerk chicken, and vegetables your family will love. Our son is a picky eater and he devoured this jerk chicken pot pie. This pot pie recipe is perfect for the holiday season coming up.

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A pot pie is a savory pie filled with meat like chicken, turkey, beef, and sometimes ham. Also, vegetables in a creamy gravy-like sauce. Pot Pies are an excellent way to re-purpose your leftovers.

What nationality is chicken pot pie?

Chicken pot pie is all-American comfort food. But the most iconic version of it from Lancaster, in Pennsylvania Dutch country, has its roots in English dishes made from leftovers that are called bubble and squeak.

Phyllo dough is a perfect option for a healthy pie crust! Instead of using two pie crusts, all you need are a few sheets of phyllo to top the entire dish. Is light but still gives you that flakey pie crust texture without them being too heavy because you use as many or as few sheets as you want to achieve the texture you desire.

What is Phyllo Dough?

Many people have never heard of phyllo dough and we were one of them! We accidentally grabbed phyllo dough instead of puff pastry for our pie crust lol!!! Like HELLOO what were we reading haha? But it was an accident gone right and we loved it! Long story short gives this dough a try. It’s also called filo. Phyllo is an unleavened bread that is used for pastries typically. It does not contain dairy as long as you brush the layers with olive oil instead of butter. So if you decide to make a vegan pot pie. You can find phyllo in the refrigerated section at your local supermarket and before you pick it up READ THE LABEL! LOL

Our pot pie filling is made up of stovetop jerk chicken, mixed vegetables, potatoes, onions, garlic, dry seasonings, chicken broth, and heavy cream. The ideal consistency of your filling should be yummy creamy and thick. Is your filling seems soupy? let it simmer until it thickens up enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. If it seems like it’s not thickening up then just whisk in some flour until there are no more lumps. If the filling thickened up too much then whisk in a little broth or water to thin it out again.

Does chicken pot pie contain potatoes?

Not all chicken pot pies contain potatoes but ours do. The beauty of pot pie is that you can make your filling with whatever ingredients you want. You can make it vegan or even use seafood.

Use Fresh Or Frozen Vegetables

To make this chicken pot pie super easy, we used a frozen vegetable medley it has corn, carrots, peas, and green beans. Using a frozen veggie mix just makes things a lot simple and helps you skip the hassle of chopping so much. Using frozen vegetables does not take away from the taste.

• https://amzn.to/3LyTf4QOnion and garlic– For aromatics and great flavor.
• Frozen vegetables– Allow them to thaw,(carrots, corn, green beans, and green peas)
• Potatoes– Delicious surprise in the filling.
• Jerk Seasoning– To season chicken
• Jerk Chicken Thighs– We make jerk chicken and chop it up, but store-bought rotisserie chicken works too. It should be cut into very small cubes.
• Chicken Broth– Use low-sodium to avoid making this too salty.
• All-purpose flour– Helps to thicken the pot pie filling.
• Heavy Cream– Part of the filling that makes it rich and creamy.
• Butter– Used to sauté the vegetables.
• Seasonings– A simple combination of coarse salt, black pepper, paprika, dried thyme, complete seasoning, and adobo to season this easy chicken pot pie.
• Browning– To give the chicken thighs color.
• Pie crust– You can use any dough of your preference we used phyllo dough.
• Egg Whites– Beaten with water and olive oil to create layers of the phyllo dough. Also, use this to brush the top of your crust to get a nice golden color.

• Cook the chicken: Start by seasoning your chicken thighs and let it marinate overnight. Then just add oil to a skillet and give the chicken a nice sear on both sides. Remove it from the pot and set it aside.

• Make the filling: To the same pot add your butter, then onions, potatoes, and garlic last. It’s time to bring this filling alive add flour, chicken stock, heavy cream, and season.
• As it thickens add your mixed veg and chop your chicken into small cubes and add it in.

• Make the pie crust: If you’re intimidated by pie crusts, then definitely buy the crust as we did this saved time. If you’re going the use the phyllo dough as we did. Use egg whites later(see full recipe below)

• Put it all together: Portion the filling into individual ramekins and top with a lid of pie crust. Bake until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Brush the top with butter and serve!

Different Ways to Make Pot Pie

Want a vegan or vegetarian dish? We got you or maybe you prefer turkey, how about brown stew beef? No worries!

• Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken-Instead of cooking just grab some already cooked rotisserie chicken at your local grocery store this will spread up the process.
• Use Turkey-You can easily turn these into turkey pot pies by swapping the chicken for leftover turkey. The perfect way to use up that leftover Thanksgiving turkey!
• Make it vegan or vegetarian– Swap out the meat for mushrooms or even jerk lentils and double up on the vegetables.
• Add your favorite vegetables . You can use vegetables that you are a fan of. If you don’t like peas and carrots, you can add any type of vegetables you want to your chicken pot pie, like broccoli, and cauliflower also adding potatoes is a game changer!
• Make a normal-sized pot pie. If you prefer to make one big pot pie instead of 4 mini pot pies as we did, then simply just transfer the filling to a 9×9 baking dish and add strips of pie crust across the top.

Pot Pie FAQs

Why does my chicken pot pie get watery?

If your chicken potpie seems runny after it’s baked, chances are thatit wasn’t baked long enough. The ingredients need enough bake time to set up and create a thick filling.

How do I know that my chicken pot pie is ready?

You’ll know when your pot pie is ready when the top crust has puffed and is golden brown, and the filling is likely also bubbly and ready.

Can you freeze chicken pot pies?

Cover and freeze unbaked pies. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat the oven to 425°. Place pies on baking sheets; cover edges loosely with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake 70-80 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and a thermometer inserted in the center reads 165°.

What are pot pies called in England?

Savory pies like pot pies are considered meat pies in England. Unlike pot pies, they are fully enclosedwith a top and bottom crust.
They have a thicker filling than American pot pies.

Why is the bottom of my pie not cooked?

If you’re making a double crust for your chicken pot pie, then need pre-baking the bottom crust not only ensures the crust gets fully cooked, but also prevents it from getting soggy!

What is the difference between a pot pie and a pie?

A pot pie is a savory dish with meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish and topped with a pastry crust. While Pies are generally made with sweet fillings enclosed in pastry shells.

“There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.” Proverbs‬ ‭12:18‬ ‭NKJV

Wisdom

The hardest thing to tame according to the Bible is our tongue. It can both curse people and bless our God. Our words have the power to both tear someone down, or encourage someone and lift them. As we learn here in proverbs, there are people, who when they speak, their words are like getting cut with a sword. They hurt deeply, bring you down and they speak death into you.

Sticks and stones break bones and words do hurt. Whoever said words don’t hurt is a lie. What someone says to you can hurt you or change your mood for better or worse. Every idle word we speak will be judged on the last day. We must try our best to be wise and speak life to others. Be kind unto others. Speak words of the fruits of the spirit.

Peace, love, joy, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, patience, self-control, and kindness. At times in this world, people make it hard to speak nicely to them. But we must do it because our Father in heaven and His Son, Jesus requires it. For Jesus is coming back soon. We must be ready and I pray we all say what King David said: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.”