Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Casserole is a creamy, hearty dish that’s topped with golden biscuits. So comforting and good even for picky eaters!
A CLASSIC RECIPE TURNED CASSEROLE
You know I love my slow cooker recipes. You know I love simple recipes and I enjoy a good casserole, or two. So, it should come to no surprise that I’m sharing this new favorite of mine, Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie Casserole. It’s a classic, cozy comfort food recipe. Creamy, hearty, and packed with tender chunks of chicken and vegetables. Everything you love about a chicken pot pie, but it’s a set-it-and-forget-it meal made all in the crock pot! Definitely picky eater approved (at least in my picky eater house – ha!)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Even though it’s a whole meal in itself and you do not NEED any sides with it, this casserole goes great with a variety of sides. I think I would serve it with more vegetables, like steamed broccoli, or a bag of the frozen veggies that you just pop in the microwave for a quick idea. Or even just a simple side salad (maybe grab one of those pre-made bagged ones at the store to keep this easy!
If you don’t have biscuit dough, you can try puff pastry or crescent roll dough instead. Please note: I have not tested this recipe with those options so I can’t give you a lot of guidance on timing or anything. You’d have to kind of experiment with the time it would take to cook it.
You can use rotisserie chicken or canned chicken to save time when making this casserole. You obviously wouldn’t need to cook it as long. Perhaps just 4-6 hours on low (maybe less depending on how hot your particular slow cooker runs.)
You can add any veggies you enjoy. You can also add some sautéed mushrooms or chopped cooked bacon to the casserole. If you want to make this casserole a little on the rich side, you can stir in a splash of heavy cream or a dollop of sour cream.
Yes! You can prepare the filling up to a day in advance and store it in the fridge. When ready, place it in the slow cooker and follow the cooking directions. Add biscuits during the last 30 minutes as usual.
Sure! Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine all filling ingredients in a 9×13 baking dish, stir, and cover with foil. Bake for 45–50 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Remove foil, add biscuit pieces on top, brush with butter, and bake uncovered for another 12–15 minutes, or until biscuits are golden and cooked through.
Transfer any leftover casserole to an airtight container and pop the dish in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. You may find that the biscuit layer on top may soften over time. When ready to reheat, you can reheat any leftovers uncovered in an Air Fryer or oven to help get everything crispy again.
Yes, you can freeze this chicken pot pie casserole in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- boneless chicken breasts– you can use chicken thighs if desired. You can also use any other cut of boneless chicken you have.
- onion– don’t like onion? Just leave it out.
- russet potatoes – I peeled these but you don’t have to. You can certainly leave the skins on – just scrub your potatoes good under water first.
- bag frozen mixed vegetables– or you can just use a bag of frozen peas and carrots. Any other frozen veggies can be used if needed or just leave them out if you don’t like veggies at all.
- cream of chicken soup– you can use your favorite cream of chicken soup or use some Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup if you have it on hand. If. you have any sensitivities to salt, I would definitely suggest low or no sodium options here.
- cream of celery soup– if you don’t like the cream of celery soup, you can use more cream of chicken soup or whatever cream of something soup that you enjoy instead. As I stated above, if you are sensitive at all to salt, definitely use low or no sodium options here.
- milk
- garlic powder, poultry seasoning, onion powder, black pepper – you can play around with the seasoning and use flavors you prefer.
- refrigerated biscuits– I like to use the Grands variety but you can use whatever brand you have on hand.
- butter– you can use unsalted butter or salted butter. If you really want to jazz it up, you can add some garlic salt to the butter.
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CHICKEN POT PIE CASSEROLE:
To a 5-6 quart slow cooker add the chicken, onion, potatoes and mixed vegetables. In a separate bowl, mix together the cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, milk, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, onion powder and pepper.
Pour the soup mixture evenly over the chicken and veggies. Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 or high for 4 hours. Thirty minutes before serving, remove the chicken and shred with a couple of forks or cut it up into pieces and then add it back into the slow cooker and stir.
Cut the biscuits into quarters or into sixths (depending how small you’d like them) and place them over top of the mixture in the slow cooker. Melt the butter and brush the tops of the biscuits. Cover and cook the remaining 30 minutes or until the biscuit pieces are cooked through and not gummy.
Optional: garnish with a little parsley before serving. Then serve!
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Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Ingredients
- 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (can use chicken thighs)
- ½ onion, chopped
- 4 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 16 ounce bag of frozen mixed vegetables (or just peas and carrots)
- 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 10.5 ounce can cream of celery soup
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 count refrigerated biscuits (I like to use the Grands variety)
- 1 Tablespoon butter (can use unsalted or salted)
- freshly chopped parsley (or dried) (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- To a 5-6 quart slow cooker add 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ½ onion, chopped, 4 russet potatoes, peeled and diced and 16 ounce bag of frozen mixed vegetables.
- In a separate bowl, mix together 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounce can cream of celery soup, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning, ½ teaspoon onion powder, and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Pour the soup mixture evenly over the chicken and veggies.
- Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 or high for 4 hours.
- Thirty minutes before serving, remove the chicken and shred with a couple of forks or cut it up into pieces and then add it back into the slow cooker and stir.
- Cut 8 count refrigerated biscuits into quarters or into sixths (depending how small you’d like them) and place them over top of the mixture in the slow cooker.
- Melt 1 Tablespoon butter and brush the tops of the biscuits.
- Cover and cook the remaining 30 minutes or until the biscuit pieces are cooked through and not gummy. NOTE: This can vary based on your type of slow cooker. It could take longer so please go by doneness, not just time.
- Optional: garnish with a little freshly chopped parsley (or dried) before serving. Then serve!
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
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My oven recently quit working, at least part of it did. The top of the stove works, just not the oven. because of this, i’ve been using my toaster oven and i’ve been making a lot of stuff in a crockpot.
I love chicken pot pie.Say this recipe sounds really appealing to me. Earlier today ice saw a similar recipe. it used broccoli which I love and carrots instead of mixed vegetables. i love broccoli, but if I were going to make it, I would prefer to use mixed vegetables. So it’s more like a traditional pot pie. in the recipe video that I watched, they suggested putting the crock insert in the oven, embroiling it a few minutes at the end to brown the biscuits. I can’t do that because my crock pot. Insert is definitely not going to fit in my toaster oven. The other recipe did not suggest topping the biscuits with butter? And I’m wondering if that helps them brown in the crock pie or basically, what should the biscuits look like when they’re finished cooking. I’m also wondering if not being able to broil the top of the biscuits makes much of a difference in taste. i’m sorry if these are dumb questions, but I just got my crockpot a few weeks ago, so i’m not used to cooking with one. i did see where one person commented about the biscuits, not finishing. And you suggested putting paper towels under the lid and I will definitely try that when I make this. thank you for that suggestion.
Hi Carrie! Not dumb questions at all – sorry your oven quit working! I really can’t speak for any other recipes, you would have to message that author and get their take on the recipe they created. I imagine it is a texture thing. I have photos above so you can see what it should look like when it is done. I like the butter on top so it browns it some. Putting the paper towels under the lid can help with that so they aren’t just steaming from the moisture created in the crock pot. They do not get crusty though like you would get from an oven baking since the heat in the oven is a dry heat and this is more wet heat (if that makes sense). You can also cut the biscuits up pretty tiny (like into 8ths) and that can help with overall even cooking as well. I have a lot of crock pot recipes on my site if you need some more inspiration 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I haven’t tried this yet, but I think I will tonight. I have chicken already thawed and 2 cans of biscuits dough with that in mind there’s no time like the present and I’m glad I checked back here. Thank you so much.
Excellent!
I had to make this as soon as I got your newsletter! I had just about everything on hand already! It ruined out fantastic and it really was enjoyed by even my picky eater so thank you. We have loved every recipe of yours we have tried and your posts are always so helpful!
Awww wow – thanks so much Dara! So happy you enjoyed this one and thank you for coming back!