I love chicken pot pie. I’m a southern girl. What can I say? But that Crust!!! that cream!!! it’s oh-so-fattening, and I decided to post this recipe after picking up a frozen, single serving pot pie at the grocery store this weekend, that had a whopping NINE HUNDRED calories!!! what!? So, here it is…light flaky crust… even if there’s only half as much (crust that is. this recipe won’t leave you hungry). The filling is easy, quick, rich, and super low in calories. In fact, you could eat three servings for less calories than that single serve frozen version!
Ingredients:
– 12 oz of cooked chicken breast (diced or shredded)
– 1 large can of veg-all original mixed veggies (3 1/2 cups)
– 1/4 cup diced onion
– 1 tsp water
– 2 tbsp minced garlic
– 1 can of pillsbury reduced fat crescent rolls
– 1 can of low-fat cream of mushroom soup
– 1 can of low-fat cream of chicken soup
– Salt and Pepper to taste.
Directions:
1. Dice or shred your already cooked chicken, and place it in a large mixing bowl with 2 full cans of soup (undiluted), veggies, garlic, salt, and pepper.
2. Place onions in a microwave safe dish with 1 tsp of water and microwave for 60 seconds. It’s in your best interest not to skip this step… the onions are very strong if you stir them in raw. After cooking, mix in with chicken/veggie mixture.
3. Pour mixture into a 9×13 pan which has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
4. Unroll Crescent rolls across the top of the pan. Press seams together with your fingers to “mend” perforations.
5. Bake pot pie at 350 for 25 minutes, or until crescent crust is golden brown and cooked through.
6. Allow pot pie to sit for 5-10 min before serving. Seriously. This thing is molten-lava-hot in the middle. Let it sit.
Note: you could add a 2nd tube of crescent rolls to use as a bottom crust if you wanted, and it would still only be 412 calories (11 pp) per serving, but i don’t even think it needs it.
Makes 6 Servings= 292 Calories per serving
approximately 8 weight watchers points plus
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Chicken pot pie is considered the ultimate comfort food! It’s a savory pie filled with a luxurious chicken stew. One big problem-it’s actually one of the 30 worst foods in America! Why? Because a typical chicken pot pie you buy in the freezer section has a shocking 680 calories and 48 grams of fat. I know you’re thinking you’ll never be able to eat this dreamy pot pie again, right? Don’t worry…Using skinny ingredients like skinless chicken breasts, reduced-fat milk, reduced-sodium chicken broth, plus adding a whole lot of vegetables, you still can, guilt-free! This skinny chicken pot pie recipe has only 266 calories, 6g of fat It doesn’t need the top and bottom crust either. It’s served spooned onto a plate or bowl and garnished with a flaky biscuit. I hope you enjoy this fabulous casserole!
- 3 cups Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth or your favorite
- 1½ cups onions, chopped
- 1 cup potato, peeled and cubed (½ inch cubes)
- 1 cup sweet potato, peeled and cubed (½ inch cubes)
- 1 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 pound chicken breasts (boneless, skinless), cut into bite-size pieces
- 1½ cups frozen peas (not defrosted)
- 1½ cup reduced-fat milk
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 package Pillsbury Golden Layer Flaky Biscuits (100 calories for each biscuit), see shopping tip
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large pan, add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Stir in onions, potato, sweet potato, carrots, and celery. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat, and cover. Simmer for 6 minutes.
Add chicken pieces and frozen peas, breaking them up. Bring back to a boil, turn heat to simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
Place a colander into a large bowl. Pour chicken, vegetables, and broth into a colander. Add strained broth back to the pan. Set aside chicken and vegetables.
In a separate small bowl, add flour. Gradually add milk to the flour stirring with a whisk, until well blended.
Increase heat to medium with the broth. Stir in milk/flour mixture with a whisk. Cook for 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir often.
Add back chicken and vegetables, along with thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Coat an 11 x 7 baking dish (see Shopping Tip) with cooking spray and pour in the chicken stew.
Open the package of biscuits, separate them, and place on top of chicken stew. Line them evenly over top.
Place the pie on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes until the biscuits are real golden brown. Note: If they are not browned enough for your liking, or they still don’t bake completely, remove and place biscuits on a baking sheet and continue to bake in a 350-degree oven until real golden brown, about 6-10 minutes. Or bake biscuits separately on a baking sheet while the casserole is baking. If baked separately, follow biscuit instructions.
To serve, spoon into each bowl and top with 1 biscuit. There will be two extra biscuits for whoever wants it.
Serves 8 (each serving, ⅛ of recipe and 1 biscuit)
Food Facts
The pot pie dates back to the medieval era. In fact, savory pies were an important part of any royal chef’s menu. Recipes for pot pies appeared back in 1877. In those days they used a deep pot lined with a crust. They didn’t eat the crust. It was there to protect the stew from the flavor of the metal. Swanson’s introduced
the first frozen pot pie in 1951!
Shopping Tips
You can find Pillsbury Biscuits in most large supermarkets in the refrigerated section where they display all the “ready to bake” items. Look for ones that have 100-110 calories a biscuit.
Storage Tips
If you’re cooking for one or two people, don’t let this stop you from making this wonderful pot pie. It freezes great. Divide the leftovers into single-serving
containers and freeze.
WW FreeStyle SmartPoints 6-Blue
WW SmartPoints
8-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 7
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving (each serving, ⅛ of recipe and 1 biscuit) 266 calories, 6g fat, 2.6 sat. fat, 31mg chol, 38g carbs, 20g protein, 4g fiber, 653mg sodium, 8g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 190 calories, 2g sat fat, 6g protein, 5g sugar |
Calories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 20gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2.6gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 653mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 8Plus Points: 7
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