Food and Recipes Recipes Mini Chicken Pot Pies Be the first to rate & review! Bake all the classic flavor of Chicken Pot Pie into fluffy, two-bite packages. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 2, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Loren Wood; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Active Time: 40 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Servings: 6 This recipe manages to bake all the classic flavor of Chicken Pot Pie into fluffy, two-bite packages. Buttery crescent dough is the perfect vehicle for these Mini Chicken Pot Pies; it gets browned and crisp on the edges but remains soft on the inside. Heavy cream makes the filling super creamy. These Mini Chicken Pot Pies make a comforting appetizer or main dish at suppertime. To round out a meal, our Test Kitchen recommends serving these Mini Chicken Pot Pies with roasted potatoes and a salad. Instead of fussing with homemade crust like Mama's recipe, these Mini Chicken Pot Pies use refrigerated crescent dough to save you time. Plus, instead of cooking your own chicken, this recipe uses rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. We have a feeling this family-friendly recipe is going to stick around at your house. These Mini Chicken Pot Pies are the easiest way to get everything you love about the classic dish on the table in about an hour. Ingredients Cooking spray 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium leek, white and light green parts, chopped (about 1¾ cups) 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped into ¼-in. pieces (about 1 cup) ¾ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1 ¼ cups chicken stock ¼ cup heavy whipping cream 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken ½ cup frozen sweet green peas 1 (8-oz.) can refrigerated crescent dough sheet Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly coat a standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray; set aside. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add leek, carrot, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring often, until leeks are translucent, and carrots are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle flour over leek mixture; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in stock and heavy cream, scraping up any flour stuck to bottom of skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium-high. Cook, whisking often, just until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken and peas; set aside. Dust work surface lightly with flour, and unroll crescent dough sheet on surface, being careful not to stretch out dough. Roll out to a 12- x 10½-inch rectangle. Cut into 12 (4 x 3-inch) dough pieces. Press 1 piece of dough into bottom of each greased muffin cup. Spoon ¼ cup of the chicken mixture into each piece of dough. Bake in preheated oven until crescent dough is puffed and golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Remove from muffin tin, and serve. Rate it Print