Chicken Pot Pie Soup is the ultimate comfort food dinner in an easy to serve bowl. You’ll love this cozy soup recipe with buttery pie crust dippers! Ready in under 30 minutes!
Love easy family dinners? Our skillet caprese chicken is wonderful, and ready in about 15 minutes! Or give our easy chicken fried rice recipe try next.
Why You’ll Love This Chicken Pot Pie Soup
I’m always looking for easy dinner recipe ideas. I bought a package of Pillsbury pie crusts and had every intention of making some individual pot pies.
But then my kids requested broccoli cheese soup. So I thought, what if I combined the two? The answer is Chicken Pot Pie Soup!
Here’s why you’re going to love this recipe:
- Chicken Pot Pies are the ultimate comfort food meal and this recipe is the ultimate comfort food soup!
- If you like your soup full of “stuff”, you’ll love how satisfying this chicken pot pie soup is. It’s loaded with chicken, broccoli, onion, celery, and cheese—but you can change it up by using YOUR favorite vegetables or use potatoes, frozen peas, and carrots for a more classic pot pie.
- And that’s not the only way this recipe is versatile! Substitute leftover Thanksgiving turkey for the chicken, and nobody will be the wiser. It will remind you of our favorite turkey hand pies!
I’ve also got a Beef Pot Pie Soup recipe on the blog if you think you want to try that version. It’s a little less creamy and a lot more like a stew!
Important Ingredient Notes
- Chicken – You’ll need chicken that’s already cooked. I share some ideas for meal prepping chicken later in this post!
- Vegetables – Onion and celery are two-thirds of a traditional mirepoix, creating a nice base of flavor for our soup. Then, I add chopped broccoli florets, but you can use another veggie if you’d like!
- Chicken broth – Use a good quality broth here for the best flavor. Homemade chicken broth is always my top choice, but for convenience, I often rely on cartons of broth!
- Heavy cream – This gives the soup the richness of chicken pot pie filling.
- Crushed red pepper flakes – Use more or less, depending on your family’s preferences.
- Cheddar cheese – If you have time, shred your own cheese. It will melt much more smoothly! But if you don’t have time, no worries—your chicken pot pie soup will still be delicious.
- Pie crust – I used Pillsbury, but if you’re ambitious enough to make homemade pie crust, go for it!
How to Make Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Make the Soup:
- In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions, celery, and broccoli and cook until the vegetables soften, about 3-5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the vegetables with flour and cook an additional minute, stirring constantly.
- Slowly whisk in the broth, milk, and cream, followed by the red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Add the cooked chicken and continue to cook over medium heat until warm, about 10-15 minutes.
Make the Crust Strips:
- Unroll the thawed pie crust.
- Cut the dough into strips and set them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a 450 degree oven for 6-8 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from the oven.
Serve: Pour the soup into individual ramekins and top them with shredded cheese and pieces of pie crust strips.
How to Meal Prep Chicken for Recipes
Even as a food blogger, I don’t have time to make dinner from scratch every night. Instead, I’ll often use one batch of chicken to make several recipes (like this chicken pot pie soup!) throughout the week.
Here are some ideas for how to do it:
- BAKE. To make life easier, whenever I cook chicken for dinner, I always bake up a few extra plain chicken breasts. I stick them in a ziploc freezer bag and put them in the freezer to save for a quick dinner fix.
- BOIL OR GRILL. If you don’t have any cooked chicken on hand, you can bake a couple breasts, grill them, or boil them.
- ROTISSERIE. One of my favorite, easy things to do is purchase a rotisserie chicken for quick dinner assembly! Our grocery store even sells them pre-shredded at a decent price.
- SLOW COOKER. Another option would be to put a few pounds of chicken breasts with one cup of chicken broth in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours. When done, shred chicken and use immediately in recipes or divide in ziploc freezer bags for future meals. This is something I tend to do on the weekends when we’re just relaxing at home.
Recipe FAQs
You can use cooked chicken breasts or thighs—whichever you prefer! I do like using chicken thighs in soup because they’re a little more forgiving, and more flavorful too.
If you don’t have time to make the pie crust strips, you can use oyster crackers or saltines. Or, if you just don’t have pie crust on hand, try baking flour tortilla strips or puff pastry. Croutons would also be delicious—or just serve your soup with a piece of crusty bread on the side!
You can use a cornstarch slurry instead of flour, or even puree some white beans or chickpeas and stir them into the broth.
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Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken cooked and diced
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ yellow onion diced
- 3 celery stalks diced
- 1 cup fresh broccoli florets chopped
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk I used skim
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ package pie crust I used Pillsbury, thawed
Instructions
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium high heat. Add onions, celery and broccoli and cook to soften about 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and cook an additional minute, stirring constantly. Slowly add broth, milk, cream, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Use a whisk to combine, then add in cooked chicken. Heat over medium heat until warm, about 10-15 minutes.
- To make crust strips, unroll thawed pie crust (for one crust). Cut into strips and lay on parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 6-8 minutes, until browned. Remove from oven.
- To assemble, Pour soup into individual ramekins and top with shredded cheese and pieces of pie crust strips. ENJOY!
Notes
- Leftover turkey after Thanksgiving and Christmas is a great idea. Comfort food is always a good option.
- Keep it vegetarian. Skip the meat and add more vegetables. Swap in some potatoes, peas, carrots, and mushrooms!
- Take away the heavy cream and substitute with fat free milk. You may want to add in an extra tablespoon of flour to help this soup thicken up.
- Another way to cut calories would be to remove the cheese and pie crust dippers. I know. Those pie crust dippers are one of the best parts. But if you don’t make them, you won’t miss them.
- Use homemade pie crust if you prefer.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
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Need a quick and easy dinner idea? Try making this Chicken Pot Pie Soup recipe. Use refrigerated pie crust to make the crust on top, saves time and tastes delicious!
Why does most of the recipes call for Kosher Salt? I never have Kosher Salt in the house. Your soups are delicious and simple to make. You do a great job. Thanks.
Kosher salt is all I buy. I love the course texture, and flavor! You don’t have to add as much to the recipe as you would table salt.
Very nice. I added some cauliflower with the broccoli. Would cut the chicken into smaller pieces or shred then add next time. 9/10. This would make a lovely filling for pies if liquid was thick enough. I did add an extra ¼ cup of stock to our soup as it was quite thick when cooked. Would definitely make again. Thanks for a great recipe!
Made this without heavy cream and we really liked it a lot and saved a bit of calories. Thanks for the recipe!
I made this for dinner and seriously by the time dinner gets here I don’t think we will have anything more to eat. It’s soooooo good. I’d like it to have a little more soup part… So I may add some more milk.. It’s been sitting ready for hours so it’s a little thick but the flavor is unbelievable!!!
Haha, so glad to hear you enjoyed the soup. Hopefully there was enough left to share!!
How well do leftovers hold up with this recipe?
The soup thickens the next day. If you want to thin it out you can add some extra milk or water. ENJOY
I made this last night except I put it all in the crock-pot (adding cream at the end), added carrots, and omitted the flour and butter (I added a bit of cornstarch) and it was phenomenal! I bet it’s delicious, even better, following the recipe, but I am prego and get tired at the end of the day so I use my crock-pot whenever possible!
This soup was so delicious and very easy to make. I was making it for two adults and a child and it was the perfect amount. If you are serving this to more people I highly recommend doubling/tripling the recipe. Will definitely be making this again:-)
So I never comment on recipes. Like this is the first time ever. But I had to because I have made this about five times and have felt like I died and went to heaven each time. My husband, who is quite possibly the pickiest man I have ever met, practically begs for me to make it. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It is absolutely delicious!
Awww, you totally made my day! I’m so glad to hear you love this recipe. It’s a huge hit in our family too 🙂
Could you add carrots and peas to this recipe? This a keeper recipe that I want to try. My husband asked if I could add other veggies.
Thanks
Mary
I also made this tonight and it was so yummy and satisfying on a cold day! I added carrots. I especially like the convenience for left-overs. Instead of storying part of a pie (that would get soggy), the soup can be refrigerated and reheated and served with pie strips that I stored separately to keep crisp! Thanks!
It’s definitely a family pleaser 🙂 So glad you enjoyed the soup!
Could this recipe be adapted for the crockpot?
I made this tonight and it was so yummy! I will definitely be making it again. Thanks!
GREAT to hear! It reminds me I want to add it to our menu again!
Do you think it would work if I increased the broth and cream in lew of the milk?
I would think so!
Made this tonight and it was EXCELLENT!!!!
It’s one of my favorites, so glad you enjoyed it too!!
I made this tonight with left over Christmas turkey, and it was a big hit. Love the pie crust strips, thanks!
Instead of broccoli, I used frozen peas and carrots. Delicious!
I did that too!!! Was delicious!!!
Just made this for my family and we loved it! Thanks – it was ‘fun’ too! My adult son just emailed me asking for the recipe so he could make it for his inlaws too. 😉
I got this recipe from a friend and made it for dinner tonight. It’s so easy and very tasty and filling! As others mentioned I did feel that it needed more broth so I ended up using a 14oz can of chicken broth rather than 3/4 cup and 2 cups of milk rather than 1 cup. It thickened fine and the seasonings didn’t need adjusting either. I did add about 3/4 cup chopped carrots (a nice addition!) and I added more broccoli than the recipe called for so that may have thrown things off or maybe we just prefer a brothier soup. Either way, very easy to rectify 🙂 My husband really liked the cheese and pie crust “sprinkles”. I’ll definitely be making this again! Thanks!
Would love to try this recipe but I’m lactose intolerant :/ I figured I could substitute the skim milk with soy milk, do you have any suggestions for a cream substitute though?
I agree w/ a previous poster-6 servings was not possible. I had to add 1 c each more milk & broth to serve my family of 5. Luckily it thickened up enough even though I didn’t add more flour/butter.