Chicken Pot Pie Casserole – With Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole is a delicious family meal that provides you with all the flavors of the classic comfort food dish without all the work.

An easy to make, creamy chicken and vegetable filling is topped and baked with crescent roll dough instead of a homemade crust.

Best of all, it takes little time to prepare when you use leftover rotisserie chicken!

It is an easy way to get dinner on the table but still enjoy the taste of this iconic dish.

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Butter
• Onion
• Celery
• Carrots
• Frozen Peas
• Garlic
• Cooked chicken, shredded or diced
• All-purpose flour
• Chicken broth
• Dried thyme
• Dried parsley
• Garlic powder
• Poultry seasoning
• Salt
• Pepper
• Heavy cream
• Tube of crescent roll dough

INSTRUCTIONS

The first step in making a chicken pot pie casserole is to preheat the oven and prepare a casserole dish. Because the crust topping is made from a tube of crescent roll dough you need a pan that the dough can easily cover.

I prefer to use an 11 x 7 inch baking pan because I have to do little to prepare the crescent roll dough. However, you could also use a 9 inch deep dish pie plate as well.

Spray the baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Then dice the onion, celery and carrots into small pieces and set aside.

Prepare The Chicken

Now you have to decide what type of chicken to use for this pot pie casserole. This is a great time to use the meat from a cooked rotisserie chicken.

Most large grocery stores will have a display of cooked rotisserie chicken near the butcher or deli counter. Simply purchase one and shred it when you get home.

However, you could also easily make shredded chicken from boneless, skinless chicken breasts using my Instant Pot Shredded Chicken recipe. Although, you could also use canned chicken if you prefer.

Measure the shredded chicken and dice into small bite size pieces. Then set the chicken aside while you prepare the filling.

Make The Filling

Start by adding butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter melts, add the onion, celery, carrots, and frozen peas to the skillet.

Saute the vegetables for 5-7 minutes, or until the onions become translucent and the carrots become nice and tender.

Then add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until the garlic becomes fragrant. Next, add the chicken and stir.

Then sprinkle the flour over the top of the chicken and vegetables and stir until the flour evenly coats the mixture. The flour will help the chicken pot pie filling thicken as it cooks. Cook for 1 more minute, then pour the chicken broth into the pan.

Continue to cook and stir constantly until the mixture starts to thicken, which will take approximately 2-3 minutes. Then add the thyme, parsley, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and stir.

Once the seasonings have been evenly incorporated slowly pour in the heavy cream and cook until the mixture becomes thickened. Then pour the filling into the prepared baking pan.

Add The Crescent Roll Crust

Remove the crescent roll dough from the refrigerator. Open the tube, keeping the dough in rectangular sections. Then place the dough over the top of the filling, pressing the edges onto the top and sides of the casserole dish.

There is no need to tightly seal the perforations, as the holes will allow the casserole to vent during the baking process.

Place the chicken pot pie casserole in the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes. You want the crescent roll dough to become golden brown and cooked through.

Then carefully remove the baking pan from the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy! Mary

Other Classic Comfort Food Recipes

If you like old-fashioned, comfort food meals like Chicken Pot Pie, be sure to check out some of my other favorite recipes.

• One Pound Meatloaf
• Meatloaf Muffins For Two
• Chicken and Dumplings
• Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
• Slow Cooker Pot Roast and Vegetables
• Crock Pot Beef Stew
• Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie
• Air Fryer Meatloaf
• Oven Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
• Instant Pot Beef Vegetable Soup
• Instant Pot Beef Burgundy

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