Easy Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie

This one-pot easy Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie comfort meal has all the flavor of oven-baked pot pie in a fraction of the time and tastes spectacular.

Post includes Weight Watchers points.

One bite of this creamy, family loved classic chicken dish, and you will be in love with this Instant Pot pot pie. 

This shortcut version of pot pie cooks up in a hurry so you can enjoy the slow-cooked taste of tender chicken and veggies in a flavorful gravy in almost no time at all.

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie

Like this Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie, and easy Homemade Chicken Pot Pie, this dish isn’t quite the same as a traditional pot pie. It’s not baked into a crust, so you’ll want to cook up some biscuits to serve alongside. You can use canned biscuits or make fresh biscuits.

Go from fridge to table in about 30 minutes! Just as delicious as this Instant Pot Tortellini Soup.

You will love how easy it is to make this recipe, and your family will love how good it tastes.

Why Make This Recipe

• Easy – This easy recipe (aka best ever homemade chicken pot pie) cooks in about 30 minutes.
• Tasty – Tender chicken, veggies, and potatoes in creamy gravy is delicious comfort food. 
• Affordable – Use less chicken and bulk this out with lots of veggies for an inexpensive dish that doesn’t skimp on flavor. 

Ingredient Notes

Cooking chicken pot pie in the Instant Pot is super easy with a few pantry staple ingredients.

• Chicken – The recipe calls for diced chicken breast, but you can substitute diced thigh meat, chicken tenders. This is also a great recipe for using leftover chicken.
• Veggies – Any kind of potato will work in this recipe but I used yellow potatoes. We’re using onions, carrots, and peas. You could also add green beans, corn, or lima beans. To make it more affordable you can use frozen vegetables like frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables to make this,
• Chicken Stock – Chicken stock or chicken broth will lend a lot of flavor to this dish, but you can use vegetable stock or water. 
• Milk – Use milk to make the creamy sauce. No milk? Just use water or stock instead. The pressure cooker Chicken Pot Pie may not be quite as creamy, but it will still be delicious. 

How To Make Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie

Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.

1. Add chicken, veggies (except for the peas), and stock to the Instant Pot and cover, turn the valve to sealing, and set to manual / high pressure for 6 minutes.
2. Do a quick pressure release, open the lid, toss in the peas and stir.
3. Combine the flour and milk in a mixing bowl and pour the flour mixture into the electric pressure cooker.
4. Set to sauté and cook, stirring occasionally until thickened and fully cooked. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. 

Note: Cook time does not include the time it takes for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure.

Tips For Success

• Add the peas after you pressure cook the rest of the ingredients, or they will be mushy.
• Make sure the potatoes are not cut too small otherwise they will just disintegrate. Use at least 1 inch or more sized cubes.
• Topping – You can top with refrigerated biscuits if you want. Bake biscuits first before topping. Or you can serve with cooked frozen hashbrowns, cooked egg noodles or dinner rolls. No need to worry about pie crust in this recipe. But you can
• Thicken – if you prefer to thicken this further than use a cornstarch slurry to do so.

Variations

• Top it Off – Serve with canned biscuits, crescent rolls, or baked puff pastry, mashed potatoes, egg noodles etc
• Make it a Traditional Pot Pie – Pour the filling into a dish and top with pie crust. Bake until the crust is brown and the filling is bubbly.
• Add Herbs – Add a bit of fresh thyme or a sprinkle of your favorite dried herb blend. 
• Make it Creamy – Love extra creamy soup? Stir in a bit of heavy cream with the milk.
• Sour cream – stir in some sour cream for aded flavor.

Make This With A Pie Crust

You can make this with homemade pie crust or use s store bought version.

1. Preheat oven and lightly oil a pie plate or dish.
2. Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface place into the dish, cut off any excess and shape if required.
3. Transfer the cooked pot pie filling into the prepared pie plate and add top crust if using.
4. Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until the pie crust is golden-brown.

Budget-Friendly Tips 

• Cook Once, Eat Twice – Double the recipe and freeze the leftovers for later use. 
• Buy Chicken in Bulk – Buying chicken in larger packages is usually less expensive. Buy it in bulk and freeze it in single portions for later use. 
• Freeze Veggies – If you have extra carrots, peas, or onions that you don’t use for this recipe, you can freeze them for later.
• Make Your Own Stock –  Save chicken bones and veggie peels in the freezer. When you have enough to fill a pot, add water and boil to make stock. Stock can also be frozen. 

Make Ahead and Storage

• Make Ahead – Make this Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie Soup up to 24 hours in advance and reheat it in the microwave or on the stove when you are ready to eat.
• Store – Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days. 
• Freeze – Follow the handy tips below for how to freeze these; Allow the pot pie to cool and pour into a gallon freezer bag or another freezer-safe container. Lay flat to freeze and store for up to three months. 
• Defrost – overnight in the fridge and reheat in the microwave or on the stove. 

FAQs

More Delicious Recipes You May Like

• Instant Pot Tortellini Soup.
• Instant Pot Chicken Stew.
• Instant Pot Chicken And Spaghetti.
• Instant Pot Parmesan Chicken.
• Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas.
• Instant Pot Taco Pasta.

More Pot Pie Recipes

• Easy Chicken Pot Pie.
• Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie.

Weight Watchers Points

There are 5 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.

Tools To Make This

• An Instant Pot.
• Spatula.
• Measuring cups and spoon.

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