This crustless chicken pot pie recipe is the perfect easy weeknight meal! It's so cozy, creamy, and simple to make. It's loaded with veggies and chicken, making for a healthy one-pot dinner.
2carrotspeeled and diced into half moons, ½ inch thick
2tablespoonsminced garlic
1teaspoonkosher salt
¼teaspoonpepper
1tablespoondried basil
⅓cupflour
3 to 4cupschicken brothlow sodium
1cupmilk
142gramsbaby spinach
1poundcooked shredded chicken
1cupfrozen peas
¼ to ½cupparmesan
Instructions
Melt the butter in oil over medium heat in a dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot. Add the onions, carrots, and half the salt and pepper and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the garlic and dried basil and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add the chicken broth (deglaze if necessary) along with the rest of the salt and pepper and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Then, lower the heat and add the milk and simmer on low for another 3 to 4 minutes. Be careful not to bring the pot to a boil.
Add the spinach and simmer for 1 minute, stirring throughout.
Add the shredded chicken and frozen peas.
Stir and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. The liquid should start cooking down.
Add the parmesan and stir until it's melted into the dish.
Serve with more parmesan on top if desired.
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Notes
*You can add 3 to 4 cups of broth, depending on how soupy you'd like the dish to be.