Pie crust, biscuit dough, and crescent rolls are some of the most versatile foods to keep on hand. They can easily be turned into appetizers, sides, entrees, or even dessert!

Growing up on the East Coast, we know all about chicken pot pie. Actually, my grandmother's version consisted of chicken and veggies in a thick broth, served with flat, square noodles; AKA- PA Dutch style.  To most of the rest of the world, chicken pot pie includes most of the same ingredients inside of a pie crust. I often see these in the frozen aisle at the grocery store.

So, I'm going against local tradition by calling this chicken pot pie...

But, all you really need to know is that this dish features flaky, buttery pie crust with a simple chicken and veggie mixture, reminiscent of chicken noodle soup. 

Unfortunately, these bites are not gluten free. It's tough to find decent gluten free pie crust near me, but hopefully it exists somewhere. Someday I will work on creating my own...for now, I will take a little help from the grocery store and share these with my gluten-tolerating friends.

Now, Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie is covered with a pie crust, but you can choose your own adventure. I simply took some of the leftover pie scraps and placed them on top. 

No matter what you call them, these mini bites are absolutely delicious!

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Ingredients in Mini Chicken Pot Pie Bites

• Refrigerated Pie Crust
• Butter
• Flour
• Frozen Carrots & Peas
• Chicken
• Chicken Broth
• Corn Starch
• Salt and Pepper

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How do you thicken pot pie filling?

This recipe uses flour with a fat (butter) AND a corn starch and water mixture, known as a slurry, to thicken the broth.

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Chicken Pie vs. Chicken Pot Pie

These two terms can actually refer to three different dishes, depending on where you are.

1. Chicken pie can refer to a mostly meat pie.
2. In the Northeast, aka Pennsylvania Dutch country, chicken pot pie is not a pie at all. Rather, it's chicken and vegetables in a thick broth, served with square, flat noodles.
3. According to Marie Callendar, chicken pot pie is also basically the same chicken and veggie mixture, minus the noodles, inside of a pie crust. The PA Dutch crowd would refer to this creation as a knockoff...I mean- chicken pie; however, their chicken pie would contain more vegetables than the meat pie mentioned above.

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