For college students, or those with restricted budgets and cooking spaces, putting together homemade meals can be a challenge. A simple pot pie is a great solution, requiring few materials and simple ingredients. The following recipe for a Simple Chicken Pot Pie would be a great choice for beginner cooks, or those with limited kitchen access. Made with soup, pre-made doughs, and precooked meats and vegetables, this dish is both easy and customizable!

Made for ENGL 421 Group Project 2 - Feedback appreciated!

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Step 1: Ingredients and Equipment

Ingredients:

1 Tube refrigerated crescent roll dough

1 (6 3/4-oz.) Can cooked chicken pieces

1 (16-oz.) Can mixed chopped vegetables, drained

1 (10 3/4-oz.) Can cream of chicken soup

1/4 Teaspoon poultry seasoning

Non-stick cooking spray (or oil/butter to cover pan)

Equipment:

Measuring spoons (at least a 1/4 teaspoon)

Medium mixing bowl

Mixing spoon

8"x8" square baking dish*

Pair oven mitts (or similar)

Oven (conventional or toaster)

Can opener

Strainer

Serving spoon

*Note: For the amount of filling listed a smaller square pan is ideal. During recipe testing, only a 9"x13" pan was available. For this size pan, a double batch of the filling would be better.

Step 2: Preparation

Preheat oven to 375F, or temperature specified on biscuit dough package
Grease baking dish
Open containers of soup, meat, and vegetables
Open biscuit dough tube and unroll dough

Step 3: Mix Filling

In medium mixing bowl:

Add meat and seasonings and mix to coat
Add soup and vegetables
Stir to combine thoroughly

Step 4: Assemble Pie

In baking dish:

Pour in filling mixture
Spread filling into an even layer
Lay dough sheet over filling
Cut small holes in dough to vent

Step 5: Baking and Serving

Once dish is assembled:

Place baking dish in preheated oven
Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and the filling is heated through
Using oven mitts, carefully remove baking dish from oven
Allow to cool slightly

Step 6: Customization

Serve and enjoy!

In order to make this recipe more accessible, many ingredients can be swapped in or out to fit your preference.

Canned chicken can be replaced with an equal amount of another precooked meat
Canned mixed vegetables can be replaced with frozen and defrosted vegetables or cleaned fresh vegetables
Cream of chicken soup can be replaced with another soup of similar consistency (ie: another "cream of" soup variety)
Poultry seasoning can be replaced with another premixed powdered seasoning or a combination of salt, pepper, and other individual spices

Again, we would greatly appreciate any feedback you have about our instructions! We have created a short survey here to help collect responses! Thank you!