Shellie’s Chicken Salad Pot Pie

Hello folks, and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! So, here’s the deal– I’m not a big potpie fan. I mean, I’ll eat it but it’s not my favorite. On the other hand, I do like the concept of a potpie and I am a huge chicken salad fan… So, the other evening I thought, why not a Chicken Salad Pot Pie? I mean, why not? Don’t ask me! I’m going to have to say it was one of my more brilliant inspirations. The pic here doesn’t do it justice — it was disappearing so fast, I considered myself fortunate to have grabbed even this sad iPhone image! Here let me show y’all how I did it.

“Shellie’s Chicken Salad Pot Pie”

1 (9″) pie shell
1 and 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1 and 1/2 cups celery (finely chopped)
1 bunch green onions (diced)
1/2 cup grated sharp cheese
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup crushed potato chips for topping

 

I’ve already baked a refrigerated pie crust per package instructions. Feel free to make your own pastry, if the mood strikes you, but it is just too easy.

Now, while the pie crust cools, I’m going to take a bowl and stir together 1 and half cups of mayonnaise, a bit of salt and pepper, and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Then we’ll stir in a half/cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese, a 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, a cup and half of diced celery, and a bunch of diced green onions.

We’ll need two cups of cooked, diced chicken. I’ll be using meat from this rotisserie chicken I picked up at the grocery store– again, that’s another great time saver that’s full of flavor.   We’ll combine all of this and spread it in our prebaked pie shell and we’ll top it with a cup of crushed plain potato chips for some good crunch before baking it in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes. Yum! Indeed! Folks, y’all have got to try my Chicken Salad Pot Pie– it’s good eating from the All Things Southern kitchen to yours!