CopyCat KFC Chicken Pot Pie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the sauce made of in chicken pot pie? ›

The sauce in chicken pot pie is typically a gravy. I use a seasoned white gravy made from scratch with flavor-building ingredients, chicken broth, and half-and-half.

Copycat KFC Original Recipe Chicken EXACTLY how the Colonel makes it 🔥 Secret Herb & Spice Mix: - 2.5 cups of flour - 2 teaspoons of Salt - 3 teaspoons of Paprika - 2 teaspoons of Dried Mustard - 2 teaspoons of Garlic Powder - 1.5 teaspoons of Onion Powder - 1 teaspoon of Dried Thyme - 1 teaspoon of Dried Basil - 1 ...

As panetrain explained, "We take a pie tin, scoop a mix of sauce/vegetables add chicken and put a flat frozen top on it." This, of course, isn't nearly as fresh as making it at home from scratch, but at least you know the KFC pot pies aren't just being reheated after long stints in the freezer.

As a former manager of KFC I have some experience with leftover chicken. there were four possible options for chicken at the end of the day. Chicken was deboned and shredded, than frozen so it co reheated and used for pulled chicken sandwiches or pot pie filling.

I only gave my pot pie a top crust, because I feel like the bottom crust always gets soggy. If you do want to add a bottom crust, I suggest blind baking it. What does blind baking mean? It's when you bake your pie crust without a filling in order to crisp it up.

Brush the Bottom with Corn Syrup or Egg White

Coating the inside surface of the bottom crust will create a barrier to prevent sogginess.

The exact recipe is a well-guarded secret, but a combination of flavors like paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and other herbs and spices are believed to be used. This unique blend creates a savory and aromatic profile that adds depth to the chicken's taste.

KFC swears by high-temperature, industrial-strength pressure fryers for their extra-crispy skin. While you won't be able to deep fry with your at-home pressure cooker, you can still recreate the KFC crunch with a deep fryer, a Dutch oven, or a heavy-bottomed pot.

KFC has a very specific way of coating its chicken. First, fill a large tray or bowl with the flour and spice mix, then toss the raw chicken through it. Next, scoop the flour underneath the chicken, then fold it over, so the mix really sticks to the chicken.

A watery potpie may be the result of not cooking the filling for long enough or adding too much liquid to the filling. Another possible reason for the pie being watery is if you add watery vegetables like spinach or green beans to the filling rather than potatoes or carrots, which soak up liquid.

What is the difference between chicken pie and chicken pot pie? ›

In the South, some folks make a distinction between chicken pie and chicken pot pie. Chicken pies, also known as “chicken and pastry,” are the savory versions of fruit pies or cobblers, made with homemade crust and no, or very few, vegetables. Chicken pot pies typically include vegetables and have a top crust only.

Salt brings out and sharpens other flavors, so almost any food without enough salt will seem bland, no matter what else you add.

The unhealthiness of KFC's chicken pot pie isn't the only thing to look out for, but we'll start there. According to KFC's nutrition calculator, one chicken pot pie from KFC contains 720 calories, 60 grams of carbs, 41 grams of fat – including 25 grams of saturated fat – and 1750 milligrams of sodium.

KFC's Chicken Pot Pie is a classic. It's packed with lots of shredded white and dark meat chicken, potatoes, peas, and carrots; all of it swimming in a delicious creamy gravy and topped with a tantalizing flakey crust.

We recommend using the oven set to 350 to reheat a KFC pot pie while maintaining it's original crispness and flavor.

The recipe for chicken pot pie originated in England, but what makes Pennsylvania Dutch country pot pie so different from others is the noodles. Bott boi noodles are square egg noodles that came from German and British traditional cooking styles.