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Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie is all of the flavor from the classic oven baked favorite all made in under 30 minutes! From the perfectly cooked potatoes and carrots to the tender, shredded chicken this one pot, dump & start Instant Pot meal will be your family’s favorite!
The best Chicken Pot Pie you’ll ever taste!!
Chicken Pot Pie was never my favorite until after my first was born My cute sister-in-law had us over for dinner and she served, honestly, the best chicken pot pie I have ever put in my mouth.
I immediately got the recipe, tweaked it a little and have been making it ever since. The only problem is, it takes literally HOURS to make start to finish. No matter how bad I want it, I know I don’t have the time to spend hours in the kitchen making dinner anymore. #children Am I right?
Sharing this super quick version today seems appropriate because we added another member to our family over the weekend… car #2. 
We have always been a 1 car family. I kind of pride myself on being able to fit 2 adults and 3 car-seated children in our little Honda Civic.
It was like our very own clown car.
Well, welcome to the family, new-to-me mid-sized SUV. Lets celebrate with some pot pie.
Instant Pot Meals
One of my very favorite things about this Instant Pot is the fact that most of the time I literally DUMP AND GO!
It’s magical, really! The fact that I can pour uncooked pasta, broth, cream and some seasonings into the Instant Pot and end up with perfectly al dente Alfredo 20 minutes later is pretty spectacular! Not to mention being able to make all sorts of things from pot roast to melt in your mouth Instant Pot Butter Chicken without spending all day in the kitchen.
If you haven’t already, you should check out all of my Dump and Start recipes!
How to make Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie
First, add chicken broth, minced onion, diced potatoes and petite baby carrots to the Instant Pot liner.
Season with salt and pepper.
Lay 6 fresh, uncooked chicken tenders on top of the veggies and broth.
If you do not have chicken tenders, cut 2 chicken breast into this strips, about 1/2-1 inch thick.
Cook on Manual (or pressure cook!) HIGH for 3 minutes, NPR for 6 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the Instant Pot and shred. I like to use my electric mixer to shred the chicken! So fast and so easy!
Shred the chicken and set aside.
Add frozen peas to the Instant Pot and stir. Adding the peas frozen is extremely important!
Adding the frozen peas will cool the sauce down just enough to add milk in the next step without the milk curdling.
Pour in the milk and stir to combine. Turn the Instant Pot onto saute.
While the Instant Pot is heating everything back up to a boil, make a paste with room temperature butter and flour.
Once the Instant Pot is boiling, stir in the butter and flour paste to thicken the sauce.
Add in the shredded chicken- you are ready to serve!!
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Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 cup petite baby carrots
- 1/4 medim onion, minced
- 6 chicken tenders, fresh, raw
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup peas, frozen
- 1/2 cup milk
Butter and Flour paste
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
Instructions
- Add the broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, chicken tenders, salt and pepper to the Instant Pot. Cook on Manual HIGH for 3 minutes.
- Create the butter and flour paste by combining equal parts butter and flour.
- NPR for 6 minutes and then quick release.
- Remove the chicken tenders. Shred and set aside.
- Add frozen peas (This is important to bring the temp down so the milk doesn’t curdle when added) and then add the milk. Stir to combine.
- Turn the saute function back on. Once the liquid starts to bubble, add in the butter paste and stir until it has melted and thickened the sauce.
- Add the chicken back into the Instant Pot. Stir to combine.
- Serve by itself, with some biscuits, or pie crust.
Nutrition
Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie
Instant Pot Chicken Pot Pie is all of the flavor from the classic oven baked favorite all made in under 30 minutes! From the perfectly cooked potatoes and carrots to the tender, shredded chicken this one pot, dump & start Instant Pot meal will be your family’s favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 3 medium potatoes cubed
- 1 cup petite baby carrots
- 1/4 medium onion minced
- 6 chicken tenders fresh, raw
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup peas frozen
- 1/2 cup milk
Butter and Flour paste
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
Instructions
- Add the broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, chicken tenders, salt and pepper to the Instant Pot. Cook on Manual HIGH for 3 minutes.
- Create the butter and flour paste by combining equal parts butter and flour.
- NPR for 6 minutes and then quick release.
- Remove the chicken tenders. Shred and set aside.
- Add frozen peas (This is important to bring the temp down so the milk doesn’t curdle when added) and then add the milk. Stir to combine.
- Turn the saute function back on. Once the liquid starts to bubble, add in the butter paste and stir until it has melted and thickened the sauce.
- Serve by itself, with some biscuits, or pie crust.
Hi Marcie- No, the recipe is correct. You’ll cook this for 3 minutes under pressure. It takes time for the pot to come to pressure, the 3 minutes only refers to the amount of time the food is cooking under pressure. I would plan for about 20-30 minutes from start to finish.
Pretty stoked with this! I used frozen peas and carrots, added celery, minced garlic, and used a tablespoon of better than bouillon ‘vegetable’ with some water. Came out awesome! Thank you so much 😊
This recipe was a huge hit with my family – thank you! My question – can I double this recipe in a 6 qt. instant pot?
Ni Nicole! Yes, you’d be able to double the recipe if you’d like! I am so glad that your family all enjoyed the recipe. 🙂
Hi Kate! I am so glad that you enjoyed this recipe. 🙂 It is definitely a favorite. Hope you are having a fantastic day!
What does NPR mean in this chicken pot pie recipe? Thanks
Hi Judy! NPR means natural pressure release. This is in comparison to a QR, or quick release that will sometimes be called in Instant Pot recipes. QR is when you turn the knob and quickly let all of the pressure out of the Instant Pot. NPR is when you let the Instant Pot come back to regular pressure on its own. SO, when a recipe calls for a xxx minute NPR, you just let the pot sit, resting for the directed amount of time before turning the knob to release all of the pressure out of the pot. I hope this helps!!
Great meal that the family enjoyed. I doubled everything in my 8qt instant pot. It had flavour and thickened up nicely with the butter flour paste. I wish there were more leftovers for the next day. Thanks for a great recipe that required minimal effort to put together and had a tasty result.
I liked the overall approach to this – but we really like our food to be well seasoned. I have made this several times now, but with multiple additions: Double the onion, a couple ribs of chopped celery, a few cloves of minced garlic, extra salt and pepper, Poultry seasoning, rosemary, and thyme. I saute the onion celery and garlic before adding three other ingredients and then I adjust the seasoning again after cooking it. We all really enjoy it this way. Thanks for the great method!
If I double it, do I double the cooking time?