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Chicken pot pie: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on chicken, chicken stock and butter. Some add onion or onion powder.

Start with Ana Sofía’s versionSee all 3 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 24 October 2026.

Chicken Pot Pie by Ana Sofía, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Ana Sofía’s. A comforting chicken pot pie with a creamy, herb‑infused filling of tender chicken, carrots, celery, leeks, onions, mushrooms, peas and potatoes, all encased in a flaky puff pastry crust.

Chicken Pot Pie from Ana Sofía’s Instagram video

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Chicken Pot Pie

Recipe from Ana Sofía, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 1 hr 15 min
  • Serves 4
  • 25 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and potatoes.

Ingredients

  • boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts
  • chicken stock
  • fresh thyme
  • fresh rosemary
  • bay leaf
  • salt
  • unsalted butter
  • leek
  • celery
  • carrots
  • potatoes
  • pearl onions or regular onion
  • garlic
  • mushrooms
  • dry white wine
  • all purpose flour
  • reserved poaching liquid
  • heavy cream
  • fresh or frozen peas
  • fresh tarragon
  • fresh parsley
  • nutmeg
  • black pepper
  • puff pastry
  • egg yolk

How it goes

  1. Chop celery, leek, carrots, potatoes and onions into small pieces (celery diced, leek sliced, carrots diced, potatoes diced, onions left whole).

  2. Add a pat of butter to a stainless steel pan and melt over medium heat.

  3. Sauté the chopped vegetables (celery, carrots, potatoes, leeks) until they begin to soften.

  4. Add whole peeled onions on top of the vegetables and continue cooking.

  5. Add minced garlic and stir briefly.

  6. Pour in dry white wine and let it reduce slightly.

Then 11 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 chicken pot pie recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Ana Sofía’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Chicken Pot PieAna Sofía · make this one first1 hr 15 min425Oven, Simmeredthyme, rosemary, bay leaf and potatoes
Drop Biscuit Chicken Pot PieBrian Lagerstrom1 hr 15 min622Oven, Simmered, Blenderonion, fennel, poultry seasoning and better than bouillon chicken base
Chicken Pot Pie CobblerDrew Cooks1 hr 15 min612Ovenonion powder, frozen mixed vegetables, red lobster biscuit mix and milk

What they share.

  • All 3use chicken.
  • All 3use chicken stock.
  • All 3use butter.
  • All 3use garlic.
  • 2 of 3use leek. Drew Cooks’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use celery. Drew Cooks’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Ana Sofía and Brian Lagerstrom simmer, poach or braise; Drew Cooks doesn't. Only Brian Lagerstrom uses a blender.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Ana Sofía is the only one to use thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and potatoes. Brian Lagerstrom is the only one to use onion, fennel, poultry seasoning and better than bouillon chicken base. Drew Cooks is the only one to use onion powder, frozen mixed vegetables, red lobster biscuit mix and milk.

  • Time and list length

    Drew Cooks uses the shortest ingredient list (12); Ana Sofía the longest (25).

All 3, with their videos.

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How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 24 October 2026.

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