Store-bought chicken pot pie?

[MossRoad]

Chicken pot-pie is one of those things that doesn't take a gourmet cook to make. The store-bought crusts(Pilsbury) are hard to improve upon. Some left-over roasted chick, a can(10.5oz) of mixed veges and some chicken gravy(good chicken stock thickened with a roux of flour and butter). Very easy to make from scratch using the Sandra Lee philophy (semi-homemade). Can also be done using ground beef/beef gravy. Haven't bought a store bought one in ages.

Steve

Turkey pot pie after Thanksgiving is really good, too.

 

[JDeereman]

My wife makes a darn good chicken pot pie...but KFC has a real good one too. Surely ya'll got KFC up in Maine

Believe it or not, kfc had been my initial plan but for some reason the kfc i visited did not carry them. i should have asked if they were just out of stock or not bothering to carry them at all anymore. the impression that i got from their response was that they no longer were going to have them at all. they were not listed on the driveup menu.

Theo

 

[JDeereman]

Well, you didn't say you needed it quick...

I bet they would ship it to you frozen. Tell you what, I'll go get the pies, I drive by the place every day, and send them to you, say 10 pounds worth, and you send me Maine Lobster, 10 pounds worth. Even Steven. Wadda ya say?

Ha! you must think i am a very rich (and foolish) man.

Theo

 

[JDeereman]

Chicken pot-pie is one of those things that doesn't take a gourmet cook to make. The store-bought crusts(Pilsbury) are hard to improve upon. Some left-over roasted chick, a can(10.5oz) of mixed veges and some chicken gravy(good chicken stock thickened with a roux of flour and butter). Very easy to make from scratch using the Sandra Lee philophy (semi-homemade). Can also be done using ground beef/beef gravy. Haven't bought a store bought one in ages.

Steve

I do not disagree with you steve, but i am an awful chef. a non-chef. that's why i am usually assigned to bring the salads or desserts. they know i can't screw it up. all i have to do is visit a super market, deli or bakery and not drop it in the street. as mentioned above, i was relying on my ability to buy from a place like kfc but they let me down. that option gone, i went with mrs budd from the refrigerated section but it was awful. what a big mistake.

Theo

 

[JDeereman]

Turkey pot pie after Thanksgiving is really good, too.

Yes, i would prefer that myself. but its likely i would have had the same problem.

Theo

 

[dmccarty]

Do you have a cafeteria near you? Sometimes they will make things for people to buy to eat at home....

Sounds like you dug yourself a deep hole.

Maybe there is a professional chef in the phone book that can help out? Know someones Mom or Grandma?

I think to fill up the hole you dug you might have to spend some dollars. Sounds like you need to bring in the big guns.

Good Luck!
Dan

 

[mjarrels]

Dang... 26 post about chicken pot pie and not one mention about TRACTORS that are used to clean out chicken houses!

mark

 

[JDeereman]

Do you have a cafeteria near you? Sometimes they will make things for people to buy to eat at home....

Sounds like you dug yourself a deep hole.

Maybe there is a professional chef in the phone book that can help out? Know someones Mom or Grandma?

I think to fill up the hole you dug you might have to spend some dollars. Sounds like you need to bring in the big guns.

Good Luck!
Dan

I think you are dead on right dan. i am not going to get out of this easy or cheap.

Theo

 

[JDeereman]

Dang... 26 post about chicken pot pie and not one mention about TRACTORS that are used to clean out chicken houses!

mark

Now don't go getting me in trouble with the moderators. i like to keep my nose clean and follow the rules but i need some serious help here. there has got to be a reasonably pain free way out of my dilemma. just got to figure out who makes the best product out there and bring it next time. after that, never again except for salads and desserts. i promise.

Theo

 

[WVBill]

Do you have Cracker Barrel restaurants near you? Their Chicken Pot Pies are pretty good - don't know if you can get them "to go" though.....

WVBill

 

[JDeereman]

Do you have Cracker Barrel restaurants near you? Their Chicken Pot Pies are pretty good - don't know if you can get them "to go" though.....

WVBill

None anywhere near me i'm afraid, but thanks anyway.

Theo

 

[jdbower]

Boston Market? Although I'd add another vote for turkey over chicken.

 

[JDeereman]

Boston Market? Although I'd add another vote for turkey over chicken.

Nearest one is about an hour or so away down in portsmouth, nh. i think i've seen some of their frozen stuff in super markets although i can't recall seeing any chicken pot pie. might be worth another look. and yes, i prefer turkey too but i do what i am told to do.

Theo

 

[MicroPilot]

Have you tried Stouffers?

 

[curly]

Have you tried Stouffers?

Oh yeah, I used to practically live off Stouffers dinners when I was single. Not sure if I ever had the CPP, but never had a Stouffers that I wasn't pleased with. Definately worth a shot!

 

[JDeereman]

Oh yeah, I used to practically live off Stouffers dinners when I was single. Not sure if I ever had the CPP, but never had a Stouffers that I wasn't pleased with. Definately worth a shot!

This is one brand i had expected to see at the wholesale club but no luck. i'll keep an eye out though. their website says i can only find the larger 16 ounce pies at target. weird.

Theo

 

[Phils]

I've been perfectly happy with the occasional [16.5 oz] Marie Callenders CPP until this thread! Now I gotta visit this ZPie place! Of course, it'd be a 250 mile round trip so I'll eagerly await your post telling of the definitive answer to the problem.

And in your predicament I'd be phoning them and asking about a Maine delivery. Omaha steaks does it with no problem. Some styrofoam and dry ice. And if they'll deliver to Maine, and if they solve your predicament, shipping to us would be no problem at all.

Phil

 

[JDeereman]

I've been perfectly happy with the occasional [16.5 oz] Marie Callenders CPP until this thread! Now I gotta visit this ZPie place! Of course, it'd be a 250 mile round trip so I'll eagerly await your post telling of the definitive answer to the problem.

And in your predicament I'd be phoning them and asking about a Maine delivery. Omaha steaks does it with no problem. Some styrofoam and dry ice. And if they'll deliver to Maine, and if they solve your predicament, shipping to us would be no problem at all.

Phil

As a side note, you are talking with the one person in the world who hates everything about omaha steaks even though they are an every christmas and birthday gift from a certain relative who shall remain nameless. i'll take fresh cut steaks from my local butcher shop any day of the week.

please don't wait for me to jump on the z-pie thing. go ahead and let us know your opinion. they may truly be the best store-bought chicken pot pies in the free world as I had asked for, but 3,000+ miles is just a little too much for this old man to grasp. must admit however - it would make for a good story to tell!

Theo

 

[Bird]

the one person in the world who hates everything about omaha steaks

And here I thought I was that person. I made the mistake of buying one of their package deals . . . once. And once was enough.

 

[Phils]

And here I thought I was that person. I made the mistake of buying one of their package deals . . . once. And once was enough.

I mentioned Omaha Steaks only because I accepted their offer ONE time, and received the meat packaged well and frozen still. Didn't particularly like them but just figgered it was us. Part of the problem is that we don't plan meals that far in advance (so as to remove the steaks from the freezer a day before we'd want them). If I want steaks tonight, I'll stop by the store on the way home and get some. Everything I've EVER been told says freezing is bad for steaks and I have no reason to disagree.

Phil