Description
A comforting and hearty Chicken Shepherd’s Pie made with tender chicken, savory vegetables, and creamy mashed potatoes, perfect for family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs
- Salt/Pepper
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- ½ small yellow onion
- finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic
- minced
- ½ teaspoon EACH: Onion Powder
- mustard powder
- dried thyme
- dried rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon EACH: Ground sage
- black pepper
- 1/3 cup flour
- ½ cup Half and half
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- or 1 tsp better than bouillon
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups frozen vegetables
- (peas
- carrots
- corn)
- 5 cups warm mashed potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a large pot, season chicken with salt and pepper, then cover with chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cook until the chicken is fully cooked, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it into pieces. Reserve the broth.
- In the same pot, melt butter over medium heat, then add onion and garlic. Sauté until softened.
- Stir in onion powder, mustard powder, thyme, rosemary, sage, and black pepper. Cook for another minute.
- Sprinkle flour over the mixture, stirring to combine. Gradually whisk in the reserved broth and half and half until smooth.
- Add the shredded chicken back into the mixture along with chicken bouillon and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in frozen vegetables until well combined.
- Transfer the chicken mixture to a baking dish and spread the warm mashed potatoes on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
You can customize the frozen vegetables based on your preference. For a richer flavor, consider using leftover roast chicken.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: British-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of recipe)
- Calories: 445 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 690 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 39 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: Chicken Shepherd’s Pie, comfort food, baked chicken dish, shepherd's pie recipe, chicken recipes