s/o Chicken Pot Pie

[TrickyBob]

The other thread got me wondering; what is chicken pot pie to you?

I grew up smack dab in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish county. Chicken pot pie did not have a crust. Ever.

Chicken pot pie to me is; homemade egg pot pie noodles, chicken soup base, potatoes, and saffron. It isn't pot pie until there is saffron in it.

I've noticed almost everyone uses pie crust with theirs, I find this really strange. Not wrong, just strange, since we didn't eat it this way growing up and you couldn't but it this way unless you bought those frozen ones.

[pantsparty]

Those cheap Banquet pot pies. I lived on those for years.

Then I got married to my H and he's all, "Do you know WHY they cost 79 cents? What do you think is in them?"

Now I've upgraded to Marie Callendar's. Fancy!

A pot pie is not a pot pie without crust!

[studytime45]

What made yours a pot PIE then?

Just kidding. I'm sure there are different variations all over. I personally like the crust.

[bonquiqui]

Never had a pot pie

[speckledfrog]

Noodles and no crust? Sounds like stew.

[TrickyBob]

But I'm not the only one who calls it pot pie without a crust.

If you Google, Google has tons of crust-less pot pies, the way I described.

It's also what the PA dutch call it. I don't make the rules. :-( lol.

[wrathofkuus]

Aug 30, 2012 14:30:25 GMT -5 @booby said:

how can it be a pie without crust? i don't get it. probably b/c you are wrong.

I'm in this camp.

[Deleted]

Great. Now I want a chicken pot pie.

The real kind. With a crust.

[TrickyBob]

Aug 30, 2012 14:31:50 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Noodles and no crust? Sounds like stew.

The noodles are pretty thick, almost what you would think a pie crust boiled would be like.

Which is what makes me think the name comes from. That instead of a crust, they just used the thick square egg noodles which were sort of doughy.

[melindafelinda]

Costco has really good pot pies.

[TrickyBob]

Look, ham pot pie with no crust either! I swear I'm not making this up.

www.knittingpark.com/potpie.html

Their reason is also my thinking...the noodles are pie dough like.

Well now, I feel kind of dumb and perhaps I grew up in the weird part of PA.

[bab]

Yours sounds like chicken casserole or stew. Pot pie has a crust.

/gavel

[wrathofkuus]

This only proves that a lot of people don't understand what pie is.

[speckledfrog]

A noodle is not a crust! Nor is it like a crust. Are you eating dumplings? Because it sounds like chicken and dumplings.

[Deleted]

mbl - Don't feel dumb.

Those recipes look delicious whether they are wrong or right.

[Deleted]

Aug 30, 2012 14:33:55 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

The noodles are pretty thick, almost what you would think a pie crust boiled would be like.

Which is what makes me think the name comes from. That instead of a crust, they just used the thick square egg noodles which were sort of doughy.

I'm pretty sure the rest of the world considers this chicken and dumplings.

[fuckstick]

That just sounds like chicken soup with potatoes in it. chicken and dumplings.

My mom always homemade our chicken pot pies with a crust, chicken, potatoes, peas, corn, carrots, green beans, and some broth/gravy. Its a pot PIE because it has a crust. The crust was the best part because it would soak up the broth/gravy from the inside and the outer part was all flaky and delicious.

Damnit as soon as it gets cold I need to make one because now I'm craving it.

[bab]

I'd really like a pot pie now. BTW

[bab]

Aug 30, 2012 14:37:24 GMT -5 @habbsies said:

Aug 30, 2012 14:33:55 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

The noodles are pretty thick, almost what you would think a pie crust boiled would be like.

Which is what makes me think the name comes from. That instead of a crust, they just used the thick square egg noodles which were sort of doughy.

I'm pretty sure the rest of the world considers this chicken and dumplings.

yes

[TrickyBob]

Aug 30, 2012 14:36:39 GMT -5 wrathofkuus said:

This only proves that a lot of people don't understand what pie is.

Oh I know what pie is. I'm also totally game for making a chicken pot pie with peas and carrots, chicken and pie crust as the crust.

I just, didn't know if anyone else had heard that about the no crust thing.

[scotty]

I've never heard of that but it sounds good.

To us, it's a homemade herbed crust filled with tofu, veggies (potatoes, carrots, red bell pepper, kale, etc.) and broth and some flour to thicken the broth a bit. Salt and pepper. Mushrooms on H's side.

[mypunkinpie]

Aug 30, 2012 14:33:55 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Aug 30, 2012 14:31:50 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Noodles and no crust? Sounds like stew.

The noodles are pretty thick, almost what you would think a pie crust boiled would be like.

Which is what makes me think the name comes from. That instead of a crust, they just used the thick square egg noodles which were sort of doughy.

Like egg dumplings? You're talking about chicken and dumplings. The dumplings are made like a pie crust but with eggs, rolled out in a thick sheet and cut into rectangles and cook with the chicken soup/stew so they thicken the soup/stew broth while they boil.

[TrickyBob]

These are the noodles used. You can buy thinner ones at the store; I have two bags in my pantry that says "pot pie noodles" on them.
=(

I've always thought dumplings were round balls of dough that were boiled with the stews. (Or steamed on top) The only time I've ever had a dumpling it was pretty bland and sort of airy.

I'm pretty comfortable in being ok if I'm talking about dumplings for both. Apparently where I grew up, people didn't want to call it that. Go figure.

[revolution]

chicken and dumplings <> PA chicken pot pie.

I make bisquick chicken pot pie, which does have a crust and no noodles. BUT, if I am not at home, I get clarification on what kind of pot pie it is because most of the time around here it is the crustless PA Dutch pot pie described above.

[LauraMoser]

Moonbeam- I grew up and still live in what I believe to be the same area as you. Chicken pot pie to me is exactly what you described, except I've never added saffron to mine. Might have to try that some time. I do believe the German/Pa Dutch term is actually bott boi, which obviously sounds like pot pie, therefore the more known term.

I know what pot pie is to the rest of the world, and I enjoy that too, but pot pie will always be the soup/stew to me. I trends to call the crust version just chicken pie.