Freezer-friendly chicken pies
Most chicken pies freeze well, but some are built for it. The recipes here all carry freezing notes in the method or the questions: pies that can go into the oven straight from frozen, minis you can bake a few at a time, and fillings that hold their texture after a month in the cold.
Freeze unbaked where you can; the pastry bakes up crisper than a pie frozen after baking. The batch-baking guide explains how to wrap, label and stack a freezer load, and baking a pie from frozen gives the oven times and the internal temperature to check for.
10 recipes
Curried chicken hand pies
Freezer-friendly parcels with a filling built on your leftover roast.
45 min · Makes 8
Double-crust chicken and leek pie
An all-butter double crust over a filling of braised leeks and thigh meat.
1 hr 50 min · Serves 6
Classic American Chicken Pot Pie
A double crust pot pie with chicken, peas, and carrots in gravy.
1 hr 30 min · Serves 6
Chicken and Mushroom Pie
Browned chestnut mushrooms and chicken in a savoury cream sauce under shortcrust.
1 hr 25 min · Serves 6
Mini Chicken Pot Pies in a Muffin Tin
Twelve handheld pot pies baked in a muffin tin, great warm or cold.
55 min · Makes 12
Sheet Pan Chicken Slab Pie
A rectangular crowd feeding pot pie baked on a sheet pan, cut in squares.
1 hr 25 min · Serves 10
Bakery-Style Chicken Slice
Flaky puff pastry slices with a thick, savoury chicken filling, bakery style.
1 hr · Makes 6
Chicken and Sweetcorn Pie
A family pleaser of chicken and sweet corn in a creamy sauce.
1 hr 10 min · Serves 4
Leftover Turkey Pot Pie
Christmas turkey and leftover gravy reworked into a shortcrust topped pot pie.
1 hr · Serves 4
Slow Cooker Chicken Pie Filling with Oven-Baked Lid
All day slow cooker filling served under a separately baked puff pastry lid.
6 hr 45 min · Serves 6
Guides that help
Can you freeze chicken pie?
Yes, and unbaked freezes better than baked.
How to batch-bake pies for the freezer
Assemble pies in foil or metal dishes with fully cooled filling, freeze them unbaked and unwrapped until solid, then wrap tightly and label with the date and baking instructions.
How to bake a pie from frozen
Bake an unbaked frozen pie straight from the freezer, without thawing, at 190C (375F) for 60 to 75 minutes, covering the top with foil if it browns before the centre reaches 74C (165F).
How to defrost a frozen chicken pie
Defrost a frozen chicken pie in the fridge, still wrapped, for 12 to 24 hours depending on size, then eat or bake it within 24 hours.
Can you freeze raw pastry?
Yes, raw pastry freezes very well.
Can you refreeze chicken pie?
No, you should not refreeze a chicken pie once it has thawed.
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