This Personal Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug is a classic comfort food dish that's perfect when you want a quick and easy dinner or lunch. This recipe combines leftover chicken with a medley of vegetables in a creamy sauce, all baked together under fluffy country biscuits. It's ideal for using up leftovers and for when you only want a single serving!
This Chicken Pot Pie in a Cup was inspired by my Easy Turkey Pot Pie (with cream of chicken soup) on this site. This recipe is popular during the winter but great for using up leftover chicken any time of the year!
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- Why This Chicken Pot Pie in a Cup Recipe Works
- 🥘Ingredient Notes
- 📖Variations & Substitutions
- 🔪Easy Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug Recipe: Step-by-Step Instructions
- Expert Tips for the Best Mug Chicken Pot Pie
- 🥗 What to eat with Chicken Mug Pie
- 🌡️Storage
- 👪 Serving Size
- Top tip
- ❔Recipe FAQ's
- 🐔More Leftover Chicken Recipes
- 📋 Personal Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug Recipe
If you love individual mug recipes, try my Healthy Microwave Apple Crisp or my Microwave Chocolate Banana Mug Cake for dessert!
Why This Chicken Pot Pie in a Cup Recipe Works
- Quick & Easy: This recipe takes just 20 minutes from start to finish, making it perfect for busy weeknights or a fast lunch.
- Uses Leftovers Efficiently: It’s a great way to repurpose leftover chicken or turkey, reducing food waste while creating a comforting meal.
- Minimal Cleanup: Everything is mixed and baked in the same mug, making cleanup super easy—just one dish to wash!
- Perfect Portion Control: Designed for one serving, this recipe ensures you won’t have extra leftovers and is ideal if you only have a small amount of leftover chicken to use, making it ideal for solo meals.
🥘Ingredient Notes
For this chicken pot pie with cream of chicken soup, you will need the following ingredients:
- Unsalted butter. I use unsalted butter because I like to control the salt in my recipes. The salt content in salted butter varies from brand to brand.
- Leftover chicken breast, rotisserie chicken, or turkey. Leftover meat is ideal for this recipe; I use chicken breast to keep it lighter. However, you could cook up a chicken breast if you don't have any leftovers. You could also use rotisserie chicken.
- Frozen Mixed Vegetables. I use frozen mixed vegetable (mixture of peas, corn and carrots) because they are economical, convenient, and I always have them on hand.
- Biscuits. I used Pillsbury refrigerator country biscuits because they are quick and easy (the photo below).
📖Variations & Substitutions
- Meat - you can use chicken breast, a small rotisserie chicken, or leftover chicken, or you can use turkey instead of chicken. You could also use canned chicken breast. Just be sure to drain it well and use the "chunked", as the flaked looks mushy and unappetizing.
- Butter - I use unsalted butter, but you could use salted butter or light butter
- Biscuits - you can use homemade baking powder biscuits instead of store-bought or use lighter Bisquick.
- Seasoning- you can use a little poultry seasoning and/or garlic powder in addition to the other .or instead of
- Salt - you can add additional table salt or use kosher salt
- Cream of chicken soup - you can use regular or low-fat, or you can make your own cream of anything soup:
- Equal to one can of soup:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoon flour
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chicken stock or broth
- *You can add a little celery (or celery seed) for the cream of celery flavor or some chopped-up canned mushrooms for the mushroom-flavored soup.
- **To lighten it up: use light butter and non-fat milk.
🔪Easy Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug Recipe: Step-by-Step Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C) and spray an oven-safe large mug ( I use a Corningware meal mug) with non-stick cooking spray
Cook onion and green pepper with 1 tablespoon of water in microwave on high for 3 minutes.
Add everything except the biscuits and rosemary and thyme (you can do this in the meal mug or a separate bowl.
Stir together.
Pour into a meal mug.
Add biscuit dough (3 biscuits) to the top of the mug and sprinkle on a few herbs (rosemary and thyme).
Bake at 400 degrees f (204 degrees c) for 8- 10 minutes or until the biscuits are cooked and golden brown on top.
Add salt and black pepper as desired.
Expert Tips for the Best Mug Chicken Pot Pie
- Use an Oven-Safe Mug.Ensure your mug is labeled oven-safe to prevent cracking. Corningware meal mugs or ceramic ramekins work well.
- Thicken the Filling. If you prefer a thicker filling, mix in 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with the soup and milk before baking.
- Keep the Mug from Overflowing. Leave at least ½ inch of space at the top of the mug to prevent bubbling over while baking.
- Make it Ahead. Prepare the filling in advance and store it in the fridge. When ready to bake, just add the biscuits and pop it in the oven.
- Reheating for Best Results. If reheating in the microwave, cover loosely and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, to avoid hot spots.
🥗 What to eat with Chicken Mug Pie
You can serve these individual pot pies with a side garden salad or veggie sticks. I also like to serve it with Quick Cucumber Kimchi (shown) or this Healthy Artichoke and Red Pepper Coleslaw.
🌡️Storage
Store leftovers of this chicken pot pie in a mug in the fridge in the same meal mug you cooked it in (it serves as an airtight container when you have the lid on).
If you're looking for an individual chicken pot pie that you can freeze after baking, this one is ideal! The best part is you can freeze it in the mug as soon as it's cool, then simply heat it up in a microwave for 2 minutes.
I took it to work after it had been frozen and heated it up- it was perfect for eating on the go!
👪 Serving Size
This chicken pie recipe makes one serving. However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe, depending on how much leftover chicken you have. Simply click on the serving number and select the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust. You'll just need additional meal mugs.
Top tip
You will have leftover cream of chicken soup. If you only make one serving, you can use the remainder of the chicken soup to make this Slow Cooker Chicken Stew!
This country-style chicken pot pie for one is a great way to use up leftover chicken!
❔Recipe FAQ's
While this recipe is designed for baking in the oven, you can try microwaving it on high for 2-3 minutes. However, the biscuits may not brown as nicely as they would in the oven. If you have the BAKE function on your air fryer, you can make it in there. Simply reduce the recommended baking temperature by 25°F (so cook at 375 degrees F) and cooking time by 20% (so cook for 6-8 minutes).
Use a 20-ounce oven- safe mug (like Corningware) to ensure even cooking and avoid breakage. Do not use regular ceramic or glass mugs unless they are labeled oven-safe.
Yes! Once cooled, cover the mug and freeze for up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for about 2 minutes or in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes.
If you don't have any cream of chicken soup, you can make your own (see variations & substitutions section).
And if you're looking for additional leftover chicken recipes, give my Easy Chicken Quesadillas (with leftover rotisserie chicken) a try!
🐔More Leftover Chicken Recipes
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📋 Personal Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon chopped green pepper
- 2 teaspoon butter or margarine
- 4 tablespoon -canned cream of chicken soup
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ¾ cup chicken breast, chopped in small pieces
- ¾ cup cooked frozen mixed vegetables *I use the corn, carrots, peas and green bean mix
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- sprinkle of thyme
- sprinkle of rosemary
- sprnkle salt
- sprinkle pepper
- 3 biscuits I use Pillsbury refrigerator country biscuits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) and spray oven safe mug ( I use meal mug) with non-stick cooking spray
- Cook onion and green pepper with 1 tablespoon of water in microwave on high for 3 minutes.2 tablespoon onion, 2 tablespoon chopped green pepper
- Add everything except biscuits (you can do this in the meal mug or in a separate bowl)2 teaspoon butter or margarine, 4 tablespoon -canned cream of chicken soup, 1 tablespoon milk, ¾ cup chicken breast, chopped in small pieces, ¾ cup cooked frozen mixed vegetables, ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, sprnkle salt, sprinkle pepper
- Stir together.
- Pour into a meal mug.
- Add 3 biscuits, then sprinkle on some herbs.sprinkle of thyme, sprinkle of rosemary, 3 biscuits
- Bake at 400 degrees f (204 degrees c) for 8- 10 minutes or until biscuits are cooked and lightly browned.
Notes
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- Use an Oven-Safe Mug.Ensure your mug is labeled oven-safe to prevent cracking. Corningware meal mugs or ceramic ramekins work well.
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- Thicken the Filling. If you prefer a thicker filling, mix in 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with the soup and milk before baking.
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- Keep the Mug from Overflowing. Leave at least ½ inch of space at the top of the mug to prevent bubbling over while baking.
-
- Make it Ahead. Prepare the filling in advance and store it in the fridge. When ready to bake, just add the biscuits and pop it in the oven.
-
- Reheating for Best Results. If reheating in the microwave, cover loosely and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, to avoid hot spots.
-
- Meat - you can use chicken breast, a small rotisserie chicken, or leftover chicken, or you can use turkey instead of chicken. You could also use canned chicken breast. Just be sure to drain it well and use the "chunked", as the flaked looks mushy and unappetizing.
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- Butter - I use unsalted butter, but you could use salted butter or light butter
-
- Biscuits - you can use homemade baking powder biscuits instead of store-bought or use lighter Bisquick.
-
- Seasoning- you can use a little poultry seasoning and/or garlic powder in addition to the other .or instead of
-
- Salt - you can add additional table salt or use kosher salt
-
- Cream of chicken soup - you can use regular or low-fat, or you can make your own cream of anything soup:
-
- Equal to one can of soup:
-
- 2 tablespoon butter
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- 3 tablespoon flour
-
- ½ cup milk
-
- ½ cup chicken stock or broth
-
- *You can add a little celery (or celery seed) for the cream of celery flavor or some chopped-up canned mushrooms for the mushroom-flavored soup.
-
- **To lighten it up: use light butter and non-fat milk.
Terri Gilson
This Personal Chicken Pot Pie in a Mug is just the thing when you want something warm and filling without much fuss. It's great for using up leftover chicken, and you can toss in whatever veggies you've got in the fridge. I love that I can make a bunch, freeze them, and have a quick meal ready to go - it's been a lifesaver on busy workdays when I need something substantial but don't have time to cook.