An Iconic Chicken Pot Pie

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      1 hr 30

Appears in
Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation

By Zaynab Issa

Published 2025

  • About

It’s not lost on me that a chicken pot pie is not what you’d expect from an immigrant grandmother who’s otherwise an authority on cooking spice-forward Khoja food. But my grandmother’s chicken pot pie is iconic, and this adaptation of her specialty dish hits the spot every time. In addition to the traditional ingredients you can expect from a chicken pot pie, the secret weapon here is the American cheese. Sure, you can opt for another melty variety, but the sodium citrate found in American