What do I make for dinner? What do I have time for? These questions are a constant in a working mom’s world, making it a never-ending search and find mission for easy fall meal ideas that are wholesome and filling. If you’re in need of an easy fall meal, you’ve come to the right place.

We get stuck wondering things like “I just made this; should I make it again?” or “If I make this, will my family eat this meal?”

When you’re unsure what to make next, it’s hard to move forward and so easy to fall back onto recipes you’ve made over and over. The good news is, you can easily bring order to the chaos by adding some easy fall meals (some of my favorites) to your meal rotation that check the meal-time boxes.

Here’s the answer for tonight: Chicken Pot Pie. Mic drop. Nothing says warm, cozy, simple and fall better than this fabulous meal right here.

Focusing on the underlying theme of this blog, I always refer back to recipes that embody authentic farmhouse cooking and simple meals made with wholesome foods and quality ingredients. These types of easy dinner ideas always check the boxes for me in terms of having a good protein source, carbohydrate source and almost always incorporate vegetables.

I also want to provide encouragement that these are recipes that I utilize as a full-time working mom. I do completely realize that we, as working moms, operate with a completely different time table. That being said, let’s get to it. I’ll do us all a favor and post the recipe first, then you can read further if you like.

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Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Work this classic farmhouse favorite into your monthly meal plan. With tender chicken, savory gravy and fantastic crust, it's a no-fail favorite your family will enjoy for years to come.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy dinner recipe, simple dinner recipe, working mom

Servings: 6 people

Author: Elizabeth

Equipment

1 9×13 casserole dish; glass or non-stick (I prefer glass)
1 medium stock pot (for mixing your pot pie filling)

Ingredients

Pot Pie Filling

2 cups chicken, chopped/cubed (light or dark meat)
2 10 oz cans cream of chicken soup, organic (I use this in substitute for a roux for a time saver)
1 cup milk
1 16 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables (no thawing required)
1-2 tsp garlic salt (I never measure – add to taste)
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp poultry seasoning

Pot Pie Crust or Topping – Choose One or the Other

1 tube organic/all-natural refrigerated biscuit dough (or you can make a homemade dough)
2 9 in pie crusts (top and bottom)

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In the medium sauce pan, combine the filling ingredients and seasoning, stir well and heat over medium heat until warmed through. Taste and season as needed. It'll be going in the oven, so don't over cook it.
If you choose to use the biscuit topping, cut each biscuit into 4 pieces and set aside. If you want a pie crust pot pie, make sure your pie crusts are rolled out and ready.

Biscuit Topping Pot Pie

Add the pot pie filling to a 9×13 casserole pan and place the quartered biscuits evenly across the top of the filling. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees until the filling is bubbly and the biscuits are golden brown and have finished baking.

Pie Crust Pot Pie

Place one of the 9" pie crusts in the bottom of a 9" standard pie dish. If you use a deep-dish pie dish, you may need to roll your crust out a little bigger.
Place the pie filling into the crust and lay the second pie crust over top, pinching around the edges to seal them.
Make 4 equally spaced cuts in the top of the pie to vent the steam.
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees until the crust is golden brown and the filling is hot and bubbly. If you so choose, brush an egg wash on the top of the pie before baking (1 egg beaten with a little milk) to give a really nice golden finish.

Notes

I like to serve the chicken pot pie with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and some green onions for an extra pop of flavor.

What Composes an Easy Dinner Recipe?

Now that we have our recipe and it’s in the oven, let’s chat. When a mom is working a full-time job, the ease of a recipe can sometimes make or break whether or not it makes it into the monthly meal rotation.

Easy dinner ideas are crucial components because, hello…, sometimes we just need to get a meal on the table.

Many people who are new to the simplicity of farmhouse cooking start out on the right track. They get stuck because they listen or source their meal recipes from the wrong places. Let’s review the heart and soul of simple cooking again.

Quality, first and foremost; Simplicity, equally as important.

How To Incorporate a New Easy Fall Meal

The first time that I make a new recipe, especially if it involves a cooking process or ingredient that I’m not familiar with, I usually wait for a night off of work or a weekend. That way, I can make the recipe as written the first time around. My experience is that a recipe almost never goes as planned the first time, so I like to have a time cushion in case I need to make some adjustments.

If you’ve spent hours trying to plan out a monthly meal plan but something still feels off – like you’re not happy with the variety or simplicity in your meal rotation, this is likely the piece that’s missing.

Without this, you can have shelves of cookbooks and still not have meals on the table that you’re happy with. I know this from experience (hand raised – tons of cookbooks)

What can you do?

A really useful tool for week night or busy night meal is to have eight to ten tried-and-true simple recipes for each season that you can make in 30-45 minutes or less. The modality of making these recipes is up to you: they don’t have to be oven recipes. Use your crockpot, air fryer, stove top, toaster oven or grill. Remember? Quality and simplicity; that is what matters.

The Third Easy Meal Tip – Resources

I’ll eventually do a post on some great cookbooks that I keep around for inspiration. I usually try one or two new recipes a month and see if they fit into the working meal schedule rotation.

Even though I have a large selection of cookbooks, I know which ones are great for adding in a new simple recipe to try.

While you look around for some great easy farmhouse meal ideas, make sure you check out my other recipes on here. They are all great additions to a week-night rotation.

I’m so excited about starting to share the skills and food that have sustained my family for twenty years now. Tune in next week for another new skill and a new recipe for your family to try. Until then, keep it simple with a pinch of love.

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