I recently volunteered at The Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, which provides temporary and short-term housing for cancer patients and their caregivers. A couple times a year, my work colleagues and I, prepare and serve food to those who are residing at the pavilion. It’s always such a rewarding experience to meet the patients and caregivers.

When I think about comfort food, the first dish that comes to mind is chicken pot pie. I’ve always loved chicken pot pie. Each year on my birthday, my mom always let me pick what I wanted for dinner and I always requested chicken pot pie. Now that it’s getting colder here in Maryland, I thought this would be the perfect dish to serve at The Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion.

I adapted this recipe from my mom’s version, but I’ve since evolved the recipe to make it my own. Everything about this pot pie is perfect. Hot creamy filling with shreds of chicken and crisp veggies, which are all nestled under a flaky golden pie crust. Can you say YUM?! It’s delicious. The patients and their caregivers thought so to. In fact, this chicken pot pie was the first dish to be completely eaten at the event. Want to know the best thing about this recipe? It’s so easy! Ready to give it a try? You surely won’t be disappointed!