Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party

Chicken Pot pies can be made mini size for a chicken pie kids cooking party. You can make this as simple or complex as you choose. You can prepare your own homemade pie dough and give each child a ball of dough to work with. Or you can cut circles out of already made pie crusts to fit into small pie pans. It is a good idea to have extra dough and chicken mixture on hand in case you need it.




For this kids cooking party you will want to download this chicken pot pie recipe card for each child that will be at the party. This will give them each a chance to follow the recipe while they are preparing the menu. It is also a good idea to include an extra one for them to take home, one that won't get messy. They can impress their own family with what they learned at the cooking party.

It is also a good idea to write the menu on a sheet of paper hung on the wall or chalkboard. You can even make this look like a restaurant menu.

Once you know the number of children coming go through the list of things needed especially utensils, bowls, etc. If you need extra ask friends or family if you can borrow some items for a chicken pie kids cooking party.

Items Needed for a Chicken Pie
Kids Cooking Party

• Small individual size pie pans if you don't have these available use a muffin pan and label each child's pie along the edges with masking tape.
• Masking tape. To label kid chefs name on the pans.
• Several pizza pans or cookie sheets
• Mixing Bowl for adding inside of pie ingredients
• Spoons- one for each child for mixing and a few extras if needed
• 1 set of teaspoons
• 1 set of tablespoons
• 1 set of cups
• Actual recipe ingredients
• Several rolling pins
• Paper plates, cups and eating utensils
• Extra flour for rolling out pie dough
• Pastry brushes for brushing top of pie
• Mini cookie cutters for top of crust or just cut slits

Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party
Planning To Do List:

Two weeks ahead:

• Send out invitations
• Order/sew/buy aprons or chef hats


One week ahead:

• Make your shopping list for the party
• Buy non perishable items, goody bags and any craft supplies you need if you are decorating aprons or hats
• Prepare chef hats ahead of time


Several days ahead:

• Put your goody bags together
• Get a final number of how many children are coming to the chicken pie kids cooking party


One to two days ahead:

• Do your grocery shopping for the remaining items


Day before:

• Prepare cooking party cake if you are having one
• Line kitchen tables or any large table with a plastic tablecloth or white butcher paper.


Morning of party:

• Prepare homemade pie dough. Or cut circles out of already made pie crusts to fit into small pie pans.
• Set up table with cooking items
• If not using cream of chicken soup make homemade sauce from recipe below. You may need to warm this up slightly before pouring on pies but preparing it ahead will save you time
• If using fresh vegetables instead of frozen cook vegetables this morning then set aside

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Pie dough homemade or store bought
Aluminum individual pie pans
Can cream of chicken soup (see below if you prefer to make a homemade version)
Frozen mixed vegetables (if you prefer fresh cook several minutes to speed baking time)
4 cups shredded chicken
2 tablespoons butter, melted

For homemade pie dough recipe see kids cooking lesson Junior Chef 5. You will need to make several batches of dough depending on the number of children. One batch of dough should make 3-4 mini pies with a bottom and top crust. It is a good idea to have extra on hand in case you need it.

To start this Chicken Pie kids cooking party give each child two balls of pie dough and a mini pie pan. Sprinkle the table with flour and allow them to roll out a ball of pie dough into a small circle. Place dough into the small pie pans. If you are using already rolled out pie dough circles skip the above step and just add circle to pie pan. Roll out the second ball of dough into a circle for the top crust.

As a team effort allow each child to do a certain step, add vegetables, chicken, and cream soup or homemade sauce to a mixing bowl. Have each child spoon mixture into their pie shell. With the second circle use mini cookie cutters or cut slits in the circle. Top pie with second pie crust. Cut off the excess dough around the edges and pinch the edges together. With a pastry brush, brush tops of pie with melted butter before cooking. Place on a cookie sheet and label with masking tape each kid chef's pie. Several children can share a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

During the chicken pie kids cooking party make time to prepare a dessert, decorate aprons, chef hats or play cooking games.

Homemade chicken pot pie sauce to replace cream of chicken soup.
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
In saucepan melt butter. Whisk in flour until thickens. Whisk in chicken broth and pepper. Bring to a boil until thickens. Whisk in milk and again bring to a boil until thickens set aside and allow to cool for the party.