7 Best Frozen Chicken Pot Pies at the Grocery Store

Say what you will, but chicken pot pie will never go out of style. Even the frozen kind — especially the frozen kind. Maybe it’s the buttery crust that burns your tongue if you don’t wait, or the way the gravy floods out the second you crack it open. Whatever the reason, people keep a box in the freezer for nights when cooking isn’t happening.  

To determine which ones are actually worth the space, we drew from taste tests, reviews, and numerous Reddit threads. 

Here are seven of the best frozen chicken pot pies that deserve a spot in your freezer.

Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pie

Chances are that while you’re reading this, there’s a Marie Callender’s chicken pot pie sitting in your freezer, waiting to be microwaved. Do it! This is the frozen pot pie that everyone points to as the closest thing to the real deal.

The single-serve version is around 10 ounces, featuring a golden double crust that flakes when baked in the oven. Inside, there are chunks of white-meat chicken, peas, carrots, and diced potatoes all swimming in a creamy, salty gravy. The filling leans heavily on potatoes sometimes, but it’s still hearty enough to pass as dinner. Family-size versions stretch the same formula to over 40 ounces, though fans say the meat-to-gravy ratio can slip in the bigger pies.

Stouffer’s Chicken Pot Pie

Maybe Stouffer’s Chicken Pot Pie is the backup plan for when the freezer aisle is out of Marie Callender’s, but it’s still a solid backup. It’s a single-serve, 10-ounce pie with a double crust and the usual mix of chicken, peas, carrots, and potatoes in a creamy sauce. The crust can turn chewy instead of flaky, but there’s enough chicken to keep it from feeling skimpy, and the sauce is rich enough to make it filling.

Willow Tree Chicken Pie

Good things are said about the Willow Tree Chicken Pie, but mainly in New England and not out of it. Ultimately, a regional cult favorite, not a nationwide contender, Willow Tree still makes a pretty good chicken baked with a traditional double crust and filled with shredded white meat chicken, savory gravy holding carrots, peas, and potatoes together. The pies are sold in several sizes, from single-serve portions around eight to ten ounces to larger family and party versions weighing more than two pounds. Fans love it for not skimping on chicken and the perfect ratio of filling to crust.

Trader Joe’s Handheld Chicken Pot Pie

Sometime in 2025, Trader Joe’s introduced a line of chicken pot pies, and how did it stand apart, you wonder? They made it handheld, and instead of calling it what it really is — an empanada — they branded it as America’s favorite winter comfort food. Of course, Trader Joe’s would put their own spin on a classic dish, and of course, people would buy it.

It comes two to a box, and each portion is wrapped in a flaky pastry crust filled with chicken, peas, carrots, and small bits of potato. You might not need utensils to eat it, but it’s strongly advised to have a glass of water nearby, since the pie comes without gravy, and some reviews say it can taste a little Sahara-ish.

Healthy Choice Crustless Chicken Pot Pie

If you want something quite different, try the Healthy Choice crustless chicken pot pie. There’s no top or bottom crust — just a bowl of chicken, vegetables, and gravy-style sauce. It’s sold in a microwaveable tray rather than a pastry shell, which makes it more like a stew than a pie.

People appreciate it more for being lighter, less crust hassle, though that means it leans stewy, not pie-like. 

“By Chef Ramsay” Chicken Pot Pie

It’s a bit hypocritical for a chef who made his TV personality by yelling at people for cooking frozen meals to be selling you one, but Gordon Ramsay decided that, why the bloody hell not? The “By Chef Ramsay” is a Walmart-exclusive frozen no-bottom-crust Chicken Pot Pie with a puff-pastry lid instead of a full double crust. The filling is made with diced chicken breast, peas, carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, celery, and onions in a thick sauce. 

Reviews are generally positive, with some describing the crust as flaky, buttery, and close to homemade pastry. The mushrooms make the classic dish feel more gourmet than the standard pea-and-carrot mix. Chicken is present in decent amounts, and the meat is generally more tender than what you find in cheaper frozen pies. 

Blake’s Chicken Pot Pie

Blake’s Chicken Pot Pie may not beat the classics for comfort or heft, but if you want a pot pie without the guilt, this is the choice. It’s smaller than the heavyweights at about 8 ounces, with a top crust only, and the filling is made with all-natural chicken, peas, carrots, potatoes, and a simple gravy.  People like the crust, which comes out buttery and crisp, and the fact that the pie tastes less processed than the usual frozen versions.  

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