Nums Nums...Mini Pot Pies using Bisquick..Betty Crocker

When I look at recipes there has to be 3 criteria: 1) Easy to prepare 2) Less than 5 ingredients (approx) 3) EASY!     So when I saw this idea on Pinterest for making mini pot pies in a muffin tin I thought it was perfect. I'm all about the quick "mini meals" especially with a 1 year old...who for now will eat anything in front of him. Plus this meal has been "pinned" a number of times so it must be good right? 
So this morning as I got out of the shower, I quickly went into the kitchen to prep for the pot pies and little N decided he was up for the day.  So within 2 hours I got myself ready for work, fed N, and made this meal.  Like I said I'm not suzy homemaker so I didn't EXACTLY checkout the entire recipe, but had an idea of what I needed..and thought I had it all...


First, I'll take you to the link of the  Mini Pot Pie.  Seems easy enough.  Here's the pretty photo from my Pinterest.

So let's talk about MY version. As I searched the pantry for my items. I realized that I didn't have Bisquick but Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix which only added water. The above recipe calls for the pancake mix that uses egg, milk etc.  So I figured it wouldn't make that much of a difference. Pancake mix is pancake mix..what do eggs do to a recipe anyway?

Step 1:
Because I was only making one muffin tin of pot pies I only used 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast chopped up and cooked per directions. The recipe invites you to add whatever you want so I added frozen peas and carrots, cheese with the chicken.
Tip:
After the chicken was done cooking I shredded it using a fork and knife in the pan before I added the peas, carrots and cheese.

Step 2:
This is what it looks like in the muffin tins, cute I think.  I just followed the directions from Betty Crocker (link above). 
Tip:
Even following above recipe, I probably could have used a little more filling in each cup. I'm sure this recipe has the freedom of adding a little bit more.

Step 3: THE RESULT
This is after almost 30 mins of cooking at 375 degrees.  It's hard to see in the picture but they aren't very fluffy. They are very flat, but they LOOK good.

REVIEW:

I had a few taste testers. It was a little dry because it didn't have the gravy consistency that a pot pie has in the middle. Because I didn't use Bisquick I'm not sure  how the result would be different. Because of the dryness I did add chicken gravy to them as I heated them up.  My 1 year old was NOT a fan. However my dad, and friends enjoyed it. So my suggestions that if you do make this use the bisquick recipe and add maybe a little more with the filling and I'm sure this will be a success.

This recipe is easy to follow, not very time consuming, and is inexpensive to make. Only because I didn't use the bisquick recipe, and because my 1 year old didn't like it I give it a half and half!

Please let me know if you have tried this recipe or have any other suggestions/comments!

Happy Pinning!