Chicken Pot Pie that I can pass off as my own

[Jane.T]

I'm looking for a frozen pot pies that I can pass off as my own.( No, not really). But they have to be good. I'd prefer something from a Toronto bakery, without preservatives. The one I tasted at Costco was delicious, but I understand it's wildly caloric and full of salt. Any ideas. I'm hosting Sunday dinner and I don't feel like cooking. Ho ho ho.

[kfox203]

Leah's on St.Clair sells individual size pies

[iamafoodie]

The Hot Oven in Bloor West Village and Cloverdale Mall used to make one of the all-time best classic Chicken Pot Pies. They were great and would custom make them in several sizes according to your needs. You could order them baked or unbaked. The sauce was made from the stock in cooking the chickens and there was only a flaky top crust. I haven't had one in a few years and they may have changed ownership since then. Thus it would be prudent to try a small one first.

[Arcadiaseeker]

Summerhill market for sure. It tastes homemade.

[Flexitarian]

For what they charge at Summerhill the should come to your home and serve it to you too.

[childofthestorm]

If the OP REALLY wanted to pass it off as her own then Summerhill would be the choice cuz you can bring in your own dish for them to cook it in. But I agree that it's not the best in town. I won't turn it down though, that's for sure.

I really love the Arcadian Court pot pie that's served at Bannock, I wonder if they'd freeze several for you if you called ahead?

[millygirl]

I can't recall the exact price at Summerhill but I think it's slightly under $30. It can easily feed 4 adults and is jam packed with beautiful large chunks of white meat and veg. This equates to less than $8 per person which I feel is a steal for the quality and convenience.

[MeMeMe]

Patachou!

[duckdown]

Had a great chicken pot pie from Costco recently, believe it or not

[Charles Yu]

duckdown, concur with you but also concur with 1moreround about the pie being very salty. However great with mashed potatoes to tone down the saltiness.

[duckdown]

Hmmm, I didn't find mine overly salty. But I would think it varies from store to store, or even from whoever makes it at the time.. I was pleased with the product

[fryerlover]

I don't shop at Costco, so not sure how their operation works or if anything varies from location to location, however the Toronto Star had a "The Dish" article on the Costco Chicken pot pie a few months back. They found in a quarter piece of pie there was 1,170 mg of sodium which is 80 per cent of what your body needs in a day. Wow.

http://www.thestar.com/article/106242...

[Herne]

Maybe the salt is why it tastes so good. The pie is close to a foot in diameter so I would guess one slice is about 580 mg of sodium which isn't too bad as long as you add no more salt.

[fryerlover]

haha.......probably. Salt can make most things taste good. I would still consider that high for sodium content. I rarely eat processed foods anymore and don't use salt when cooking so a bit taste like a lot to me.

[Charles Yu]

The ones at most Longo's prepared food section was very, very good. Lovely sauce and lots of fillings.
I also bought one from All-the-Best fine food on Yonge recently, which was very delicious. However, I found them a bit too expensive! $8.50 for a small 4 inch one!!

[abigllama]

I'm pretty sure the pies that Longo's sells are from Summerhill.

[1moreround]

Pasta Pantry on Yonge, N of Davisville has many great frozen home made entree's including a chicken pie that is much better than Costco, IMHO. I thought Costco's very way over-salted. Also try Pasta Pantry's amazing sheppard pie. They put truffle oil in the potatoe!

[Flexitarian]

I think she already had the dinner but good to know. I just wanna know whether she passed those pies off as her own!

[Dean Tudor]

Summerhill Market - no question.

[sbug206]

Not for chicken. Too dry and not much veg. Just chunks of breast meat. I think a pie should have a good ratio of meat, veg and gravy.

[abigllama]

Summerhill is my favourite as well. I prefer it to the Cumbrae's version.

[ylsf]

i had a steak/stilton blue cheese pot pie from Cumbrae's on Church and it was was awesome. I imagine if they have a chicken one it would be great too but it is expensive at around $9 for a single portion. I can't recall if they have larger ones but worth a phone call at least.

I have also enjoyed all of the pot pies from Saucier that I have tried. http://www.saucierfoods.com/index.html
I bought mine from Whole Foods a few times but they have a list of other retailers online. I think the large one is around $22

[torontofoodiegirl]

I concur re Cumbrae's. The chicken pie is fantastic. I'm not crazy about the chicken with bacon though...the bacon kind of overpowers the other flavours.

Love Summerhill, but not so much their chicken pie. A bit gloppy.

[bytepusher]

I just heard yesterday that Saucier has suspended their operations, hopefully temporarily.