Creamy Chunky Chicken Pot Pies
From shandy 17 years agoIngredients
- Filling Ingredients: shopping list
- 3 T. unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 medium-size yellow onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 large russet potato, peeled and diced shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 red bell pepper, diced shopping list
- 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced shopping list
- 1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 purchased cooked rotisserie chicken or 1 whole stewed chicken, cooled (See note at end of recipe) shopping list
- 8 ounces fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces (optional) shopping list
- 1 (8-ounce) package frozen peas (optional) shopping list
- Cream Sauce Ingredients: shopping list
- 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 c. all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 1/2 c. chicken stock, preferably homemade shopping list
- 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream (optional) shopping list
- Dash of hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper shopping list
- Crust Ingredients: shopping list
- 1 c. (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter shopping list
- 3 c. all-purpose flour shopping list
- 10 ounces chilled cream cheese shopping list
- 1 t. salt 1/4 t. freshly ground white pepper shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
How to make it
- Directions to Make the Filling: Melt the butter in a large saute pan set over medium heat. Add the onion and potato; saute for 5 minutes. Add garlic, bell pepper, and mushrooms and saute about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the crushed red pepper and add salt and pepper to taste.
- While the vegetables are sauteing, skin the chicken, pull the meat off the bones, and shred the meat or cut into bite-size pieces. Place the green beans in a microwave-safe bowl and add enough water to cover. Cover the dish and microwave on high power about 10 minutes, until the beans are tender. Drain thoroughly. Stir the beans, peas, and chicken into the vegetable mixture. Set the filling aside.
- To Make the Cream Sauce:
- Melt the butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the flour and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the chicken stock and cook the sauce over medium heat until it thickens to the consistency of a cream soup. Add the cream, hot pepper sauce, and salt and white pepper to taste. Pour the cream sauce over the chicken filling and stir to combine. Fill individual 1 1/4-cup capacity oven-safe bowls three-quarters of the way to the top with the creamed chicken filling.
- To Make the Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the butter into 16 pieces. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse the butter and flour until crumbly. Add the cream cheese, salt, and white pepper. Continue pulsing just until the dough forms a ball.
- Set the dough on a flat surface dusted with flour. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Measure the diameter of the pot pie bowls--mine are about 4 inches across- -and cut out dough rounds that are 1 1/2-inches larger in diameter. Whisk the egg in a small bowl. Lay the dough rounds on top of the pot pies, making sure the dough hangs evenly over each bowl. Brush the dough lightly with the beaten egg. Bake the pies for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Serve immediately.
- ***NOTE***
- You can use a whole stewing chicken with 2 carrots, unpeeled, cut in half, 2 stalks of celery, cut in half, 10 whole peppercorns, and 5 quarts of water in a large stockpot and bring to boil over high heat. Decrease the heat to medium-low and simmer the stock for 1-hour, uncovered. (The liquid level should drop by about 1-inch.) Turn the heat as low as possible and simmer uncovered for at least 2 hours. Now you have your stock and chicken meat for the pot pies.
- ***NOTE 2***
- I make extra pot pies, double wrap them with plastic wrap or use a large Ziploc bag and pop them into the freezer. I can take any amount out and bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 30 minutes and waalaa! Dinner is served! =D




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I love chicken pot pie, and this sounds wonderful!
HIGH FIVE! :+Dchefelaine in Muskoka loved it
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