Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot pie is an all-time favorite comfort food and for good reason. Chunks of tender chicken, carrots and peas in a creamy gravy with a flaky, golden pie crust. What a great meal for Sunday dinner or a family weeknight meal. Make it easy and cut prep time by using rotisserie chicken and frozen vegetables.

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Homemade crusts are great but purchased crusts are quicker, easier and taste pretty amazing. 

I like to keep the carrots and onions rather large for a chunky, rustic dish.

Large chop onions are ready to go.

After roasting a chicken, I usually toss the carcass into a large pot with veggies and let it simmer away while I clean up. After straining, I pour the stock into Mason jars leaving headspace, cap and store in the freezer. If you don’t have homemade chicken stock, purchased will work just fine in this recipe.

Precook the carrots in water until tender.

Chicken pot pie is a great way to use leftovers. I usually plan for leftovers when roasting a chicken just so I can make it do double duty. If you don’t have leftover chicken and delicious alternative is to pick up a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. They are always tender and pretty inexpensive.

In saucepan or large skillet, melt butter over low heat. Add the onions and cook just until transparent.

Whisk in flour, salt and pepper. 

Cook stirring until mixture is bubbly.

Remove pan from heat; stir in broth and milk.

Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Gently stir in chicken and vegetables. Set aside.

Preparing the Pot Pie Crust

Prepare pastry and fit bottom crust into deep-dish pie pan. Fill crust with the chicken and vegetable mixture.

Top with remaining crust and crimp edges to seal.

Cut slits in the top of the crust. Brush with egg wash.

Bake in preheated oven 30-35 minutes. To prevent over browning, I use a pie shield. I also use a pie drip catcher to protect the oven bottom from burnt-on messes.

Cool for ten minutes, cut into slices and serve. Chicken pot pie is pretty perfect just the way it is or you might add a green salad on the side.

Chicken Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks    
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth/stock
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cut in chunks
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
• 2-crust pastry, homemade or purchased
• 1 large egg, beaten (for egg wash)

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Precook the carrots in water until tender.

In saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add the onions and cook just until transparent. Blend in flour, salt and pepper.  Cook stirring until mixture is bubbly.

Remove from heat; stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Gently stir in chicken and vegetables. Set aside.

Prepare pastry and fit bottom crust into deep-dish pie pan. Fill crust and top with remaining crust. Cut slits in the top of the crust. and bake 30-35 minutes.

Cool for ten minutes, cut into slices and serve.

Recipe Notes:

• Substitute a 10 ounce bag frozen peas and carrots for the fresh carrots and skip the 1/2 frozen peas.
• Use grocery store rotisserie chicken if you don’t have leftover chicken or don’t want to cook fresh chicken.

Side salad suggestions to serve with chicken pot pie…

Easy Creamy French Dressing

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Wolfgang Puck’s Spago House Salad Dressing

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