Chicken Pot Pie
Recipe: Chicken pot pie
Ingredients
- 3 split chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 chicken buillon cube
- 6 Tbsp. butter
- 1 cup yellow onions,chopped (one onion)
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/8 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup medium-diced carrots
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cups chopped celery
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- one package puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Remove the pastry sheets from packaging and lay flat allowing to thaw for 20 minutes
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place chicken breasts on baking sheet and rub with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper
- Bake for 35-40 min and set aside until cool enough to handle
- Cube the chicken after removing skin and bones
- In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the buillon cube
- In a larger pot, melt the butter and saute the onions, celery, and carrots for 10-15 minutes until the onions are translucent
- Add the flour and cook with constant stirring for 2 minutes over low heat
- Add the chicken stock to the sauce and simmer over low heat for 1 minute (or more) stirring until thick
- Add 1tbsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper and heavy cream
- Add the cubed chicken, peas, and parsley
- Butter and flour a 9″ pie tin and preheat over to 375°F
- Using a rolling pin, roll the puff pastry sheets until larger than baking tin
- place one puff pastry sheet in the tin and poke holes with a fork
- Add the filling (there may be extra) and cover with the other puff pastry sheet
- Trim the puff pastry to 1/2 inch from the edge . Using cold water, join the 2 sheets and roll over the edges to be flush with the edge of the pan
- Brush the top with the beaten egg and add salt and pepper
- Make three slits 3″ in length radiating from the center towards the edges
- Bake for 1 hour or until the top is golden brown
Meal type: dinner
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
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