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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

  1.  Remove the pastry sheets from packaging and lay flat allowing to thaw for 20 minutes 
  2.  Preheat oven to 350°F
  3. Place chicken breasts on baking sheet and rub with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper 
  4.  Bake for 35-40 min and set aside until cool enough to handle 
  5.  Cube the chicken after removing skin and bones 
  6.  In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the buillon cube 
  7.  In a larger pot, melt the butter and saute the onions, celery, and carrots for 10-15 minutes until the onions are translucent 
  8.  Add the flour and cook with constant stirring for 2 minutes over low heat
  9. Add the chicken stock to the sauce and simmer over low heat for 1 minute (or more) stirring until thick
  10.  Add 1tbsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper and heavy cream
  11. Add the cubed chicken, peas, and parsley 
  12.  Butter and flour a 9″ pie tin and preheat over to 375°F 
  13.  Using a rolling pin, roll the puff pastry sheets until larger than baking tin 
  14.  place one puff pastry sheet in the tin and poke holes with a fork 
  15.  Add the filling (there may be extra) and cover with the other puff pastry sheet 
  16.  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 
  17. Brush the top with the beaten egg and add salt and pepper 
  18. Make three slits 3″ in length radiating from the center towards the edges
  19. Bake for 1 hour or until the top is golden brown

Meal type: dinner

Culinary tradition: USA (General)

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