CHICKEN POT PIE
Yields: 12 servings in a pie, 4 large individual pot pies
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Total
Time: 1 hr.
INGREDIENTS
4 Tbsp. butter
½ c. finely diced onion
½ c. finely diced carrot
½ c. finely diced celery
½ c. diced zucchini
½ c. diced sweet potatoes
½ c. frozen peas
3 c. shredded/cubed cooked chicken
or turkey
1/3 c. flour
3 c. low-sodium chicken broth,
plus more as needed
Splash of white wine (optional)
Mrs. Dash, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme to
taste
1/3 c. half-and-half or cream
1 whole unbaked pie crust, puff
pastry or phyllo dough
1 whole egg
DIRECTIONS
1- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. In a large pot, melt the butter over
medium-high heat, then add the onion, carrot, and celery and Mrs. Dash. Cook,
stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to turn translucent, about 5
minutes.
2- Stir in the zucchini, sweet
potatoes, peas and chicken or turkey, then sprinkle the flour over top and stir
it until it's all combined with the meat and vegetables. Cook for 1 minute,
then pour in the chicken broth (and wine, if using).
3- Stir and let it cook and
thicken. Once it starts to thicken add the salt, pepper, and thyme.
4- Add the half-and-half or cream,
then stir the mixture and let it bubble and thicken, about 3 minutes. If it
seems overly thick, splash in a little more broth. Turn off the heat.
5a- Pour the filling into a
2-quart baking dish. Roll out the pie crust on a floured surface and lay it
over the top of the dish. Press the dough so the edges stick to the outside of
the pan. Use a knife to cut little vents here and there in the surface of the
dough.
5b- If making individual
servings: Pour the filling into individual, oven-safe bowls. Roll out the
pie crust on a floured surface and lay it over the top of the bowl. Press the
dough so the edges stick to the outside of the bowl. Use a knife to cut little
vents here and there in the surface of the dough.
6- Mix the egg with 2 tablespoons
of water and brush it all over the surface of the crust. (You will have some
egg wash left over.)
7- Place the pie on a rimmed
baking sheet and bake until the crust is deep golden brown, and the filling is
bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. To prevent the crust from getting too brown, you
might want to cover it lightly with foil for the first 15 minutes of baking
time.
8- Serve with a fresh green salad,
or by itself…after all, the veggies are in it!