Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
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1 homemade pie crust, (2 disks)4 cups cooked chicken, shredded6 Tbsp unsalted butter1 medium yellow onion, (1 cup chopped)2 medium carrots, (1 cup) thinly sliced8 oz white or brown mushrooms, (stems discarded), sliced3 garlic cloves, minced1/3 cup all-purpose flour2 cups chicken stock1/2 cup heavy cream2 tsp fine sea salt, or to taste, plus kosher salt to garnish1/4 tsp black pepper, plus more to garnish1 cup frozen peas, do not thaw1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped, plus more to garnish1 egg, beaten for egg wash
Directions
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In a dutch oven or pot, melt 6 Tbsp butter. Add diced onions and carrots and saute 8 minutes over medium heat until soft.Add sliced mushrooms and minced garlic and saute another 5 minutes until mushrooms are softened.Add 1/3 cup flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, and 1/2 cup heavy cream then bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute or until mixture is a thick gravy consistency. Add 2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, or season to taste. It should be well-seasoned.Add shredded cooked chicken, frozen peas, and 1/4 cup parsley. Stir to combine then remove from heat and cool slightly while you roll out the crusts. Roll 1 chilled pie crust disk into a 12” diameter circle. Carefully transfer it into a 9” pie dish. Spoon the pie filling over the bottom crust.Roll the second disk of pie dough into a 10” diameter circle and place over the pie filling. Fold the excess dough behind the bottom crust then crimp the pie crusts together to seal. Use a sharp paring knife to cut 5 small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Brush the top of the crust with the beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt and pepper.Bake at 425˚F for 30-35 minutes or until top crust is golden brown. If edges are browning too fast, cover with a pie shield or make a shield by cutting a 4” diameter circle from the center of a sheet of foil and placing that over the pie. Once out of the oven, rest for 15 minutes to cool slightly before slicing.
Notes
- Used 1tsp onion powder initially (sub)
- Used 1tbsp garlic powder initially (sub)
- Used ‘silk’ brand non dairy heavy cream initially (sub)
- Seemed bland
- Needs
- A lot of fresh ground pepper/white pepper in main filling
- More or fresh garlic
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