Here’s a great way to use some leftover chicken. All you need are some vegetables and some other simple ingredients in a pie crust and you’ll never buy a pot pie again.
How to make a pic crust
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cubed
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
1 egg yolk for glazing.
DIRECTIONS:
1Sauté the carrots, onions and celery in the butter until the onions are translucent.
2Stir in the flour and blend into the butter and vegetable mix.
3Add the chicken broth and milk and simmer until the sauce thickens.
4Season with salt and pepper and celery seed and add the chicken and peas. Stir and remove from heat.
5Preheat oven to 375° F./190° C
6Coat a 9-inch square baking pan or 9-inch pie pan with butter.
7Put the first dough sheet into the pan and poke bottom with a fork.
8Add the chicken mixture to the pan and top with another sheet of pie dough. Crimp the edges with a fork and trim the excess with a knife.
9Mix one egg yolk with a tablespoon of water and glaze and then poke holes in top with a fork.
10Bake at 375° F./190° C. for 45 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes and serve.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cubed
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
1 egg yolk for glazing.
Directions
DIRECTIONS:
1Sauté the carrots, onions and celery in the butter until the onions are translucent.
2Stir in the flour and blend into the butter and vegetable mix.
3Add the chicken broth and milk and simmer until the sauce thickens.
4Season with salt and pepper and celery seed and add the chicken and peas. Stir and remove from heat.
5Preheat oven to 375° F./190° C
6Coat a 9-inch square baking pan or 9-inch pie pan with butter.
7Put the first dough sheet into the pan and poke bottom with a fork.
8Add the chicken mixture to the pan and top with another sheet of pie dough. Crimp the edges with a fork and trim the excess with a knife.
9Mix one egg yolk with a tablespoon of water and glaze and then poke holes in top with a fork.
10Bake at 375° F./190° C. for 45 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes and serve.
AuthorSteve Nubie
