Julie's Deluxe Chicken Pot Pie

Submitted by puppitypup

"This takes a little time, but it's worth it! Pie can be prepared ahead of time and stored in refrigerator until ready to bake."

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photo by Julie Bs Hive

Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 1 lg pie
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

1 garlic clove
2 stalks celery
2 carrots
¹⁄₂ sweet onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup flour
16 ounces chicken stock
2 ounces white wine (or to taste)
¹⁄₂ cup heavy cream
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch sage
1 pinch thyme
fresh ground pepper
2 cooked chicken breasts
¹⁄₄ cup frozen peas
1 uncooked pastry for double-crust pie (top and bottom)
1 egg white

directions

Finely chop garlic. Slice celery, carrots and onion into like-size pieces. Heat garlic with olive oil and 2 T butter over med-hi, adding celery, carrots and onion when pan is heated. Saute about 12 minutes, or until carrots are fairly tender but garlic and onions are not burned.
While vegetables are cooking, chop cooked chicken breasts and set aside.
Remove vegetables from pan and set aside. In same pan on med-hi, melt 1/2 c butter and stir in 1/2 flour. Brown mixture slightly, being careful not to let it burn. Add chicken stock a few ounces at a time, stirring to incorporate after each addition. Add wine to taste, then cream. Add spices to taste. (Probably don't need salt because of chicken stock.) Stir in cooked vegetables. Turn off heat and set aside.
Stir chicken and frozen peas into vegetable mixture and pour into pie. Place top crust on top and trim about 5/8" outside edge of dish. Fold top crust under bottom crust and flute (pinch) edge around pie to seal. Cut a small, simple design in top to let steam escape. (I make a three petal flower with stem, making sure none of the petals or stem touch each other.).
If making ahead of time, remove from fridge 1 hour before cooking (1/2 hour on a hot day) and don't brush with egg-white until just before cooking.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush top with egg white, cover edge with foil and bake for 5 minutes.
Then turn heat down to 350 degrees and remove foil. Continue baking for 35 - 45 minutes, or until crust appears done.
Let sit at least 10 minutes before slicing.

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Reviews

This is such a flavor packed recipe. I also added potato and subbed red wine for white only because that was all I had on hand. I couldn't find my sage so I added a pinch of poultry seasoning instead, a teaspoon of Organic Gourmet wild mushroom broth concentrate and whole milk instead of heavy cream. The taste is AMAZING!!! It's a dreary day in Wyoming but this sure brightens up an evening :) Thank you for sharing. This went in to my recipe box and will be my go to when I want chicken pot pie!!

yedenmatka
Such an easy recipe the most work is in the cutting of vegetables!! I made individual ones in ramekins and I also added a little more onion, and a potato also had a bit of a mishap with the wine (slipped from my hand, too much went in and that actually is the truth, it did slip!!!) But after all that they turned out fantastic!!!!! I loved them DH wanted less vegies DD wanted more vegies and DS just scoffed his down and stuck up his thumb in approval and said "just right". What can I say I live with the 3 bears....lol I would love to try this recipe with asparagus in it.... but I am the only one that likes it, but when I make them again might just pop some into mine!!!! Great recipe puppitypup, this is a keeper for me!!

Tisme
it was perfect but i did add just a little more onion.

jimemc007
If it were in my power to give you more than five stars for this awesome pot pie I would do so without having to think twice about it. I have never found one I could be happy with until now. I did use the roll-out pie crust found in the supermarket but made my own stock so did need the added salt & pepper. But the gravy! That awesome cross between a white sauce and gravy! Had exactly 1 1/2 cups of it that wouldnt fit in the pie so I served it alongside. This is one dish that will be on the table again and again. Thank you for sharing this awesome with us and I hope others try it too. It is so yummy!

Julie Bs Hive

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This is such a flavor packed recipe. I also added potato and subbed red wine for white only because that was all I had on hand. I couldn't find my sage so I added a pinch of poultry seasoning instead, a teaspoon of Organic Gourmet wild mushroom broth concentrate and whole milk instead of heavy cream. The taste is AMAZING!!! It's a dreary day in Wyoming but this sure brightens up an evening :) Thank you for sharing. This went in to my recipe box and will be my go to when I want chicken pot pie!!

yedenmatka