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QUICK & EASY CHICKEN POT PIE

I think perhaps the most quintessential comfort food is a hearty, creamy, quick and easy Chicken Pot Pie. Chicken Pot Pie remains in my memory from childhood as something warm and delicious and comforting, so much so that decades later I still think about it with longing.
Course Main Course, Second Course
Cuisine international, Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 552kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 kg roast chicken
  • 175 g thinly sliced carrots about three carrots
  • 170 g thinly sliced celery stocks about three stocks
  • One medium onion minced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 50 gAll purpose flour
  • ¾ L chicken broth
  • 150 g frozen peas thawed
  • 400 g frozen pie crust or puff pastry thawed
  • One small egg beaten

Instructions

  • Please preheat the oven to 190°C or 425°F
  • Pull all the chicken and the skin from the bone of the roasted chicken and break into small bite-size bits.
  • Do the same with the chicken skin and add it to the meat. Set aside.
  • Sauté the carrots, celery and onion in the olive oil in an ovenproof heavyweight skillet until just tender, about five to 10 minutes.
  • Sprinkled the vegetables with flour and toss until they are fully coded.
  • Continue cooking until the vegetables and flour begin to turn golden brown, no more than five minutes.
  • Add the chicken broth by the cupful.
  • Use a wooden spoon to stir the festivals and broth together and cook over low flame until the sauce begins to thicken.
  • Add the rest of the broth by the cup full and cook until the sauce has thickened.
  • Turn off the heat and stir in the chicken and chicken skin bits.
  • Cover and let cool to just warm.
  • While the chicken is cooling roll out the piecrust so that it is just wide enough to drape across the skillet.
  • Drape the crust across the skillet and fold over the extra beds of crust to form a decorative border.
  • Make three or four slats on the top of the crust.
  • Use a pastry brush to lightly brush the crust with the whisked egg.
  • Bake the chicken pot pie for 20 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 175°C or 370°F.
  • Bake for an additional 20 minutes until do you piecrust the school.
  • If the crust begins to overclock drape it lightly with a piece of tinfoil.
  • Remove the pot pie from the oven and let sit 20 minutes before serving.
  • Serve the Chicken Pot Pie right in the skillet along with a fresh green salad.
  • Chicken Pot Pie makes great leftovers!

Nutrition

Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 683mg | Potassium: 615mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3977IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4mg