Servings: 6
This is the definitive pot pie recipe: a creamy chicken stew loaded with onions, peas, mushrooms, and carrots, and baked under a rich, flaky crust. It’s comfort in a bowl.
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Turn the crumbs onto a large piece of plastic wrap and gather into a pile. With the heel of your hand, gently smear the dough away from you until the crumbs come together (two or three smears should do it). Shape the dough into a 4-inch square, wrap tightly in the plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
Add 1 Tbs. oil to the pot and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add the mushrooms. Cook without stirring for 1 minute. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to the bowl of chicken.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1 Tbs. oil and then the onions and carrots to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the edges are browned, 8 to 9 minutes. Add the garlic and stir constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds more. Scrape the vegetables into the bowl of chicken and mushrooms.
Melt the butter in the same pot over low heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the texture, which will be clumpy at first, loosens and smooths out, about 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat to low and add the potatoes, chicken, and vegetables (and any accumulated juice), and a generous pinch each of salt and pepper. Partially cover the pot and simmer gently (adjusting the heat as necessary), stirring occasionally, until the potatoes and carrots are just tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Stir in the peas, sherry, parsley, thyme, and mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Let the dough soften slightly at room temperature, about 20 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 1/8-inch-thick rectangle. With a round cookie cutter (or using a plate as a guide), cut 6 dough circles that are slightly wider than the inner diameter of the bowls (re-roll the scraps if necessary). Cut one small X in the center of each circle.
Top each bowl of stew with a dough round. With your fingertips, gently press the dough down into the edge of the stew, so that it flares up the sides of the bowl.
Make Ahead Tips
The dough for the crust can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month. If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for about 1 hour before rolling.
The filling can be prepared through the step of adding the peas and seasonings, cooled and refrigerated for up to 8 hours.
The pot pies can be assembled and refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 day before baking and serving.
Loved it. Used store bought pie crust and used up a whole bunch of leftovers. Didn't have chicken broth so made up the liquid with the leftover vermouth sauce from https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/rosemary-and-orange-slow-roasted-duck and about 1/2 cup of cream of mushroom soup that was in the fridge from another recipe. Perhaps that provided the "extra zing" SoCo18 mentioned....
Cook potatoes at least an extra 10 min - it needed that to get them "soft"
I would add extra carrots and peas and cut down on the potatoes next time
This recipe made enough for 3 large individual crocks and an individual pie I popped into the freezer for a work night.
Made this for my boyfriend's parents but I think it was a little too decadent/rich. I loved the pearl onions and cremini though. In my opinion it's lacking something to make it the classic chicken pot pie. The search for the perfect pot pie continues!
Turned out delicious. I was having a lazy snow day and cheated by using frozen pie shells. I halved the recipe and it fit nicely in a deep dish pie shell and topped it with the second. 375 for 45 min. Perfect winter meal.
This is a superb recipe, full of flavor and with a classic combination of ingredients and tastes. And it's a bonus that most of it can be made in advance, leaving the assembly and final baking to just before serving. I've made it for company and it's a showstopper. I also really like that it's topped with a pate brisee, not puff pastry, because its crumbly texture works so well with the creamy, savory filling.
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