**Indulge in the Comforting Classic: Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie**
When it comes to comfort food, nothing beats a classic chicken pot pie. This hearty and flavorful dish is a perfect blend of savory chicken, tender vegetables, creamy sauce, and flaky crust. In this detailed recipe collection, we'll guide you through the process of creating a delectable double-crust chicken pot pie from scratch. From preparing a rich and flavorful filling to crafting a golden brown, buttery crust, we'll cover every step with easy-to-follow instructions. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice cook, this comprehensive guide will ensure that your chicken pot pie turns out perfectly.
**A Feast of Recipes for Every Occasion**
This recipe collection offers a variety of chicken pot pie recipes to suit different preferences and occasions. From the traditional chicken pot pie with a classic creamy sauce to a hearty and flavorful Southwestern-inspired version, there's something for everyone. We'll also share a vegetarian pot pie recipe for those who prefer a meatless option. Each recipe is crafted with care and attention to detail, ensuring a delicious and satisfying meal that will warm your heart and soul.
**Perfect for Busy Weeknights or Special Gatherings**
Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to serve at a gathering, these chicken pot pie recipes have you covered. With make-ahead and freezing instructions included, you can easily prepare the pot pie in advance and bake it when you're ready to enjoy it. The flaky crust and creamy filling will make this dish a hit at any table.
**A Culinary Journey Awaits**
So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey to create a mouthwatering double-crust chicken pot pie. With our detailed recipes and expert tips, you'll be able to savor this classic dish in no time. Get ready to experience the ultimate comfort food experience!
DOUBLE-CRUST CHICKEN POT PIE
This just might be the ultimate deep-dish chicken pot pie. Lots of veggies and fresh herbs go into the tasty, creamy filling, and an impressive lattice crust makes the pie as picture-perfect as it is delicious.
Provided by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Categories main-dish
Time 3h20m
Yield One 10-inch deep-dish skillet pie
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make the filling: In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook, stirring, until the onions are translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Once melted, stir in the flour. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it just starts to turn golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Add the bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Adjust the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the cream, chicken and peas and return to a simmer. Simmer for 4 to 5 minutes more. Remove the mixture from the heat. Stir in the salt and pepper. Ideally, cool it completely. Remove and discard the bay leaf, and stir in the parsley. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if desired.
- Meanwhile, prepare the crust: Have a 10-inch cast-iron or ovenproof skillet ready. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the pie crust to a thickness of about 1/4 inch, making a circle about 3 inches wider all around than the skillet. Gently transfer the dough to the skillet, lining the bottom and easing it up the sides, allowing any excess to drape over the edge of the pan (aim for about 1 inch excess dough all the way around the pan). Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- While the bottom crust is chilling, roll out the remaining dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Gently transfer the dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet, then use a pastry wheel to cut it into 1 1/2- to 2-inch wide strips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Pour the cooled filling into the chilled bottom crust and spread evenly. Remove the chilled dough strips from the fridge. Lay strips over the filling, leaving almost no space between them. When the pie is covered, rotate the pan and pull back every other strip of dough, then weave in a fresh strip to create a lattice. Lay the strips back over the new piece of dough, the repeat the process - this time pulling back all the pieces of dough that didn't get moved the first time. Continue until the entire pie is latticed.
- Press the dough together at the edges all the way around the pie; use scissors to trim away any excess dough, then fold the bottom crust up and over the lattice. Dip your finger in water and run it along the edges to help seal it. Use a floured fork to press around the edges to seal the dough together and crimp the crust. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and place a rack in the lower third of the oven. Brush the egg mixture over the top of the pie and sprinkle it with Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes; lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue baking until the crust is deeply golden brown (the filling may bubble through the top crust a bit), 40 to 50 minutes more.
DOUBLE-CRUST CHICKEN POT PIES RECIPE
Double the deliciousness.
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Time 1h15m
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Let piecrusts stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Unroll 2 piecrusts onto a lightly floured surface. Cut 3 (5-inch) circles from each crust. Gently roll each circle into an 8-inch round. Coat 6 (12-ounce) ramekins with cooking spray. Gently fit 1 piecrust round into each ramekin, lining the bottom and sides. Gently crimp dough over the top edge of ramekin to secure it. Prick dough with a fork along bottom and sides. Place ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 13 to 16 minutes.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add chicken; cook until done, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove from pan; let stand 10 minutes. Shred the chicken.
- Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter to skillet. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add potato, onion, carrot, thyme, garlic, and oregano to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Whisk together flour and ½ cup of the stock in a small bowl, and add to skillet. Stir in salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and remaining 2 cups stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, cream, and shredded chicken. Transfer mixture to a bowl, and cool 10 minutes.
- Stir together egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Unroll remaining 2 piecrusts onto lightly floured surface. Cut 3 (5-inch) circles from each piecrust. Gently roll each circle into a 5 ½-inch round. Fill each ramekin with about ¾ cup chicken mixture, pressing down to level mixture. Top each ramekin with 1 (5 ½-inch) dough round, pressing to seal to bottom crust. Brush tops with egg mixture, and, if desired, top with leaf cutouts or rounds from extra dough. Cut small slits in tops of dough to vent steam. Bake at 400°F until golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes.
DOUBLE CRUST CHICKEN POT PIE
This double crust chicken pot pie is perfect when you're looking for comfort food and don't have all the time and energy in the world to whip it up! Make sure you check out the step-by-step photos at the bottom of the page, as well as my notes at the end of this recipe.
Provided by Sally
Categories Dinner
Time 3h25m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Prepare the pie crust as directed in my pie crust recipe, including chilling for at least 2 hours. I usually make the crust the night before. The pie crust recipe makes 2 crusts and you'll be using both crusts.
- In a large saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 12 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook the butter, onions, and garlic over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until the onions are translucent and the butter is lightly browning. Whisk in the flour, salt, black pepper, thyme, chicken broth, and half-and-half. Cook and whisk until no flour lumps remain, then simmer over medium-low heat until thick. I simmer mine for 10 minutes. You want it to be a very thick gravy; simmer longer if necessary. Taste and add more seasonings if you prefer. Sometimes I add more thyme. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C).
- After the pie dough has chilled: On a floured work surface, roll out 1 half of the chilled pie dough. Turn the pie crust dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is smooth. With a small and sharp knife, trim the extra overhang of dough and discard. Place the chicken mixture on top. Top with frozen peas. Pour gravy over top. Roll out 2nd half of pie crust dough just as you did the first. Cover the pie with the 2nd crust and trim the extra overhang off the sides. Seal the edges by crimping with a fork or your fingers. With a small and sharp knife, slice a few small slits in the top crust for steam to escape. Using a pastry brush, brush crust and edges with beaten egg.
- Bake for 32 - 38 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. I use a pie crust shield to protect the edges from browning too much too soon. Cool for 10 minutes before serving. Makes amazing leftovers- the filling is so thick on the next day! Reheat as desired. Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
DOUBLE-CRUST CHICKEN POT PIE
Deliciously creamy double-crust pot pie loaded with veggies and baked to perfection!
Provided by rose.e.bronson
Time 1h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Put bottom crust into a 9-inch pie dish; reserve the top crust and chicken for later.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add both potatoes, carrots, green beans, and corn; saute, stirring frequently, until tender, about 10 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk flour into the melted butter until it thickens, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk the vegetable broth into the flour mixture; cook and stir until mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sour cream, heavy cream, milk, and seasoning blend; whisk thoroughly and cook sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Arrange 1/2 of the vegetables on top of the bottom crust and add 1/2 of the chicken over top. Layer with remaining vegetables, followed by remaining chicken. Ladle sauce over vegetables and chicken. Cover with the top crust, pinching to form a seal around the outer edge. Poke a few steam holes in the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes. covering the crust with foil when it starts to brown. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. The sauce will have thinned but as it rests it will thicken again.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 431 calories, Carbohydrate 31.6 g, Cholesterol 56.3 mg, Fat 28.9 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 288.5 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
EASY DOUBLE-CRUST CHICKEN POT PIE
Double-crusted chicken pot pie.
Provided by Momma Higg
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix chicken, condensed soup, chicken stock, sour cream, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder together in a bowl.
- Place one pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Pour filling on top and cover with remaining crust. Crimp the edges to seal the top crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Cover the edges with foil if needed, to protect from browning.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 65.3 mg, Fat 29 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 696.5 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use a combination of light and dark meat chicken.
- To make the vegetables more tender, add them to the pot in order of their cooking time.
- If you don't have time to make your own pie crust, you can use a store-bought one.
- Be careful not to overfill the pie crust, or it will be difficult to seal.
- To prevent the pie crust from getting soggy, brush it with an egg wash before baking.
- Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
- Let the pie cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Conclusion:
Double-crust chicken pot pie is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. With a flaky crust, creamy filling, and tender chicken and vegetables, this pie is sure to please everyone at the table. Whether you make your own crust or use a store-bought one, this recipe is easy to follow and will result in a delicious and satisfying meal.
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