Chicken, Comfort food, Main Courses, Main Dish, Poultry, American Cuisine
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Source:
Williams-Sonoma Kitchen
URL: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/
URL: http://nalbone.us/recipes/
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 Pies
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes
Potpies are an excellent way to use up leftover roast chicken. Here, the potpies come together quickly because the recipe calls for store-bought puff pastry. Be sure to choose a good-quality brand that includes real butter, and keep the pastry frozen until ready to use.
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onions
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup white button mushrooms, chopped and blanched
- 1/2 cup red-skinned potatoes, chopped and blanched
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup cooked fresh or frozen peas
- Salt, to taste
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 4 frozen puff pastry sheet, 6-inch squares
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tsp. water
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 400ºF.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture smells fragrant and nutty, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add the stock, whisking until smooth, and bring to a boil. Add the thyme, bay leaf, onions, celery, carrots and mushrooms and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, chicken, peas, salt and pepper and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and discard.
- Divide the filling among 4 ovenproof bowls and place on a baking sheet. Brush the puff pastry squares with the egg mixture. Brush the rims of the bowls with water. Place 1 pastry square on top of each bowl, pressing lightly on the edges. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1785 Calories; 121g Fat (61.3% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 136g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 145mg Cholesterol; 2886mg Sodium. Exchanges: 8 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 23 1/2 Fat.