Autumn Chicken Pot Pie Food

AUTUMN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• For Crust: in a food processor combine the first 4 ingredents and pulse to combine. Add egg yolk and 1 Tbls of water. Pulse until starts to form a ball. If mixture is too wet or too dry add flour or water to get the right consistency.
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead a few times. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refridgerate until ready to use.
• When ready to use remove from fridge about 20 minutes to allow to warm up.
• To make the filling:.
• Coat bottom of stock pot with olive oil and put over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery, and carrtos.
• Sprinkle with salt and saute for 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add garlic and sweat for 2 to 3 more minutes.
• add Chicken and Chicken stock.
• Stock should cover chicken if not then add enough water to cover chicken.
• Bring to boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.
• While chicken is simmering: coat squash with oil and salt and roast in over at 350 for about 15 minutes until cooked.
• When chicken is cooked, remove it and the veggies from the stock.
• Remove meat from bones and stir in bowl withy veggies. add squash.
• Add salt if needed.
• Stir in green beans and sage.
• Melt 4 Tbls butter in saucepan.
• Add flour and stir to combine. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
• whisk in the stock made when the chicken boiled.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until has a gravy like consistency - about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Put chicken mixture into a 2 quart casserole idsh and ladle gravy over until dish is 3/4 filled.
• Dust work surface with flour and roll out dough to the shape of the casserole. Drape over dish and press edges around edge of dish.
• Cut a couple of vents in top and brush with egg wash.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet and rub them with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then remove the meat from the bones and discard the skin. Cut the chicken into large dice. You will have 4 to 6 cups of cubed chicken.
• In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the bouillon cubes in the stock. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter and saute the onions over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until translucent. Add the flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the hot chicken stock to the sauce. Simmer over low heat for 1 more minute, stirring, until thick. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and heavy cream. Add the cubed chicken, carrots, peas, onions and parsley. Mix well.
• For the pastry, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add the shortening and butter and mix quickly with your fingers until each piece is coated with flour. Pulse 10 times, or until the fat is the size of peas. With the motor running, add the ice water; process only enough to moisten the dough and have it just come together. Dump the dough out onto a floured board and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Divide the filling equally among 4 ovenproof bowls. Divide the dough into quarters and roll each piece into an 8-inch circle. Brush the outside edges of each bowl with the egg wash, then place the dough on top. Trim the circle to 1/2-inch larger than the top of the bowl. Crimp the dough to fold over the side, pressing it to make it stick. Brush the dough with egg wash and make 3 slits in the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot.

CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Make the dough: Combine the flour, sugar, salt, thyme and chives in a food processor and pulse a few times to evenly combine. Add the butter and pulse 7 or 8 times until the butter is in pea-size bits. Add the vinegar and 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse just until the dough starts to come together into a ball. (Add 1 to 2 more tablespoons ice water if the dough is too dry.) Form the dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate while you make the filling, at least 1 hour.
• Make the filling: Pile the 2 crushed garlic cloves, bay leaf, lemon peel, peppercorns and coriander seeds on a square of cheesecloth. Bring the corners together to form a pouch and tie with a piece of kitchen twine.
• Combine the chicken, chicken broth and cheesecloth pouch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a rapid simmer and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate using tongs. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard the cheesecloth pouch. Wipe out the saucepan; return the strained broth to the pan and keep at a very gentle simmer over low heat. Shred the chicken using 2 forks.
• Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the potato, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook until the potato is slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the 3 minced garlic cloves and the thyme and cook until softened, 1 minute. Add the vinegar and cook until the liquid has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in the flour until the vegetables are evenly coated. Pour in 1 3/4 cups of the strained chicken broth (save the rest for another use). Bring to a gentle boil and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Add the shredded chicken, parsley and peas and stir to combine and heat through; season with salt and pepper. Transfer the filling to a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie plate and let cool until no longer steaming, about 20 minutes.
• Bake the pot pie: Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough into an 11-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Place it over the filling. Roll the overhanging dough under itself and crimp the edges with your fingers. Cut vents in the top of the dough. Beat the egg and 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Brush the crust all over with the egg wash. Place the pot pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the crust is a deep golden brown, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool 20 minutes before serving.

JAN'S AUTUMN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• DOUGH.
• In large bowl combine flour, ginger, lemon zest and salt.
• With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in 1/3 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of water over the mixture and toss with fork. The dough should be just barely moistened, enough to hold together when formed into a ball. Add more water if needed.
• Form the dough into a flat disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate while making the filling.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• FILLING.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Whisk in flour and ginger until smooth.
• Reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in chicken soup.
• Stir in onions, carrots, apples, apricots, lemon juice and chicken. Let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Season with salt and pepper. Spoon filling into deep, 10-inch ceramic or glass pie dish.
• notes: I steamed the chicken with some Vege-spice sprinkled over and cook for 20minutes.
• I also sometimes use individual as my DD (8) loves to have her own pie.

AUTUMN VEGETABLE POT PIE

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot, melt the butter over medium heat and cook until browned.
• Add the vegetables and stir to coat with the butter. Cook until slightly softened, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the white wine, and simmer the vegetables another 7 minutes or until the vegetables are nice and soft.
• Add the 1/4 cup flour, and stir the vegetables and flour until they are coated. (The veggies will look a little gummy.) Cook for about 2 minutes until the raw flour flavor is cooked off.
• Add the chicken broth and simmer for about 15 minutes until the stew base is thickened.
• Add about 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme to the pot, and season the pot with Kosher salt.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon the stew into a deep pie dish. (Or do 6 individual oven proof bowls.).
• Roll out the sheet of puff pastry with the 1 Tablespoon of flour. Drape the sheet of puff pastry over the top of the pie dish and the stew.
• Brush the top of the pie with the cream. Cut a few slits in the top of the pie crust, to let the steam escape.
• Place the pie plate or the individual bowls on a sheet pan and bake in the oven until the insides are bubbling and the puff pastry is golden (about 45-50 minutes for the pie plate size, 25-30 minutes for the individual bowls.).
• Serve hot!

CHICKEN AND FALL VEGETABLE POT PIE

Steps:

• Butter 4-quart oval baking dish. Place chicken breasts in heavy large pot. Add just enough broth to cover chicken. Bring broth to boil; reduce heat to low. Cover pot and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, skimming surface occasionally, about 20 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate and cool.
• Add carrots and turnips to chicken broth in pot. Simmer uncovered until vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to prepared baking dish. Add turnip greens to broth and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer greens to colander; drain well. Add to vegetables in baking dish.
• Strain broth; reserve 4 cups. Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut meat into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces. Add chicken to vegetables in baking dish.
• Melt butter in same pot over medium heat. Add leeks, shallots and thyme. Sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add flour and stir 2 minutes. Stir in 4 cups broth and white wine. Increase heat to high and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Add cream and boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, whisking frequently, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour gravy over mixture in dish. Stir to blend. Cool 45 minutes. (Filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Position 1 rack in top third of oven and place baking sheet on bottom rack in oven; preheat to 400deg;F. Roll out crust dough on parchment paper to 15x10 1/2-inch rectangle. Using paper as aid, turn dough over onto filling. Trim dough overhang; tuck dough edge inside dish. Roll out dough scraps to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out leaf shapes. Brush bottom of cutouts with water and place on crust; cut slits in crust to allow steam to escape.
• Place pot pie on top rack and bake until crust is golden and gravy is bubbling, about 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.