Cajun Pot Pie Food

CINDI'S JAMBALAYA CAJUN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat canola oil in a large saucepan, and cook the kielbasa sausage and chicken meat over medium heat until the sausage has browned, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the meat with 1 tablespoon of cajun seasoning and 1 tablespoon of blackened seasoning as it cooks. Remove the sausage and chicken from the pan, and set aside. Cook the onion, celery, and green bell pepper in the hot oil until the onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes, sprinkling with 1 more tablespoon of Cajun seasoning and 1 tablespoon of blackened seasoning. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• Make a roux with the oil left in the pan by sprinkling it with the flour. Whisk the flour and oil together, and cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture is a pale brown color. This could take up to 15 minutes; watch carefully so the roux doesn't burn. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, about 1/2 cup at a time, to make a thin, smooth gravy. Bring the gravy to a simmer, mix in the cooked sausage, chicken, and vegetables, and cook until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix the rice into the gravy mixture, and simmer until the rice is almost tender, about 15 minutes; mix in the shrimp and cook until they are opaque and pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Season the filling with black pepper and cayenne pepper; remove the filling from the heat.
• Fit a pie crust into 1 9-inch pie dish; brush crust with beaten egg, and poke holes all over the crust with a fork. Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Fill the parbaked crust with the jambalaya filling, top with the second crust, and pinch and crimp the edges of the crust together with a fork. Brush the crust with more beaten egg, and cut several steam slits into the top of the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crust edges begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Line the edges of the crust with foil, and bake until the whole crust is golden brown, about 5 more minutes.

MINI CAJUN CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
• Add the celery, bell pepper, onion and Cajun seasoning. Sauté until the vegetables start to turn translucent, about 8 more minutes.
• Stir in the chicken. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the vegetables and chicken and stir. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring gently. Pour in the chicken broth, stirring constantly, and then stir in the bouillon cube until dissolved. (The flour will combine with the chicken broth to create a delicious gravy.) Stir in the heavy cream. Cook over low heat until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Put six 8-ounce ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet. Unroll the pie dough on a floured surface. Using a ramekin as aguide, cut out 6 circles of pie dough that are slightly bigger than the ramekin.
• Divide the chicken mixture among the ramekins. Place the dough rounds on top.
• Cut small slits in the top and press the dough gently against the sides of the ramekins to seal. Bake for 30 minutes,or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

CAJUN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a deep dish pie pan with cooking spray. Arrange one pie crust on the bottom of the pan.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the the chicken breast and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes. Add the portobello mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are tender. Stir in the cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups, chicken broth, cream cheese, and tomatoes. Stir in more chicken broth if the mixture becomes too thick. Stir in the mixed vegetables and red pepper flakes.
• Pour chicken mixture into the prepared pan, reserving any leftover filling. Place the top crust on top, crimping the edges of the crusts to seal. Poke 4 to 5 holes in the top crust. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve with the leftover chicken mixture.

SPICY CAJUN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the pie dough on a baking sheet and brush with a little milk. Sprinkle with the thyme and 1/4 teaspoon of the Cajun seasoning. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 15 to 18 minutes. Break into quarters.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper, onion and remaining 3/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Gradually pour in the milk while stirring to avoid lumps. Add the potatoes and 2 cups water. Bring to boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are cooked and the liquid is thickened, about 15 minutes. Add the chicken and jalapenos and simmer until the chicken is heated through, about 3 minutes. Thin the sauce with a little water if desired. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve in shallow bowls with a portion of pie crust.

DEEP DISH CAJUN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in flour, Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Add broth and milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbling.
• Stir chicken, mixed vegetable, and potatoes.
• Pour into deap dish pie plate or tin.
• Brush edges of dish with beaten egg to help pie crust adhere.
• Place pie crust over mixture. Cut to fit and crump edges all around. Cut steam vents in the top. If desired, re-roll and cut the excess pastry into strips or decorative shapes and lay over the crust.
• Brush with remaining beaten egg.
• Bake at 400F for 30 to 40 minutes until crust is browned.

CAJUN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Unfold 1 puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
• Roll the pastry sheet into a 12-inch square.
• Press the pastry into an 8 inch x 8 inch square casserole dish.
• Trim the excess pastry.
• Prick the pastry thoroughly with a fork.
• Place aluminum foil onto the surface of the pastry.
• Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and remove the aluminum foil.
• While the pastry is in the oven, heat the butter in a large skillet, or dutch oven, over medium heat. Add the carrots, onions, celery and bell pepper, cook for 5-6 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Add the flour and cook while stirring for 1-2 minutes or until the flour is golden brown.
• Slowly stir in the broth and heat to a boil.
• Cook and stir until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Add the old bay seasoning, oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, kosher salt and black pepper.
• Add the shredded chicken, hot sauce, peas and 3 tablespoons parsley. Stir to combine.
• Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Spoon the chicken mixture into the already cooked puff pastry in the casserole dish.
• Unfold the remaining pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut the pastry sheet into 6 equal strips.
• Weave the strips of puff pastry over the chicken pot pie filling. Trim any excess pastry.
• Combine the egg and water to make an egg wash, then brush it over the pastry strips. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley.
• Place in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.

CAJUN POT PIE

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat, sprinkle flour in the pan when the butter starts to bubble. Stir constantly until the mixture starts to turn a dark brown.(about 5 minutes) Quickly add the onions, peppers, celery and garlic, mix well. Remove from the heat for a minute; then turn the heat to low and place back on the heat.
• Continue to cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Gradually add the chicken stock, followed by the tomato paste, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, cayenne and Tabasco. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add the chicken and sausage, cook for another hour (mixture will be very thick). Fold in the shrimp and put into a large baking dish.
• Cover with the puff pastry. Bake in a 400 degree farenheit oven for 30 minutes.

EASY CRAWFISH PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add butter.
• Once melt, add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook for about 5-7 minutes or until tender.
• Add in flour, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, chicken broth, heavy cream, and optional cajun seasoning. Whisk until there are no lumps.
• Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add crawfish tails, mix with the vegetables. Cover and simmer for another 3-5 minutes or until the crawfish meat just turns opaque. (If you use pre-cooked crawfish tails, you can simply add the crawfish tails together with the frozen peas).
• Stir in frozen peas. Mix well. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator. On a clean surface dusted with flour, roll each dough disk into a 12-inch circle.
• Place one crust into a 9-inch pie pan. Trim the overhang of dough with a knife and discard.
• Spoon the crawfish pie filling on top of the bottom crust.
• Cover the filling with the second crust. Trim the extra overhang off the sides.
• Seal the edges by crimping the pie crusts together.
• Use a sharp pairing knife to cut several small slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
• Brush the top of the curst with egg wash.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown.
• Allow it to cool for 10-15 minutes before cutting into slices. Serve and enjoy!

CRAWFISH POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bake the puff pastry on a baking sheet until all puffy and delicious, about 10 minutes. Set aside and increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
• Drain the crawfish tails and squeeze excess liquid out. (Wet tails can effect the thickness of the finished sauce.)
• In a pot of salty water, cook the potatoes until they are softened but have a little crunch still left in them, then drain and set aside.
• Add the turnips to a pot of BOILING salty water. Cook until softened, then drain and run under cold water. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan (big enough to hold all the ingredients), melt the butter. When the butter is melted and bubbling, add the flour and blend in with a whisk. Keep whisking on medium heat for 5 minutes (do not brown, you are just cooking some of the floury flavor out).
• Add the stock and cream, then increase heat to medium-high. DO NOT STOP STIRRING. As it heats up the mixture will get thicker. Add the Worcestershire, porcini powder, hot sauce, and salt, pepper and Creole/Cajun seasoning to taste. Cook until the bechamel mixture is thickened and bubbly, then add the drained crawfish and mix in. Cook, stirring, until the mixture returns to a boil. (If the mixture needs more thickening you can do it with a mixture of flour and butter, a tablespoon at a time, waiting for it to return to a boil each time. This is as thick as it's gonna get.)
• Add the peas and carrots, pearl onions, potatoes and turnips. Stir gently, so as not to break up the potatoes and turnips.
• Spoon the mixture in vessel of your choice and top with the cooked puff pastry. Put the whole thing back into the oven.
• Have a beverage. Cook until and bubbly and the puff pastry is starting to brown. Garnish with fresh parsley and/or dill. Serve with lemon wedges and hot pepper infused vinegar.