Chicken And Mashed Potato Pie Food

CHICKEN AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and cut in half. Place them in a pot of water and bring to the boil. Boil for 15 minutes or until cooked. Then mash the potatoes using some butter, Hellman's and a splash of milk, seasoning to taste. (See my mashed potato recipe if you are not sure).
• Meanwhile cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and fry them in some oil until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. They do not need to be fully cooked. Place the chicken in the casserole dish. Add the frozen peas to the casserole dish as well.
• Whilst you are cooking the chicken fry the onion and bell pepper together for about 5 minutes and add to the casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the garlic for about 2 minutes. Add the plain flour and the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Then slowly add the milk, bit by bit and bring to a simmer again.
• Then add the cheese, nutmeg thyme and parsley and keep simmering until the sauce thickens. If you need to thicken more then add the teaspoon of cornflour to some water and add to the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Then pour the sauce on to the fried chicken, onion, peas and pepper in the casserole dish and mix well.
• Cover the top of the dish with a layer of mashed potatoes, and use a fork to create some peaks on the potato. Sprinkle some grated parmesan on top if you wish.
• When you wish to prepare the food, place in a pre-heated oven for 50 minutes at 180C.

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• To prepare roasted garlic: Cut head of garlic in half and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap in foil and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Peel, chop and boil potatoes until tender. Drain, then mash potatoes. Add butter, milk and roasted garlic and mix in. Set aside.
• Arrange chicken evenly in the bottom of a casserole dish, then sprinkle with spices, then layer peppers, corn and all but 1/4 cup cheese. Spread mashed potatoes on top, sealing everything in. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until brown around edges.

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter until no longer pink; set aside and keep warm. Prepare mashed potatoes according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk; stir in seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or thickened. , Remove from the heat. Stir in 3/4 cup Swiss cheese until melted. Add peas, corn and chicken. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with mashed potatoes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN AND MASHED POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350Ëš F.
• Make the garlic mashed potatoes: cut each potato into 16 pieces (I leave the peels on, but you can peel them if you like). Place them in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Boil, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Drain well and return to the saucepan you cooked them inches Toss the potatoes over medium heat for a minute. This is to evaporate any excess moisture.
• Meanwhile, prepare the garlic: in a small covered saucepan, heat the garlic cloves with the butter and cook over lowest heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until very tender. They should not color more than a creamy yellow. Pour 1/2 cup of cream in with the garlic and butter, add a good pinch of salt and pepper, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cream, and the cream cheese to the potatoes and mash well with a potato masher. Taste and add salt as needed. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, sauté the celery, carrot, and onion in the 1 tablespoon of butter for 10 minutes over medium heat. In a large bowl, combine the sautéed vegetables, the peas, and the chicken.
• Add the McCormick chicken base to the béchamel sauce, and stir well to combine. Add the sauce to the chicken and vegetables and mix well to combine.
• Grease a 3 quart pyrex baking dish. Pour the chicken mixture into the dish, and cover it with the garlic mashed potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350ËšF for 45 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN POT PIE WITH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium skillet melt the butter over medium high heat, saute the potatoes, onions, leeks, carrots, and garlic until golden. Add the white wine and simmer for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Mix the flour and milk until smooth and add to the vegetables, and cook until thickened. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet heat the oil over high heat and sear the chicken until golden. Cut seared chicken into 1/2 inch chunks and add it, the thyme, and parsley to the vegetables and set side.
• For the topping: Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water, season with salt.
• Over high heat bring to a boil and simmer until tender. Drain the potatoes and let them sit for 5 minutes to steam dry. Put the potatoes through a food mill. Warm the cream and stir into the potatoes. Mix in the butter. Season, to taste.
• To assemble the pot pies fill 6 ramekins with 1 cup of filling each and top with the mashed potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Place the chicken bones in a stock pot and cover with the cold water. Bring to a boil, skimming the fat and foam from the surface of the stock. Add the carrots, onions, celery, leek, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and garlic. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 2 hours. Strain the stock into a container. Cool and refrigerate. Store in a tightly covered container for 5 days in the refrigerator or freeze for 1 month.

EASY CHICKEN POT PIE WITH POTATO TOP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll Pie crust and press into 2.5 qt casserole (you may need to use a rolling pin to make it larger to fit the casserole).
• Mix together chicken, soup, milk, and vegetables.
• Pour chicken mixture into casserole.
• Mash potatoes with butter and milk, salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon mashed potato topping onto pie, and gently smooth it over evenly.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 45-60 minutes.

CHICKEN AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• sift together the flour and salt into a bowl.
• Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Gradually stir in enough of the cold water to make a pliable dough.
• Knead lightly, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, to make filling, bring the stock to a boil in a saucepan, reduce heat and add the chicken and potatoes and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, cool for 25 minutes, then drain off the liquid and transfer the chicken and potatoes to a bowl.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Grease a 9 inch pie tin.
• Remove the dough from the fridge and on a floured work surface, roll out half the pastry to a thickness of 1/4 inch and use to line the tin.
• Spoon in the filling.
• Roll out the remaining pastry and use to make a lid.
• Brush the edge of the bottom crust with water and cover with the lid, trimming the edges.
• Cut two slits in the top to vent.
• Add decorative shapes made from the dough trimmings if you wish.
• Brush with milk and bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve with a selection of freshly cooked vegetables.

CHICKEN POTATO PIE - SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Spray a pie pan with pam.
• Layer chicken in bottom of pan.
• Follow with all the veggies except the mashed potatoes.
• Mix curry with soup and spread over vegies.
• Spread potatoes over veggies to seal in all.
• Add dabs of butter over potatoes sprinkle with paprika and cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes 350 degrees.
• Slice, serve, and enjoy!

MASHED POTATO TOPPED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Saute med potato and carrot in bacon grease until slightly softened but not cooked through.
• Add onion, cook until soft.
• Dissolve bullion in 1 1/2 cup water and add to veggies.
• Add any leftover veggies.
• Saute cubed chicken, add to veggie/broth mix.
• Keep mixture on low heat.
• In another pan melt 2 tbsp butter and slowly mix in flour until a roux is made, cook for 1 minutes, stirring constantly. (will look like yellow paste)
• Slowly add in 1 cup milk stirring constantly until well blended and thickened, making a cream sauce.
• Add cream sauce to veggie/chicken/broth mix and stir well, turn heat to medium and simmer for about 2 minutes, adding salt and pepper and seasonings to taste. Remove from heat.
• In a med mixing bowl combine mashed potatoes, egg and 2 tbsp of butter until well blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon veggie chicken filling into individual casserole or pie tins, can even be made in a full size casserole.
• Spread mashed potato mixture evenly on top, potatoes can be cold.
• Place on foil lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes at 425°F until tops are golden brown.