Individual Chicken Pot Pies In The Crock Pot Food

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POTPIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring the vegetables around, until they start to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to combine. Cook the flour-coated veggies for 1 minute, then pour in the chicken broth (and wine, if using!) and stir to combine. Let it heat up and start to bubble and thicken, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, then add the turmeric and thyme, then season with salt and pepper. Add the half-and-half, then stir the mixture and let it bubble up and thicken, about 3 minutes. If it seems overly thick, splash in a little more broth. Turn off the heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, roll out the pie crusts slightly and cut out 8 dough circles just a bit larger than the pie pans (if using a muffin tin, you'll need sixteen 3 3/4-inch circles). Press a dough circle into each pie pan (or 8 muffin cups), making sure the dough comes almost to the top of each pan. Fill the pies with the chicken mixture. Lay a second round of dough over the top of each pie. Press the dough so that the edges meet, then use a fork to seal the edges. Mix the egg with 2 teaspoons water and brush it all over the surface of the crust. (Discard any extra egg wash.) Cut small vents in the surface of the crusts.
• If you're baking the pies right away, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, place the pies on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Serve them straight out of the pie pans or turn them out of the pan and serve them upside down!
• Find this recipe and more in Ree's new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime ($30, William Morrow Cookbooks).

SLOW-COOKER MINI CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except dough crust into slow cooker and cook on low for about 4 hours or high for 2.
• Pour chicken pot pie filling into four separate cocottes or ramekins.
• Cut puff pastry sheet into 4 pieces. Cover each cocotte with a piece of puff sheet and pinch sides to close. Create vents with a fork.
• Bake on 350 for 20 minutes (or until pastry puff crusts are a golden brown).
• Remove from heat, let cool and enjoy!

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 8 (8-oz) individual baking dishes (ramekins) with cooking spray.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil. Cook potatoes, carrot, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Stir in soup, half-and-half, sherry, water, 1 teaspoon of the parsley, the poultry seasoning, chicken and peas; heat to boiling. Remove from heat.
• Cut 8 (4-inch) squares from puff pastry.
• Place ramekins on cookie sheet. Divide chicken mixture evenly among ramekins. Top each ramekin with puff pastry square. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon parsley.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

MINI CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 10 (2 1/2-inch) muffin-pan cups with the cooking spray. Stir the chicken, soup and vegetables in a medium bowl.
• Sprinkle the flour on the work surface. Roll or pat the biscuits to flatten slightly. Press the biscuits into the bottoms and up the sides of the muffin-pan cups. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each biscuit cup. Lightly press the chicken mixture down so it's level. Top each with about 2 teaspoons cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and the cheese is melted. Let the pot pies cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large saucepan heat chicken broth and bouillon cube over medium heat until hot.
• In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, celery, chives and garlic, and saute until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Add the flour and stir together until it becomes pasty and lump-free, about 2 minutes. Stir in the hot broth, heavy cream, sherry, chicken and frozen onions and peas. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• With a ladle, fill 6ovenproof ramekins or bowls with the filling. Place on baking sheet.
• Sprinkle flour on countertop. Roll out dough an extra inch. Using a biscuit round or mold, cut out dough to cover the tops of your oven-proof bowls, with about 1/2-inch hangover, depending on their size. Crimp the dough over the edge of the ramekin. Brush with the egg wash and make 4 small slits on the top. Sprinkle with kosher salt and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Chop onion and garlic, and cook in a dutch oven with olive oil over medium high heat until onions are soft, but not browned.
• Slice and add carrots, cook until soft.
• Add 4T flour and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add chicken stock, stirring constantly, and reduce heat to medium.
• Add green beans, milk, chicken, salt, pepper, and herbs.
• Cut potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes, and add to pot.
• Simmer for 30 minutes, covered.
• Ladle soup into 4 french onion soup crocks, or other oven safe bowls.
• Roll 3 biscuits together, and divide into 4 equal portions. Roll into discs 1/4 inch thick, and place over crocks.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 300 degrees, or until golden.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES (IN THE CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Spray the crock pot with non stick spray.
• Place the cubed potatoes, carrots and peas in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle with Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder. Spoon half a can of the Cream of Chicken and half a can of the Cream of Celery over the vegetables.
• Sprinkle salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder over the chicken breasts and under their skin. Place on top of vegetables in the crock pot. Cover the chicken with remaining soup, broth and Onion Soup Powder Mix.
• Cover and cook on high for about 4 hours.
• Remove chicken when cooked through and allow to cool. Use forks to shred meat from the bones. Add back into crock pot, and taste to see if needs more salt, etc.
• Spoon into single serving sized small glass bowls. I use Pyrex bowls with lids. Roll out crescent dough and cut into circles that cover the bowls.
• Bake at 375 until the crescent dough is nicely browned.
• Allow to cool and enjoy. Or snap the lids on the bowls, stick them in the fridge and take to work or school for great lunch!

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POTPIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and green pepper in butter until onion is tender. Add flour until blended. Stir in the broth, milk, broccoli, cauliflower, celery and carrot. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese. Divide chicken among four ungreased 1-1/2-cup baking dishes. Top with vegetable mixture. , For pastry, combine the flour, salt and paprika in a bowl; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide into four portions; roll out each to 1/8-in. thickness. Place pastry over vegetable mixture. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of dish; flute edges. Cut slits in top. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.

MINI CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large non stick pan over medium heat.
• Once melted, stir in onion, celery, and carrots, and spices. Cook until veggies are tender, stirring regularly, about 10 minutes.
• Add in 1/4 cup additional butter and allow to melt, scrapping up any brown bits from the pan, if necessary.
• Once melted, slowly sprinkle on flour, then cook for 30 seconds, stirring the whole time.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Slowly whisk in chicken broth and milk.
• Stir in peas and chicken. The mixture should thicken up immediately. If not, let simmer until thickened.
• At this point, I like adding in a squeeze of lemon juice. Taste and re-season, if necessary. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray a standard 12 slot non stick muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Roll out one of the pie crusts on a clean surface.
• Use a 4.5 inch round cookie cutter to cut out 4 circles from one of the pie crusts.
• Repeat with remaining 2 crusts, you should end up with 12 total rounds.
• Gently press one round into one muffin slot, then repeat with remaining 11 slots.*
• Fill each pie crust with 2 medium cookie scoops of mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-25 minutes, or until pie crust is golden and cooked.
• Remove from oven and let sit for a few minutes to firm up.
• Serve and enjoy!

MINI CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Combine the chicken, mixed vegetables and cream of chicken soup in a medium bowl and stir well.
• Separate each of the biscuits and place them into the compartments of a greased muffin tin.
• Using your fingers, push down on the dough starting in the middle, then working the dough up the sides of each of the muffin compartments, as high as it will go.
• Add the filling to each of the compartments (approximately 2 Tablespoons each).
• Bake at 375F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large deep-dish skillet over medium heat. Mix in flour to create a roux; brown lightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth. Add chicken, frozen vegetables, bouillon base, garlic, celery seed, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut rounds of pie crust to fit 4 small individual pie pans or ramekins; press 1 round into each pan. Spoon in filling and top with additional pie crust round.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 30 minutes.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• For filling, in a large bowl combine frozen mixed vegetables, Shredded Chicken, Cheesy Sauce, thyme, pepper, and salt. Divide filling among six 10-ounce ramekins or custard cups, or 5x1 1/4-inch individual pie pans.
• Divide Pastry Dough into six portions. Roll each portion into a 6-inch circle. Place pastry circles on top of filling. Turn under edges of pastry; crimp edges as desired. Using a sharp knife, cut a few slits or a small cutout in each pastry top to allow steam to escape.
• Place pot pies in a baking pan and freeze until firm. Cover pot pies with plastic wrap or foil. Place in a resealable freezer bag or a freezer container. Seal and freeze for up to 3 months.
• To serve, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Preheat oven to 425°F. Remove plastic wrap or foil. Place pot pies on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake about 35 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Shredded Chicken
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two 15x10x1-inch baking pans with foil.* Place chicken in the prepared baking pans. Drizzle with lemon juice and oil. In a small bowl stir together salt, thyme, paprika, and pepper. Sprinkle seasoning mixture over chicken.
• Roast, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (180°F). Remove from oven. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Using two forks, pull chicken apart into shreds. Cheesy Sauce
• In a 4-quart Dutch oven heat butter over medium heat until melted. Add onion and garlic; cook about 6 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and pepper; cook and stir for 1 minute. Gradually stir in milk. Cook until mixture is thickened and bubbly, stirring frequently. Gradually add cheese blend, stirring until melted. Pastry Dough
• In a large bowl stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening and butter until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the flour mixture; toss with a fork. Push moistened pastry to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening flour mixture, 1 tablespoon of the water at a time, until flour mixture is moistened. Gather flour mixture into a ball, kneading gently until it holds together.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray sides and bottom of baking dishes with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a small pot over low heat. Stir in flour to make a smooth paste (this is called a roux).
• In a separate pan, bring chicken broth to a boil. Lower heat to medium-high. Add roux, a tablespoon at a time, to the chicken broth, continually whisking. Continue whisking until the mixture is thickened.
• Add milk, a little at a time, and continue stirring over heat until the mixture is smooth and has a pudding-like consistency. Do not allow to it get too thick as it will continue to thicken as it bakes in the crust. You can add more milk if it becomes too thick.
• Add chicken, mixed vegetables, poultry seasoning, salt, and thyme. Stir and set aside.
• Unroll the pie dough onto a floured surface. Roll dough out lightly. Using one of the dishes you are baking in as a template, cut the shape of the bottom of the dish out of the pie dough. You may need to gather pieces and reroll dough as you cut. Place a piece of dough in the bottom of each dish.
• Cut pieces out of dough to fit the top of each dish plus one extra inch all the way around.
• Fill each dish about ¾ full with the chicken filling.
• Create an egg wash by mixing an egg and 1 Tbsp milk with a fork, whipping lightly. Brush around edges of each top piece. Flip pieces over onto the tops of the filled dishes.
• Fold top pieces under about 3/4 inch onto itself and crimp the edges. Brush the surface of the tops with egg wash. Use a knife to cut an "X" in the tops to allow steam to escape.
• Bake on center rack of the oven for approx. 30-35 min. or until golden brown.

CHICKEN POT PIE POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Like a rimmed baking sheet with parcment paper.
• In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the soup, cream cheese, and seasonings. Beat until smooth. Min in the frozen veggies, cheddar cheese, and chicken.
• Spread out the puff pastry sheets and cut each sheet into 9 squares. Place about 1 tablespoon of the filling mixture into the middle of each square. (You will have some filling left over.)
• Fold the square over on itself to make a triangle. Brush with the whisked egg.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes so that the tops are nice and golden brown.
• Let stand about 5 minutes before eating.

MINI CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray (2 1/2 -inch) muffin pan cups with vegetable cooking spray. Stir the chicken,soup and vegetables in a medium bowl.
• Roll or pat the biscuits to flatten slightly. Press the biscuits into the bottoms and up the sides of the muffin-pan cups. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each biscuit cup. Lightly press the chicken mixture down so it's level. Top each with about 2 teaspoons cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and the cheese is melted. Let the pot pies cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.