Puff Pastry Turkey Or Chicken Pot Pie Food

EASY TURKEY POT PIE

Steps:

• Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a Dutch oven over low heat, melt the butter. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, whisking, about 1 minute. Whisk in a few tablespoons of stock; when incorporated, continue to slowly whisk in the rest of the stock, a little at a time. (Using small additions of liquid and whisking constantly will prevent lumps.) When all the stock has been added, increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, remove the rosemary and thyme leaves from their stems by pinching the top of the sprig and pulling straight down. Finely chop the leaves and set aside. Continue boiling the sauce, whisking often, until it's thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion, celery, carrots, turkey, thyme, and rosemary. Stir to thoroughly combine, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Assembly: On a clean work surface dusted with flour, roll out the pastry into a 12-inch square; set aside. Use a slotted spoon to transfer filling to a 9-inch square baking pan. (The slotted spoon allows you to control the amount of liquid that is added to the baking pan.) Lay the pastry evenly over the pan. Fold the excess dough back under itself inside the pan; you can also trim and discard some of the dough as needed. Use a paring knife to make 4 or 5 slits in the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape.
• Add an egg yolk to a small bowl, and whisk in water. Brush the egg wash evenly over the top of the puff pastry. Set the baking pan on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any spills, then bake until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling, 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for about 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN/TURKEY POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Prepare pie crust for a two-crust pie.
• In a medium saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat.
• Add onion; cook two minutes or until tender.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Gradually stir in broth and milk; cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly and thickened.
• Add chicken and mixed vegetables, remove from heat.
• Spoon chicken mixture into crust-lined pan.
• Top with second crust and flute; cut slits in several places.
• Bake at 425 for 30-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

TURKEY POT PIE WITH PUFF PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Put the pearl onions in a large bowl.
• Add carrots and potatoes to a medium pan of boiling water; simmer for about 10 minutes, or until tender; drain and add to the onions.
• In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat; add in the leeks; stir/saute for 3 minutes, or until softened.
• Add in the mushrooms; stir/saute for 3 minutes or until softened.
• Add the leeks and mushrooms along with the cooking juices to the vegetables in the bowl; add in the peas, corn, and turkey; mix well and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°; in a large saucepan, add the remaining 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat.
• Sprinkle in the flour; cook, whisking constantly, for 3 minutes or until the roux is blond colored.
• Slowly add the broth and half-and-half, whisking constantly, and whisk for about 3 more minutes, until the sauce is thickened and smooth.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper; pour the sauce over the turkey mixture; add in the herbs and mix well; taste for seasoning and adjust.
• Butter a 9x13 inch 2-inch deep casserole; pour the turkey mixture into the casserole.
• If necessary, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 14x10 inch rectangle; brush the rim of the casserole dish with water.
• Cover the filling with pastry, pressing it against the rim of the dish; make 3 slashes in the pastry.
• Brush the crust with the beaten egg.
• Place the dish on a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling; sprinkle with parmesan cheese during the last 15 minutes of baking to brown the crust.
• Let the potpie stand for 10 minutes before serving.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIE WITH PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• For the filling: Place 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and set over high heat until it shimmers. Add the chicken, season with 1 teaspoon of salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside but not dry, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside in a medium bowl.
• Decrease the heat to medium and heat the remaining tablespoon vegetable oil in the skillet until it shimmers. Add the onions, mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, black pepper, dried thyme, and dried tarragon, and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and melt. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually stir in the chicken broth and milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring continually. Continue stirring until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the peas, thyme, tarragon, and reserved chicken. Cover and set aside.
• For the crust: Combine the bread flour, whole wheat flour, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Place in the freezer for 1 hour.
• Place the flour mixture and butter in a mound on a clean work surface. Use a bench scraper to cut the butter into the flour until the mixture is crumbly and the butter pieces are about the size of almonds. Add the ice water, 2 tablespoons at a time, and mix into the dough, using the bench scraper, until it just barely comes together. Do not add too much water, it will come together.
• Shape into a rectangle and pound with a rolling pin until it is about the size of a sheet of notebook paper, approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches.
• Use the bench scraper to fold the dough into thirds, like a letter. Pound with the rolling pin until the piece of dough is again the size of a sheet of notebook paper and rotate 90 degrees. Repeat the pounding, folding, and rotating 2 more times for a total of 4 turns of the dough.
• Pound with rolling pin and fold the shorter sides of the rectangle in towards the center, from top to bottom, and then fold in half, like a book. Wrap in parchment paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• For the egg wash: Combine the beaten egg and water in a small dish and set aside.
• To build the pie: Divide the warm filling into 4 (16-ounce) ramekins and place on a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Remove the puff pastry from the refrigerator. Divide in half. Return one half to the refrigerator. Sprinkle lightly with flour and roll to 1/4-inch thick and, using your ramekins as a guide, cut 2 circles that are 1/2 inch wider than the rim, using a sharp knife or pizza cutter. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Refrigerate excess dough for another use.
• Brush each dough round with egg wash and place egg washed-side down onto the top of each filled ramekin. Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash. Bake for 15 minutes. Decrease the heat to 400 degrees F and bake until the crust is puffed and golden brown and the filling is bubbly, another 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN POT PIE W/ PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Thaw pastry according to package directions.
• Heat butter in large saucepan. Cook onion in butter until tender-crisp.
• Add flour and seasonings, mixing until smooth.
• Gradually stir in broth and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and is smoothly thickened.
• Stir in chicken and vegetables.
• Cool slightly. Spoon into baking dish.
• Place rolled out puff pastry on top and make slits for steam to escape.
• You can brush with egg white. (opt.).
• Bake on lower rack in oven @ 375*F. until filling is bubbling and crust is puffed and golden brown. 30-35 minutes.

LOW FAT CHICKEN POT PIE WITH PUFF PASTRY!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Bring broth to a boil in a large dutch oven. Add peas, both kinds of potatoes, celery root, parsnip, and onions to pan. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Add chicken. Cook 5 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken and veggies from broth with slotted spoon and set in a large bowl.
• Increase heat to medium. Spoon flour lightly into measuring cup, level with knife. Place all but 1 T. of flour into a medium bowl and gradually add milk, whisking until well blended.
• Add milk mixture to the broth and cook for 5 minutes until thickened, stirring frequently.
• Stir in chicken and veggies, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 T. of flour on work surface and roll pastry dough into a 9X13 rectangle. Place pastry over the chicken mixture, pressing to seal at the edges of the dish. Cut slits in dough for steam to escape and spray top lightly with cooking spray.
• Place on a foil lined baking dish (to make clean up easy if there is a bubble over). Bake at 400 degrees for 16 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is bubbly.

KITTENCAL'S TURKEY OR CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Fit one pastry into the bottom of a 9 or 10-inch deep-dish pie plate; set aside.
• In a large skillet heat 1/3 cup butter over medium heat; add in onion, garlic, celery, thyme and cayenne (if using) cook for about 4 minutes.
• Add in flour and bouillon powder; stir with a wooden spoon for 1-2 minutes.
• Slowly add in the chicken broth and heavy cream; heat stirring with a wooden spoon until bubbly and thickened.
• Add in cooked turkey and frozen vegetables; simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Mix in cooked cubed potatoes, then season with black pepper and a little salt to taste (you may omit the salt if desired).
• Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
• Roll one pastry over top, seal and and flute the edges as desired.
• Using a small sharp knife make 3 slits into the top of the crust.
• Place the pie onto a baking sheet.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degres F and continue baking for 30 minutes or until the pie bubbles slightly out of the top slits and the crust is golden brown.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES WITH PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Saute onions, celery, carrots and garlic in butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in flour, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Slowly stir in chicken broth and cream. Constantly stir mixture until smooth, creamy and thickened.
• Add nutmeg, cooked chicken, and frozen peas. Combine well.
• Ladle mixture into individual oven-safe soup mugs.
• Cut puff pastry to cover each mug. Cover mug with puff pastry and press down around rim to adhere.
• Brush puff pastry with melted butter. (Optional, I think it makes the pastry look prettier).
• Place mugs on a cookie sheet, and bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown!