Chicken pot pie
Chicken pot pie
 2 cups cooked chicken
 2 cups cooked potatoes diced
 1 cup chopped celery
 1 cup chopped onion
 cut and blanched green beans
 1 cup cooked diced carrots
 1 cup green peas ( canned or frozen)
 ¼ cup flour
 3 cups chicken stock
 ¼ cup butter
 1 tsp dried thyme
 1 tsp salt
 ¼ tsp black pepper
Pastry Crust
 2 cups all purpose flour
 1 tsp salt
 ¾ cup chilled shortening
 10 tbsp ice water
1

Start by making the pastry dough. Mix flour, salt and shortening in mixer.

Mixing flour, salt , and shortening

2

Using a pastry hook or mixer blend on lowest speed until you have a coarse mixture.

3

Add in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, allowing all water to be incorporated into flour. Scraping the sides of mixing bowl so that all the flour gets mixed in.

4

Keep mixing on low sped until the dough starts to pull away off the sides of the bowl and forms a ball. Dough should feel soft, smooth and tacky but not sticky.

Dough forming

5

Roll dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Form the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Chill the dough for a minimum of 30 minutes. Cold dough rolls out much smoother than at room temperature. No more cracked edges!

The Pie Filling
6

Melt butter in a large skillet and add onion , celery and thyme and saute until onion is translucent.

Melt butter sauté onion and celery

7

Add flour. Flour will stick to onions and celery and will become very thick.

Add flour

8

Add chicken stock and simmer until bubbly.

Add chicken stock

9

Add remaining ingredients and add salt and pepper to taste.

Add remaining ingredients

10

Place filling in large casserole dish

Fill casserole dish

11

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit

12

Remove pastry from refrigerator, unwrap from plastic and place on a floured surface.

Place dough on floured surface

13

Dust your rolling pin with flour, and begin to roll out dough into a rectangle. Make large enough to fit over entire casserole dish.
( You may want to fold edges in to get the perfect rectangular shape).

Rolling out dough

14

To transfer crust, fold in half and then carefully place onto half of the casserole over filling and then unfold other half over remaining filling.

Fold dough in half

15

Place dough over filling

16

Carefully presses all edges with a large tined fork.

Pressing edges with a fork

17

Chicken pot pie

18

Using a sharp knife, cut into the pastry making small slits to allow air out while baking. ( I like to make a chicken design into the pastry, although most times, it does't resemble a chicken at all).

Cut dough with knife

19

For and extra special touch. Beat 1 egg white until foamy and brush on over entire pastry.

Egg white over crust

20

Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

Baked Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

 2 cups cooked chicken
 2 cups cooked potatoes diced
 1 cup chopped celery
 1 cup chopped onion
 cut and blanched green beans
 1 cup cooked diced carrots
 1 cup green peas ( canned or frozen)
 ¼ cup flour
 3 cups chicken stock
 ¼ cup butter
 1 tsp dried thyme
 1 tsp salt
 ¼ tsp black pepper
Pastry Crust
 2 cups all purpose flour
 1 tsp salt
 ¾ cup chilled shortening
 10 tbsp ice water

Directions

1

Start by making the pastry dough. Mix flour, salt and shortening in mixer.

Mixing flour, salt , and shortening

2

Using a pastry hook or mixer blend on lowest speed until you have a coarse mixture.

3

Add in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, allowing all water to be incorporated into flour. Scraping the sides of mixing bowl so that all the flour gets mixed in.

4

Keep mixing on low sped until the dough starts to pull away off the sides of the bowl and forms a ball. Dough should feel soft, smooth and tacky but not sticky.

Dough forming

5

Roll dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Form the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Chill the dough for a minimum of 30 minutes. Cold dough rolls out much smoother than at room temperature. No more cracked edges!

The Pie Filling
6

Melt butter in a large skillet and add onion , celery and thyme and saute until onion is translucent.

Melt butter sauté onion and celery

7

Add flour. Flour will stick to onions and celery and will become very thick.

Add flour

8

Add chicken stock and simmer until bubbly.

Add chicken stock

9

Add remaining ingredients and add salt and pepper to taste.

Add remaining ingredients

10

Place filling in large casserole dish

Fill casserole dish

11

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit

12

Remove pastry from refrigerator, unwrap from plastic and place on a floured surface.

Place dough on floured surface

13

Dust your rolling pin with flour, and begin to roll out dough into a rectangle. Make large enough to fit over entire casserole dish.
( You may want to fold edges in to get the perfect rectangular shape).

Rolling out dough

14

To transfer crust, fold in half and then carefully place onto half of the casserole over filling and then unfold other half over remaining filling.

Fold dough in half

15

Place dough over filling

16

Carefully presses all edges with a large tined fork.

Pressing edges with a fork

17

Chicken pot pie

18

Using a sharp knife, cut into the pastry making small slits to allow air out while baking. ( I like to make a chicken design into the pastry, although most times, it does't resemble a chicken at all).

Cut dough with knife

19

For and extra special touch. Beat 1 egg white until foamy and brush on over entire pastry.

Egg white over crust

20

Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

Baked Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie
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Susan

Hello, I am Susan and creator of mylovingoven.com. I live in the beautiful state of New Hampshire. I love to cook and all that it entails, including finding that perfect recipe, gathering the ingredients, then adding my personal flare. I have many passions and cooking is one of them. I also enjoy hiking, biking, trail running and travel but most of all spending time with my family and friends in that all time favorite place to gather, the kitchen. Preparing food for the ones I love is pure joy!

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