Chicken Pot Pie

Time QUICK MEDIUM LONG Difficulty EASY MEDIUM HARD
Taste MEH OK GOOD AMAZING Yields LITTLE MEDIUM LOTS

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup cold butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • salt
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/3 cup broth
  • 1 3/4 cup potatoes
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup broth
  • 1 cup frozen vegetables (corn, peas, carrots)
  • S&P
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme
  • 1 egg, for egg wash

Instructions

  1. Make crust
    1. Cube butter.
    2. Add to flour and salt. Combine until pea sized crumbs.
    3. Add egg yolk and some milk with a fork. Add more milk until dough comes together.
    4. Roll into ball, refrigerate.
  2. Boil chicken in seasoned water. Shred once cooked.
  3. Dice potatoes. Add to a pot with 1 cup milk and 1 1/3 cup broth. Boil for 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
  4. Cook onions in butter.
  5. Whisk 1/3 cup flour and 1/2 cup broth in large pot until no lumps remain.
  6. Add potatoes, vegetables, milk/broth mixture, and spices to pot.
  7. Simmer for 5 minutes, until thickened.
  8. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  9. Coat a deep pie plate with butter/oil/spray.
  10. Add pie mixture.
  11. Roll out pie dough. Cover pie plate. Seal edges. Add slits/fork marks for steam.
  12. Whisk 1 egg and brush dough.
  13. Bake 45-55 minutes until crust is golden and filling bubbly. Bake with cookie sheet under pie plate to catch drippings.

Recipe from: Ambitious Kitchen – Lightened Up Chicken Pot Pie