Classic Pot Pie

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⏱ 75 mins 🍽 6 serving(s) 🏷 Savory Pies

This traditional comfort dish is a superb way to utilise leftover chicken or turkey. It features a creamy, savoury filling of poultry and mixed vegetables, all encased in a golden, flaky pastry crust. The recipe yields a satisfying family meal that is both hearty and familiar, delivering the quintessential flavours of a homemade pot pie. It serves six people and requires about 75 minutes to prepare and bake from start to finish.

Classic Pot Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts (or make your own)
  • 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken or 3 cups cooked turkey
  • 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed (I like different combinations of peas, carrots, corn and green beans)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Follow the package instructions to prepare the two pie crusts for a 9-inch pan.
  3. Melt the margarine in a medium saucepan.
  4. Cook the chopped onion for 2 minutes until it softens.
  5. Mix in the flour, salt, and pepper until fully incorporated.
  6. Slowly pour in the chicken broth and milk, stirring continually until the mixture thickens and bubbles.
  7. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the shredded chicken and thawed vegetables.
  8. Transfer the filling into the pastry-lined pie dish.
  9. Place the second crust on top, seal the edges by fluting them, and cut a few slits to allow steam to escape.
  10. Use strips of aluminium foil to cover the crust edges and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the pastry is golden.
  11. Take off the foil and continue baking for a further 10 to 20 minutes until the fluted edges are lightly browned.
  12. Allow the pie to rest for 5 minutes before you cut and serve it.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1108500 mg

Recipe details

CategorySavory Pies
AuthorDenise in da Kitchen