Chicken Pot Pie

After seeing my friend post a picture of one deeeliiish looking Pot Pie on Facebook, I got a craving… and you know about pregnant women and their cravings!  I just had to get myself some of this delicious, hearty, soul-filling pie.  Unfortunately, she lives in Boston so eating hers was out of the question.  She gave me the recipe she used from All Recipes and I adapted it to my liking.  Instead of boiling chicken breasts like the recipe called for, I decided it’d be easier to get an pre-cooked rotisserie chicken for the pie.  Plus, I figured I’d be able to use the carcass to make Chicken Stock (recipe to come).  I also doubled the sauce based on reviewer recommendation.

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 whole rotisserie chicken, stripped from bones
• 1 cup frozen carrots
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup frozen white corn

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup chopped onion
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp celery seed
• 2 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cup milk

• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
• Egg Wash* (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then blanch the corn, peas, and carrots.  Drain.
3. Combine chicken and vegetables in a large bowl and set aside.
4. In another saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent.  Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed.  Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk.  Simmer over medium-low heat until thick.  Remove from heat and set aside.
5. Combine sauce with chicken and vegetable mixture.  Pour mixture in bottom pie crust.  Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough.  Brush on egg wash*, if desired.
6. Make several small slits on the top to allow steam to escape.
7. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes.  Cool for 10 min before serving.

*Note: to get a beautiful golden crust, brush a thin layer of egg wash right before baking.  There are a few variations to making an egg wash, but I chose to whisk together 1 whole egg and 1 tablespoon milk.

Adapted from: Chicken Pot Pie IX from AllRecipes.

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