Pioneer Woman's Chicken Pot Pie
Recipe type: Main Meal
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Serves: 6
 
Comfort food at it's best
Ingredients
  • 3 stalks of celery
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 Tablespoons of butter
  • ½ Cup frozen peas
  • 2 Cups cooked chicken or turkey, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 Cup flour
  • 2 Cups chicken broth
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube
  • 1 Cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • pepper to taste
  • Pie Crust (homemade or Tenderflake)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400F
  2. Finely dice the celery, carrots, and onions
  3. Melt the butter in a large pot or deep frying pan
  4. Add the onions, carrots, celery and peas
  5. Saute until the vegetables start to turn translucent, a couple of minutes
  6. Add the chicken and stir to combine
  7. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the vegetables and stir to combine
  8. Cook for a few minutes, stirring gently
  9. Pour in the chicken broth, stirring constantly
  10. Stir on the bouillon cube
  11. The flour will combine with the chicken to create a delicious gravy
  12. Pour in the cream and stir
  13. Cook the mixture over low heat for 4 minutes, where it will gradually thicken
  14. Season with thyme, salt and pepper
  15. Remove from the heat
  16. Pour the chicken mixture into a deep dish pie pan or small casserole dish
  17. Roll out the pie crust so that it's 1 inch larger than the pan
  18. Place the crust on top of the chicken mixture and cut small slits in the top
  19. Press the crust gently into the sides of the dish to seal
  20. Bake for 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly
  21. Cool for 10 minutes before serving
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/pioneer-womans-chicken-pot-pie/