It’s hard to beat homemade Chicken Pot Pie when you’re in need of a hot and cozy meal. Combining tender chicken and hearty veggies in creamy gravy under a deliciously crispy golden-brown crust? It’s a meal that keeps on giving!
Any good chicken pot pie has to start with great chicken, so we had to use Midamars Halal chicken breast. We pan fried ours until nice and golden-brown, and still juicy, then sliced it into about 1-inch chunks. If you’re looking for smaller pieces then you can slice it smaller or try shredding it with a pair of forks. Shredded chicken would work great for this recipe too. We fried it in a different pan, but I think doing it in the same pot you’ll assemble everything in is a great chance to build up a lot of great flavors on the bottom when you get to frying the veggies.
Speaking of veggies, we stuck with the tried-and-true classics for this. We fried some yellow onion and celery in a large Dutch oven until nice and soft before building the rest of the filling. Carrots and peas are a staple of a good pot pie, so rest assured that those will make an appearance, but we used Sno Pac frozen peas and carrots later. These are already cooked and will be nice and tender when they get heated up, saving you some time when cooking the veggies.
The gravy that everything will come together in is a simple chicken broth, heavy cream, and flour mixture that we let simmer with the veggies until it thickens. Aside from what we include in this recipe, this comes down to personal preference. If you want a looser gravy, use more chicken broth than what we include then adjust the seasoning accordingly. You’ll want to give this filling mixture a taste throughout anyway to adjust salt and pepper to your own taste.
When the filling’s done, the crust is just a simple store-bought puff pastry that you’ll roll out to the size of your casserole dish. After that you dump in the filling, top with the crust, and brush with a little egg wash to make sure it comes out really nice and golden, just make sure to cut a few slits on top to vent the steam as it bakes.
When it’s all done in the oven, what a fantastic meal this makes. I knew I was going to like it, I’m a big fan of a good pot pie, but WOW this was tasty! This would be a good meal any time of the year, but hot and cozy recipes like this will always be best in cold winter months like this. So do yourself a favor and stay inside with a hearty blend of veggies and tender chicken this winter. This is a pretty straightforward recipe that makes for a great dinner for the whole family with plenty left over.
That’s all for this week, we hope you enjoy, because I know I did, and we hope you stop by again when we bring you another tasty Halal recipe.
