Chicken Pot Pie

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:09:03 GMT

Step 1

Thaw dough. Wash, prepare, and chop all vegetables (herbs, carrots, parsnips, mushrooms, leek, garlic, onion, peas).

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet, and sear chicken, skin-side down, until deeply golden brown and some of the fat has begun to render out, 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 3

Rotate chicken and continue to cook on all sides until evenly browned and cooked through, an additional 8 to 10 minutes. Remove chicken, keeping all the drippings in the skillet, and let cool slightly on a plate.

Step 4

To the drippings, add carrots, mushrooms, leeks, garlic, onion, tarragon, basil, fennel, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender and just cooked, about 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 5

Add flour and stir to coat all the vegetables. Cook, stirring constantly, until the flour has started to turn a light golden brown with no white, floury bits left, about 3 minutes.

Step 6

Slowly add the chicken broth and cream, 1 cup at a time, using a spoon to blend and scrape up any browned bits. Then, bring to a simmer and remove from heat, while adding salt and pepper.

Step 7

Remove the bones and skin from the chicken and shred the meat and skin (discard any skin that is too thick or rubbery) into bite-size pieces or, alternatively, cut it with a knife and fork into bite-size pieces.

Step 8

Add the peas and chicken, and season once more with salt and pepper. Add the full mixture to a large dish.

Step 9

Carefully unfold the puff pastry and - working quickly - place it on top of the dish, letting some of the dough hang off the sides (this will keep it from shrinking too much).

Step 10

Whisk the egg with 1 teaspoon of water and brush onto the top of the puff pastry. Cut three 2½-inch slits, about 1-inch apart and place the skillet on top of the sheet pan to catch any drips in the oven.

Step 11

Bake until the puff pastry is baked all the way through, and the filling is bubbling up, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly before eating.

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