Winter Fare

I LOVE this updated version of a family favorite and perfect winter fare. This recipe makes 4 pies as shown, but you could easily double the recipe.  I baked ours in soup-size oven bowls.

Chicken Pot Pies

2 skinned, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
3 T. olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled & diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/4 c. flour
2 cups milk
1 T. dry chicken stock seasoning
1 puff pastry sheet; thawed (Pepperidge Farm), cut in 4 squares

In a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven: brown chicken pieces in olive oil. Add diced vegetables and cook over medium heat about 10 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour; stir and cook another minute. Add milk gradually and continue stirring to keep the gravy smooth. Add the frozen peas and chicken stock seasoning. Add more milk (or water) if the mixture become too thick; you want to keep it on the soupy side as it will thicken a bit more as it bakes. Simmer a few minutes longer, remove from heat. Spoon mixture into oven-proof bowls, ramekins, or other small baking dish. Top each pie with a square of puff pastry; gently tuck in the corners to cover filling and cut a small vent in the top. (Don't roll it out or fuss too much with the pastry; it won't puff if you do.) Bake pies on a foil-lined pan for 15-20 minutes at 375-400 degrees, until pastry is lightly-browned and filling is bubbly.

Comments

[Toni]

Hello Ms. V! Yes, that rain snapped the cap off of my dear hubby...we lived in your neck of the woods for about 8 years. He gave it a good try, and we still LOVE OR for many reasons, he just needed more sunlight. Its that way for some. Those chick. pies sound so yum! (Your pic. of them isn't showing)

[megan]

This sounds cozy & comforting, and not too terribly difficult! Reaching for index cards now...

[Fran]

Hope you get out into the world again soon...but your world sounds so cosy and lovely...maybe you should stay awhile longer? Thanks for the recipe!

[tinker]

Mmm...I'm getting hungry reading your blog!
Sorry you're still mending/housebound...it rained down here in So. Calif. for a couple of days, which is just about the right amount of time for rainy days in my opinion!