Chicken And Mushroom Pot Pie With Squash Crust Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Add the squash, butter, sherry, bay leaf and 1 cup of chicken stock to a medium pot over medium heat and bring to a simmer; simmer for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Add the chicken, vegetable medley and thyme to the squash mixture. If the mixture is too thick, add more chicken stock; season to taste. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and top with the Par-Baked Puff Pastry Squares. Bake until the squares are golden brown and the squash mixture is bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then top with fresh parsley and serve.
• Position an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Cut the pastry sheet into 12 pieces using a pizza cutter and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Brush with the egg and place in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Bake until puffy and light brown, about 10 minutes.

CHICKEN-MUSHROOM POT PIE WITH SWEET POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 1/2-quart casserole with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat about 10 minutes or until crisp. Transfer from skillet to paper towels; drain and cool. Crumble; set aside.
• Discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in skillet. Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and thyme to drippings; cook over medium heat about 9 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking apart onion pieces with spoon, until onion is translucent.
• Sprinkle mushroom mixture with flour; stir until moistened. Stir in broth and salt. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in chicken; sprinkle with Swiss chard. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until Swiss chard is partially softened. Remove 1/4 cup of the Swiss chard; reserve. Stir bacon into mixture in skillet.
• Pour chicken-mushroom mixture into casserole. Heat sweet potatoes as directed on bag until 160°F; stir. Swirl reserved Swiss chard into sweet potatoes with spoon. Spoon evenly over mushroom mixture; spread evenly.
• Bake uncovered about 35 minutes or until filling is hot and potatoes just begin to brown. Cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In 3-quart saucepan, mix milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, the sage, salt and pepper with wire whisk until blended. Stir in onion. Cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until bubbly and thickened. Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir in soup, sour cream, chicken, squash and peas; mix well. Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Spoon hot chicken mixture into ungreased 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish.
• Unroll dough on work surface; gently press dough into 12x8-inch rectangle. Place over chicken mixture. Brush dough with egg white; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon thyme.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN, KALE & MUSHROOM POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat ½ tbsp oil over a gentle heat in a flameproof casserole dish. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softening. Scatter over the thyme and garlic, and stir for 1 min. Turn up the heat and add the chicken, frying until golden but not fully cooked. Add the mushrooms and the remaining oil. Heat oven to 200C/180 fan/gas 6.
• Add the stock, crème fraîche, mustard and kale, and season well. Add the cornflour mixture and stir until thickened a little.
• Remove from the heat and cover with the puff pastry lid, pressing into the sides of the casserole dish. Slice a cross in the centre and glaze with the egg. Bake for 30 mins until the pastry is puffed up and golden.

CHICKEN & SQUASH POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Sprinkle chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt & pepper. Bake chicken breasts on a baking sheet for 12-15 minutes, or until just cooked through. Remove from oven, allow to cool slightly, and dice chicken into bite-sized cubes. Set aside.
• Warm chicken stock on the stove. Meanwhile, in a large pot, melt butter. Add onions and sauté for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in flour continuously and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Continue to stir adding chicken stock and simmer for 1 minute. Add RawSpiceBar's Winter Herbs, chicken, carrots, peas, and squash and mix together.
• Turn up oven to 375°F Roll out two 12 inch diameter pastry rounds. Place the first in a very deep dish pie pan and trim the edges over the lip of the dish. Set trimmings aside as you will need them later. Fill piecrust with pot pie mixture. Brush exposed edge with egg wash and then carefully lie the second piecrust on top of the filling, allowing the edges to hang down. Use the excess trimming from before to roll out and create leaves and décor for the pie as you please. Affix your leaves and brush the entire top of the piecrust with egg wash. Poke 4 holes in the crust with a fork. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour. Add aluminum foil to the top if it appears the top is becoming too dark, but you should be okay. Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM POT PIE WITH SQUASH CRUST

Steps:

• Place squash cubes in a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain squash. Mash and set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a dry skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and mushrooms; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Drain chicken and mushrooms. Add mushroom soup. Fill empty can with water and pour in. Cook until mixed well, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add flour and 1 egg to the cooled mashed squash. Mix to form the pastry. Transfer to a well floured surface. Divide into 6 pieces. Roll out 3 pieces to fit 3 nonstick pie pans. Prick the bottoms with a fork.
• Spoon chicken and mushroom filling over the pastry. Roll out remaining pastry and place over the filling. Beat remaining egg and brush over the tops.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes.

CHICKEN MUSHROOM PIE WITH DILL CRUST

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery soup, mushrooms with liquid, celery, green pepper, steak sauce and marjoram in a large skillet. Heat slowly until bubbly hot, about 10 minutes. Turn into a 4-cup shallow baking dish. Prepare piecrust mix, following label directions, adding dillweed with wa- ter. Roll out to fit top of baking dish; cover pie; turn edge under, flush with rim; flute. Cut a 6-inch "X" in center of pastry. Fold corners back. Bake in a very hot oven (450^F.) for 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

DOUBLE-CRUST CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and the sugar in a food processor. Add 1 cup butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water in a slow steady stream through feed tube with machine running, until dough holds together, about 30 seconds. Turn dough onto piece of plastic wrap; divide in half. Press each half into flat circles, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Place chicken and stock in a medium stockpot. Add enough water just to cover chicken. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through, 45 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to a plate; set aside until cool enough to handle. Strain 2 cups stock into a measuring cup, and set aside. (Remaining stock may be frozen for another use.)
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in center. Cook pearl onions in a medium pan of simmering water for 15 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cool water. Peel onions; set aside. Remove skin and bones from chicken, and discard. Shred chicken into bite-size pieces, and set aside.
• Melt remaining butter in a large high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes, carrots, and onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes begin to turn golden. Add mushrooms, and cook 5 minutes more. Add remaining flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add reserved chicken stock and milk; bring to a simmer. Cook until thick and bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in reserved chicken, peas, thyme, sage, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat, and let cool slightly.
• Beat egg with 1 teaspoon water to make glaze. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to a 12-inch circle. Transfer dough to a 9 1/2-inch glass pie plate with dough overlapping top of pan. Trim dough to about a 1-inch overhang. Carefully spoon filling into dough.
• Roll out remaining dough to a 10-inch circle, and transfer to top of filling. Fold overlapping edges of dough under to make a firm edge. Use fingers to pinch a decorative border. Use a knife to make four to five slits into the center of the pie. Brush top of dough with egg glaze. Bake pie on a baking sheet until dough is golden brown, rotating pie halfway through for even baking, 45 to 60 minutes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add squash, onions, celery, sage and pepper; stir. Cook 5 min. or until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally. Add chicken and mushrooms; cook 8 to 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently. Spoon chicken mixture into bowl.
• Melt butter in same skillet on low heat. Add flour; mix well. Cook 2 min. or until hot and bubbly, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in broth, barbecue sauce and mustard. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly; cook 2 min. or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peas, sour cream and chicken mixture.
• Spoon into 11x7-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface to 12x8-inch rectangle. Brush rim of baking dish with some of the beaten egg; place pastry over filling. Press edges of pastry to rim of dish to secure. Brush top of pastry with remaining egg; cut several slits in pastry to vent. Place on foil-covered rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. or until pastry is golden brown and filling begins to bubble through slits.

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM POTPIES

Steps:

• Make the filling: Cook bacon in a large saucepan over low heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate using a slotted spoon. Raise heat to medium, and add oil. Add onion, and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add mushrooms, carrots, and celery, and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in flour.
• Add stock, and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and cream. Simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Return bacon to saucepan. Let cool.
• Divide filling among eight 4-inch (12 ounce) ramekins.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the topping: Roll out pate brisee to a 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 8 circles that are 1 inch wider than the ramekins. Top ramekins with dough, and crimp edges with a fork to seal. Brush dough with egg wash. Freeze for 20 minutes.
• Bake until toppings are golden and fillings are bubbling, about 40 minutes.