Chicken Ragù Hand Pies Recipes

EASY HAND-HELD CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Pour mixed vegetables into a microwave-safe bowl. Add water. Heat in the microwave until warmed through, 1 to 3 minutes. Drain.
• Spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add mixed vegetables, diced chicken, condensed soup, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until filling is heated through, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Open biscuits and flatten each circle out with your fingertips. Place a portion of filling on one half of a circle and fold the other half over. Press edges with a fork to seal closed. Place mini pie carefully onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining biscuits and filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the outsides are golden, 30 to 35 minutes.

CHICKEN RAGù HAND PIES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl and work the butter into the flour with your fingers until it resembles coarse sand. It's O.K. if some of the butter pieces aren't fully incorporated.
• Whisk together the ice water, vinegar and 1 egg, then slowly add to the flour a bit at a time, stirring gently with a fork until a shaggy dough forms.
• Flour your hands lightly, gather the dough into a ball and knead it gently a few times.
• Form the dough into a thick, flat square, wrap it in plastic wrap and chill for an hour. (The dough can stay overnight in the refrigerator or be frozen at this point.)
• Heat the oven to 425 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough until 1/8-inch thick. Cut out 4 1/2-inch rounds (a small bowl works well for this if you don't have a cookie cutter). Collect dough scraps if needed to re-roll dough to obtain 10 rounds.
• Whisk the remaining egg. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add one heaping tablespoon of the chicken ragù to each pie, being careful to not scoop up too much liquid. Sprinkle with a little of the cheese, then brush the outer rim of each round with egg and fold over to seal tightly.
• Set the hand pies on the prepared baking sheet. Use the tines of a fork to crimp the edges, being careful not to puncture the dough that covers the filling. Brush the top of each hand pie with egg.
• Bake until the pastry tops are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHICKEN RAGù WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Put the oil in a wide saucepan or deep skillet that will fit six thighs snugly and turn the heat to medium. Add the bacon and cook it until it's crisp, 5 to 6 minutes, then, using a slotted spoon, transfer it to a small bowl.
• Sprinkle the chicken generously with salt. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the chicken, skin-side down, to begin to brown. After 3 or 4 minutes, turn it and cook for another 3 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the fat.
• Add the onion and fennel and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and just starting to turn golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the thyme and cook for another minute or so.
• Pour in wine and simmer, stirring and scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the pan. Reduce the wine by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the bacon and then the chicken with any accumulated juices, skin-side up, keeping the thighs in a single layer. Pour in enough water to almost cover the chicken.
• Bring to a simmer and then turn the heat down so the liquid is bubbling very gently. Partially cover with a lid, setting it so some steam can escape. Cook until the chicken is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside to cool. Once you can handle it, remove the bones and skin and shred the chicken by hand.
• If you are serving the ragù over pasta, get your water going: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions, reserving 1 cup pasta water before draining.
• Add milk to the pan and turn the burner to medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until sauce is nearly reduced by half and slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the shredded chicken back to the pan and season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the butter, then the Parmesan. If serving over pasta, add some of the starchy pasta water if the sauce seems too thick.
• Add the parsley, and toss sauce with the pasta, if using. Pass more Parmesan at the table.

SAVORY CHICKEN POCKET PIES

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a pot and add water to barely cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 50 minutes. Skim and discard any foam as it rises on the surface. Remove the chicken to cool continue to boil the broth to reduce and concentrate to about 1 quart. Remove the meat from the chicken and shred.
• To make the filling, melt the butter in a medium-sized hot skillet and add the onion, celery, and carrot. Saute over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the salt and flour and cook for 1 minute more. Add the chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 heaping cup shredded chicken and the Parmesan cheese. Cool in the fridge.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter or line a baking sheet.
• To form the pocket pies, work with half of a disk of dough at a time, rolling it out on a floured surface. Using an overturned bowl (about 5 inches across), cut out circles about 3 at a time from each piece of dough. After cutting out all your circles, gather all dough scraps, reroll, and cut out a final time. Place 1/4 cup filling on one side of a dough circle. Wet the edges of the dough with the water. Fold the dough over to form a half circle. Pinch the edge of the dough together. Crimp the edge with a fork. Repeat the process until all the filling is used. The pocket pies can be frozen at this point.
• Place the pocket pies on the prepared baking sheet and chill for a few minutes. Prick each pie on top twice with a fork. When ready to bake, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the egg wash over each pocket pie. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. The pies can be cooled and frozen to reheat in the microwave.

EASY CHICKEN RAGU

Steps:

• Fill 6-quart stockpot or Dutch oven with water; heat to boiling over high heat.
• Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, place oil, onion, carrot and celery; cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until onion becomes soft. Stir in rosemary and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes, breaking up chicken with large spoon or spatula, until chicken browns.
• Remove from heat; stir in wine. Return to heat; cook 1 minute.
• To boiling water, add spaghetti and 1 tablespoon salt; cook as directed on box.
• Stir marinara sauce into chicken mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 minutes. Taste chicken ragu; if needed, season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken ragu over cooked spaghetti.

BUFFALO CHICKEN HAND PIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the shredded chicken, cream cheese, buffalo sauce, mozzarella, red onion, black pepper, and celery salt. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Unroll the pie dough and cut out 4 circles from each sheet using a 3½-inch (8.75 cm) round cutter. Re-roll and cut out as many circles as you can, about 10 total. Discard the dough scraps. Place the dough circles on the prepared baking sheets.
• Fill each dough circle with 1 heaping tablespoon of the buffalo chicken filling. Fold in half to form a half-moon shape. Using a fork, press all along the outer edges to seal the dough together. Brush all over with the beaten egg yolks.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, turning halfway, until the pies are slightly puffed and golden,. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• Serve the hand pies warm with ranch dressing alongside.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN MARSALA HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the 3 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring occasionally, until the raw flour smell is gone, about 1 minute. Stir in the Marsala and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. (You want the sauce to thicken here so it won't seep out of the hand pies!) Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, place the pie crusts on a lightly floured work surface and roll out each with a rolling pin to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 5-inch rounds of dough. (I invert a 5-inch bowl onto the dough and trace around the rim with a paring knife!) Gather and reroll the scraps to cut out a total of 12 rounds.
• Brush some of the beaten egg around the edges of each dough round.
• Add the chicken and parsley to the cooled mushroom filling and stir to combine. Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each dough round. Fold each over to cover the filling, creating 12 half-moons. Use your fingers to press the edges together on each hand pie, then crimp with a fork to seal securely.
• Transfer the hand pies to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining beaten egg. Make 3 small slits with a paring knife on the top of each pie to let the steam escape. Bake until the crusts are crisp and golden brown, about 25 minutes.

CHICKEN RAGU

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken thighs and Italian sausage. Stir cook, breaking sausage into small pieces, until chicken is browned and sausage meat is no longer pink.
• Add onion, celery, carrot, garlic and bay leaf and continue to stir cook until the onion is softened.
• Stir in Marsala.
• Bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits that are stuck to the bottom of the skillet. Reduce heat and simmer until half of the liquid has evaporated (about 15 minutes). Transfer this mixture to a Dutch oven.
• Mix in mushrooms, tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste and cloves.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes.
• Serve as a stew with a salad and French bread or serve as a sauce for your favourite pasta.
• Makes 4 to 6 servings.

CHICKEN RAGOUT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add in the onion; cook/stir 9-10 minutes, until golden.
• Add in mushrooms; cook/stir for 4 minutes; set mixture aside.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; heat a 5-quart Dutch oven over med-high heat.
• Add in chicken; brown it on each side.
• Deglaze pan with the wine, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom.
• Add in the soup mix, dried fines herbs, broth, bay leaf, and reserved onion/mushroom mixture.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 45 minutes, turning chicken several times during the cooking time.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

CHICKEN RAGù

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Salt the water when it boils and cook the pasta to al dente.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the EVOO over medium-high heat. Brown the pancetta for 3 to 4 minutes, then add another tablespoon of EVOO. Add the chicken and brown evenly for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the onions, rosemary, and garlic, then season with salt and pepper. Grate the carrot with a box grater directly into the pan and stir in. Add the bay leaf and cook until the vegetables are soft, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the wine to the chicken and vegetables, stir and reduce for a minute, then add the tomatoes and crush them with a wooden spoon. Simmer for a few minutes to thicken the sauce and combine the flavors.
• Drain the pasta and toss with the chicken ragù and cheese. Discard the bay leaf. Garnish with some torn basil. Serve immediately.