Creamy Chicken Shepherd 27s Pie Recipe Recipe Cards

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• To prepare roasted garlic: Cut head of garlic in half and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap in foil and bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Peel, chop and boil potatoes until tender. Drain, then mash potatoes. Add butter, milk and roasted garlic and mix in. Set aside.
• Arrange chicken evenly in the bottom of a casserole dish, then sprinkle with spices, then layer peppers, corn and all but 1/4 cup cheese. Spread mashed potatoes on top, sealing everything in. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until brown around edges.

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter until no longer pink; set aside and keep warm. Prepare mashed potatoes according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk; stir in seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or thickened. , Remove from the heat. Stir in 3/4 cup Swiss cheese until melted. Add peas, corn and chicken. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with mashed potatoes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Cook potatoes until tender. Drain and mash. If desired, whip with butter and milk.
• Spread about half the potatoes in a round 2 litre casserole.
• Mix chicken, soup and vegetables. Spread over potato layer.
• Top with remaining potatoes.
• Bake at 350 until heated through, about 30 minutes.
• We like all things cheesy, so I usually put one cup grated cheese on top of the chicken layer, before the top layer of potatoes.
• You can substitute an equal amount of chicken gravy for the soup.
• This reheats very well in the microwave. In fact, sometimes I assemble it and put it in the fridge for the next night. Then I don't bother putting it in the oven at all, I just scoop out bowls full and zap them.

CREAMY CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• cut the chicken breasts into bite sized pieces and fry them in a little oil until golden and sealed. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Chop the onion finely and fry with a little more oil.
• chop the carrots and add to the onion along with the mushrooms which have been halved or quartered and return the chicken to the pan
• add the condensed soup along with the milk and stir until combined
• add the remaining vegetables, the tarragon, salt and pepper, cook for a minute of two and turn out into an oven proof dish. A dish about a dinner plate size that is quite deep is perfect. (I use a pyrex)
• Add the mash or pastry topping, adding the cheese to the top of the mash if required and bake in the oven at 190 degrees for about half an hour

CREAMY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Brown hamburger with onion.
• Add cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, salt, pepper, mustard powder, and milk.
• Let simmer for about 2 minutes.
• Then in a 2 qt casserole dish layer half of the potatoes, then half of the green beans, and then half of the hamburger sauce.
• Repeat.
• Sprinkle on the cheese and bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

HERBED CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir chicken, chiles, rosemary, and thyme into onion mixture. Cook and stir until chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cream of chicken soup and evaporated milk together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until mixture is warm, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spread green beans into the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish and pour chicken mixture over the beans. Top chicken layer with cream of chicken soup mixture and spoon mashed potatoes over the top. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and basil over the mashed potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are lightly golden and casserole is heated through, about 20 minutes.

CURRIED CHICKEN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Add frozen vegetables and remaining butter; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in flour and curry powder until blended; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Add the chicken, parsley, salt and pepper., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with potatoes; sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.