Individual Chicken Pot Pies For Two Recipes

CHICKEN POT PIES FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the biscuit mix, milk and parsley just until moistened; set aside. In a saucepan, prepare gravy mix according to package directions. Add the chicken and vegetables; cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. , Pour into two ungreased 4-1/2-in. deep-dish pie plates. Drop biscuit dough over chicken mixture. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

CREAMY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• If you're making the homemade pie crust prepare that ahead of time. Click here for Homemade Small Batch Double Pie Crust.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
• Coat two 18.6 ounce baking dishes with cooking spray and set aside. Click here for 18.6 oven safe dishes.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the peas and carrots mix, onions, salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally, until veggies are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken and cook until just browned.
• Add the soup and milk. Mix well and cook over medium-low heat for an additional 5 minutes.
• Divide the contents of the skillet evenly into the prepared baking dishes.
• If you're using store bought crust (see next step for homemade), cut the crust in half and then trim the crust to the shape of the dish enough to reach the top edge all the way around. Cover each dish with a half of the pie crust. Cut a few slits into the dough to let steam escape.
• If you're using homemade crust, roll out each piece to fit the top of your dishes, and then top each dish with the crusts.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Brush the crusts with the beaten egg.
• Place baking dishes on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned.
• Let cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES FOR TWO

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust. At the end of the chilling time, start the pot pie filling. (If using store-bought, frozen crust, remove from freezer so you will be able to cut it.) Preheat your oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with foil.
• In a medium pot, combine cubed chicken, carrots, celery, onion, and chicken broth. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are just fork tender.
• Drain chicken broth into a separate container (do not discard).
• Measure out 1 cup of reserved broth (you can discard the rest) and 1/3 cup milk. Set them next to the stove.
• In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook until flour is golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Slowly whisk in broth and milk, whisking out any lumps as they form. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to bubble, 2 to 5 minutes.
• Remove gravy from heat, stir in salt and pepper and chicken and vegetable mixture, and divide between 2 12-ounce ramekins.
• Allow chilled dough to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes to soften slightly so you can roll it out without it cracking.
• While your dough sits, make the egg wash. In a small bowl, whisk together egg and milk, and set aside.
• On a well-floured surface, roll out the first disk to 1/8-inch thick and drape over the first filled ramekin. Trim the extra, leaving about 3/4-inch overhang. Gently press the edges over so the dough drapes over the sides slightly (it won't sit flush). Use a sharp-tipped serrated knife to cut a couple slits in the top for steam to escape.
• Repeat with the second crust and ramekin. Brush egg wash over the top of the pie crusts.
• Place ramekins on your prepared baking tray and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until tops are golden and filling inside is bubbly.
• Cool for at least 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large saucepan heat chicken broth and bouillon cube over medium heat until hot.
• In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, celery, chives and garlic, and saute until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Add the flour and stir together until it becomes pasty and lump-free, about 2 minutes. Stir in the hot broth, heavy cream, sherry, chicken and frozen onions and peas. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• With a ladle, fill 6ovenproof ramekins or bowls with the filling. Place on baking sheet.
• Sprinkle flour on countertop. Roll out dough an extra inch. Using a biscuit round or mold, cut out dough to cover the tops of your oven-proof bowls, with about 1/2-inch hangover, depending on their size. Crimp the dough over the edge of the ramekin. Brush with the egg wash and make 4 small slits on the top. Sprinkle with kosher salt and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 8 (8-oz) individual baking dishes (ramekins) with cooking spray.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil. Cook potatoes, carrot, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Stir in soup, half-and-half, sherry, water, 1 teaspoon of the parsley, the poultry seasoning, chicken and peas; heat to boiling. Remove from heat.
• Cut 8 (4-inch) squares from puff pastry.
• Place ramekins on cookie sheet. Divide chicken mixture evenly among ramekins. Top each ramekin with puff pastry square. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon parsley.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POTPIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring the vegetables around, until they start to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to combine. Cook the flour-coated veggies for 1 minute, then pour in the chicken broth (and wine, if using!) and stir to combine. Let it heat up and start to bubble and thicken, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, then add the turmeric and thyme, then season with salt and pepper. Add the half-and-half, then stir the mixture and let it bubble up and thicken, about 3 minutes. If it seems overly thick, splash in a little more broth. Turn off the heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, roll out the pie crusts slightly and cut out 8 dough circles just a bit larger than the pie pans (if using a muffin tin, you'll need sixteen 3 3/4-inch circles). Press a dough circle into each pie pan (or 8 muffin cups), making sure the dough comes almost to the top of each pan. Fill the pies with the chicken mixture. Lay a second round of dough over the top of each pie. Press the dough so that the edges meet, then use a fork to seal the edges. Mix the egg with 2 teaspoons water and brush it all over the surface of the crust. (Discard any extra egg wash.) Cut small vents in the surface of the crusts.
• If you're baking the pies right away, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, place the pies on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Serve them straight out of the pie pans or turn them out of the pan and serve them upside down!
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INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the filling: Place the chicken breasts in a large stockpot along with 2 teaspoons of the salt and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate to cool, reserving 3 cups of the broth; supplement with canned chicken stock if you are short. When cool enough to handle, cut the chicken into bite-size pieces.
• While the chicken is cooking, combine the potatoes and the remaining 2 teaspoons salt in a medium stockpot. Fill with water to cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat and cook until the potatoes are tender but not mushy, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes in a colander and set aside to cool.
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrots and cook for 5 minutes. Add the celery, onion and a pinch of salt and pepper; cook until the onions are soft and almost translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and, once melted, add the flour to make a roux. Cook the flour for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, then add the milk and reserved chicken broth. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the chicken, corn, peas, celery seeds and garlic powder. Remove from the heat.
• Grease eight 10-ounce ramekins with butter and place on a large, rimmed baking sheet or jellyroll pan. (Alternatively, grease one 9-by-13-inch baking dish.)
• Evenly divide the potatoes among the ramekins. Spoon the filling over the potatoes, leaving about 1/4-inch of space at the top for the crust.
• For the crust: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the baking mix and pepper until well blended. Whisk in the melted butter and buttermilk until smooth. Stir in the Parmesan. Pour some batter into each ramekin and smooth over the top, being careful not to mix it into the filling. Bake until the crust is crispy and nicely browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POT PIES (FOR 4)

Steps:

• Prepare all vegetables and place in a large bowl. Place garlic into a separate small dish.
• Chop chicken breasts and place into a medium bowl and season with 1/2 teaspoons pepper, 1 teaspoons salt, garlic and onion powder, and parsley. Mix well and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in deep dutch oven. Sear chicken pieces in hot oil until no longer pink. Remove from pot to set aside.
• Add additional olive oil to pot and heat up. When hot add all fresh vegetables, minus frozen vegetables, potato, and garlic. Cook on medium heat, stirring frequently, until soft and tender.
• Add garlic and stir continually for about 3 minutes and very fragrant but not browned.
• Add all flour to vegetable mixture and incorperate very well. Let mixture cook about 5 minutes total to cook off flour taste.
• Immediately add all liquid (broth, milk, cream) and stir very well to not form lumps.
• Bring to a light boil and add chicken, potato, and frozen (thawed) vegetables, salt and pepper.
• Check for thickness of gravy and if too thick you can add more of any of the previous liquids used from begining.
• When hot and bubbling and seasoning and thickness of gravy is suitable to you, devide mixture into individual ramekins. Your size of ramekin will determine how many servings will achieve per recipe. This amount of mixture was enough for 4 medium large (approx. 4 in") ramekins.
• Using a sharp paring knife cut dough large enough to fit the top of ramekin. Place dough over mixture and seal edges.
• Brush all with last remaining 1 tablespoons cream, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes, until crust is brown.
• Enjoy.
• If using frozen from freezer, place aluminum foil over top of potpie for first 30 minutes and bake until bubbly and brown. May take longer in oven due to frozen state. Adjust accordingly.