Mccalls Chicken Pot Pie Recipes

MOM'S FABULOUS CHICKEN POT PIE WITH BISCUIT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook the onion, celery, and carrots until the celery and carrots are tender, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in peas, parsley, thyme and flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour coats the vegetables and begins to fry, about 5 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and half-and-half, and cook until the sauce is thick and bubbling. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and mix in the chicken meat.
• Transfer the chicken, vegetables, and sauce into a 2-quart baking dish. Arrange biscuits on top of the filling. In a small bowl, beat egg yolk with water; brush egg yolk on the biscuits.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden brown and the pie filling is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

MCCALL'S CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Pastry:.
• Mix 1 1/3 cup flour, salt and pepper in food processor. Add cold shortening and butter. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. with motor running, pour 3 T water through feed tube. Process 1 minute. Press pastry into 1/2 inch disk. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill at least 30 minutes.
• Filling:.
• Melt 3 T butter. Stir in 3 T flour and thyme. Cook, till golden. Whisk in 1 1/2 broth and all the cream until thickened. Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper and remove from heat. Reserve.
• Preheat oven to 350°F In large skillet, over med-high heat, melt remaining butter. Add onion; sauté 3-4 minutes. Add carrots, mushrooms and remaining 1/2 cup broth; cook stirring freq, 10-12 minutes until veggies are tender and broth has evaporated. Stir in peas, chicken, and reserved cream mixture; cook 2 minutes. Cover and keep hot over low heat.
• Roll pastry between 2 sheets wax paper to 11 inch round. Transfer filling to 10-inch deep-dish pie plate. Peel off top sheet of paper from pastry; invert pastry over top of pie plate. Peel off bottom paper; crimp pastry. Brush with egg wash. Cut vents. Bake on baking sheet 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

BEEF-AND-VEGETABLE POT PIE (MCCALL'S COOKING SCHOOL)

Steps:

• Wipe beef cubes with damp paper towels; discard excess fat. In hot oil in 6-quart Dutch oven or heavy kettle, over medium heat, brown one-third of beef cubes at a time until browned on all sides. Remove from pot and repeat until all beef is browned. Remove all beef from pot.
• Add garlic to drippings in pot; saute 1 minute. Return all beef to pot; add undiluted consomme, tomato sauce, salt, thyme, peppercorns, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and 1 1/3 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove bay leaf.
• Add whole onions to meat mixture; cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes longer. Add carrots and potatoes to meat mixture; simmer about 30 minutes longer or until they are tender. Add frozen beans; cook 4 to 5 minutes. Add frozen peas; cook 4 minutes longer. Preheat oven to 400°F.
• With a slotted spoon, remove meat and vegetables to a 3-quart casserole. Strain liquid into a 4-cup measure; skim off and discard fat. You should have 2 cups liquid left. (Add water if needed.) Return liquid to Dutch oven. In a small bowl, gradually blend flour with 1 cup water.
• Stir flour mixture into liquid; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until gravy thickens. Pour over meat mixture in casserole. Place in oven; bake 25 minutes. Meanwhile, remove biscuits from package; roll one to make a 10-inch-long rope.
• Repeat with other biscuits to make a total of 7 ropes; place on meat mixture in casserole to form a lattice. Place remaining 3 biscuits alongside. Brush ropes with egg-yolk mixture and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

BEST HOMEMADE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, salt, and rosemary and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken broth and cream and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and cook, stirring often, until thick and creamy and vegetables have started to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, peas, and parsley until well combined. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Place one crust in the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Add filling and place second crust on top. Press crusts together to seal around the edges and use fingers to crimp the dough. Cut small slits in the top and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Tent the edges with foil while baking if they become too brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CAMPBELL'S KITCHEN EASY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix soup, vegetables and chicken in 9-inch pie plate.
• Mix milk, egg and baking mix. Pour over chicken mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until golden.