New Mexico Pot Pie Recipes

MEXICAN-INSPIRED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine chicken, corn, enchilada sauce, and black olives in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Add processed cheese food and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Separate 1/2 of the crescent rolls and place in the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish. Put corn mixture on top of crescents, then top with shredded cheese and remaining crescents.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crescents are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Pulse flour and salt in a food processor until mixed. Add butter and pulse 10-12 times until butter is the size of peas. Drizzle water over flour and pulse until dough forms moist crumbs and is starting to bind together, another 10-12 pulses.
• Turn dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Using your hands, shape the dough into a square and wrap tightly with plastic. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to 24 hours.
• Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Generously salt and pepper chicken, then add to the pot and cook until brown, 7-8 minutes. Transfer chicken to a large bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium and add 2 tbsp. olive oil to same pot and add the onions and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are starting to soften, about 8-10 minutes. Add the garlic, and stir constantly until fragrant, about 30 more seconds. Add veggies to the bowl of chicken.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 425 degrees. Remove the dough from the refrigerator.
• Melt butter in same pot over low heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until flour and butter are incorporated. Slowly whisk in chicken broth and milk, adding a little at a time, and whisking until well mixed after each addition. Whisk all of the clumps out, until you have a smooth texture. Bring to a boil, then add chicken and veggie mixture, potatoes, corn, and green chile.Add a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium and simmer gently, stirring occasionally until the potatoes and carrots are tender, 15-18 minutes. Stir in peas, cumin, and thyme.
• Meanwhile, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll the dough into a 1/4" thickness. Place a ramekin face down onto the dough as a stencil, then use a knife to cut out a circle in the dough, which will be slightly larger than the diameter of the ramekin or bowl. Repeat until you have 6 dough circles. Cut one small X in the center of each circle.
• Distribute filling evenly among six ovenproof ramekins.
• Top each bowl of filling with a dough circle. Using your fingertips, gently press the dough down into the edge of the stew.
• Place pot pies on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the filling is bubbling and the crust is deep golden-brown, about 30-35 minutes. Cool on a rack 20-30 minutes before serving.

SOUTHWESTERN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. While the butter is melting, add the chili powder, cumin and paprika and "bloom" the spices. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the frozen vegetable mix and let it cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the beans, chipotle and adobo sauce, corn and green chiles. Stir in the chicken stock and let it thicken slightly. Add the shredded chicken and stir together.
• Top with the biscuits and bake until the biscuits are golden brown, 13 to 16 minutes (see Cook's Note).
• Serve with a dollop of crema and garnished with cilantro, Fresnos and a lime wedge on the side.

SKILLET VEGETABLE POTPIE

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the middle position, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil and set aside.
• Heat a 9- to 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium high. Add the olive oil, leek, garlic and fennel, and cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, until softened. Add the potatoes, asparagus and salt, then season with black pepper and stir. Scatter with the flour and give it a quick stir to coat well. Add the stock, sour cream, chives, Dijon mustard and Gruyère, and stir until well combined. Remove from heat.
• On a lightly floured surface using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the pastry 1 to 2 inches wider than the skillet. Carefully place the puff pastry over the top of the skillet and trim any long edges, then, working quickly, tuck and fold in the edges of the pastry so it sits just inside the rim of the skillet, to create a rough border. Brush the pastry with egg wash and carefully score the top with a few slits to allow air to escape during baking.
• Place the skillet on the baking sheet and transfer to the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the pastry is golden and bubbling around the edges. Let sit for 10 minutes before eating.

NEW MEXICO POT ROAST

Steps:

• Rinse meat and pat dry with paper towel.
• Mix Flour, Paprika, Pepper, Garlic Salt, and Red Chile Powder in a Plasitc or Paper Bag.
• Shake Meat in the bag and coat well.
• Melt Butter in a Dutch Oven or oven-proof dish.
• Remove the meat from the bag.
• (Duh! Sorry Ya' never know!).
• Sear Roast on all sides over high heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Add water, wine, green chile, garlic, bay leaves, and red chile powder.
• Cover and bake in 350-degree oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until tests very tender.
• Remove bay leaves before serving.

NEW MEXICO APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Make filling: put apple slices in a big bowl; top will all the remaining ingredients, except lemon juice; mix well.
• Sprinkle the lemon juice over the apples to prevent browning.
• Set mixture aside to blend while the crust is being prepared.
• Make the crust: in a big bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in the butter and shortening.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, vinegar, and water.
• Add to the flour mixture and blend with your hands until moist; add more water if needed.
• Preheat oven to 425°; divide dough into 2 sections.
• On a floured board, roll out each section into 11-inch rounds; fit 1 round into a 9-inch pie pan, and spread the piñon nuts evenly in the bottom.
• Mound the filling on top; place the second pastry round on top.
• Flute the edges and cut vent holes in the top crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then decrease temperature to 400° and continue baking for 1 hour or until the juices bubble around the outer edge (cover with foil, if crust starts to get too brown).