I made chicken pot pies last night. As always it’s a big hit here in my household. But the main people that will eat it, would be Bob, Chris and AJ. We like it a lot too but making the dough sometimes takes time so we will just eat the pot pies filling. Our new helper tasted the pie for the first time and she’s hooked to it already. Really to make the pie its just simple. But for the newbie thinking about it would be complicated. But really it is not.
So, below is my recipe for chicken pot pies. These use only ingredients readily available in the Philippines. Cook up, and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4-5 tbsp butter
- 3 pieces. chicken breast
- 3 pieces chicken thighs
- 2 medium size onions dice
- 2 stalk celery dice
- 1-2 carrots
- 1/2-1 cup corn
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1/4 cup whine wine
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 3 cups chicken stock (chicken cubes)
- thyme
- parsley
For the pastry:
- 1 stick butter or 1 cup butter (chilled)
- 1/4 lard (chilled)
- 3-4 tbsp really cold water
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Beaten egg to brush on top the pot pie before putting in the oven:
Procedure
First put the butter and the lard on the freezer for about 10-15 minutes. While waiting for the butter and lard to be cold, start cutting the other ingredients. Dice the onions, celery and the carrots. Cut up the meat too and set aside. The bones from the meat you make chicken stock from it. Stock can be used later.
Preparation for the pastry. Put the flour in a bowl or food processor, cut up the chilled butter and lard into cube and dumped in the flour. In the processor try to pulse like 5 time, when using hand try to knead until the butter and lard mix with the flour, see bits and pieces of the butter and lard. Then slowly add the cold water until the flour fully mixed in with the butter and lard. Put in a cling wrap and put in the fridge for about 15-20 minutes.
While the pastry was in the fridge start cooking for the filling then. Put skillet on the stove on a medium high heat . Put the 3 tbsp butter add a drop of olive oil to prevent from the butter being burn. Add the sliced onions and the celery, when the onions becomes translucent add the carrots until its tender maybe like 5 minutes. Then add the 1/2 cup flour keep stirring until the flour became brown. Then add the stocks keep stirring, add the milk and the cream still keep stirring. Lower the heat. Just eyeball if needed more chicken stock. I did add like half a cup more. But if you like thicker filling not adding half a cup probably is good already. Cooked the chicken on a different skillet. Just put 2 tbsp oil on the skillet and when its hot add the cut up chicken breast and thighs. Keep stirring for about 5 minutes, then drain, then add to the cooking filling pie. Then add the wine, corn, parsley, peas, the thyme and salt & pepper. Really you can put potato in the pie too. I just didn’t put it for our pot pie this time.
Lastly prepare your ramekin, brush it with oil or butter on the bottom. Flatten the dough with your rolling pin and put the dough at the bottom of the ramekin, then fill it up with the pie filling, then cover again with the flattened dough on top of the ramekin. Poke the top of the dough a few times with the fork. Bake in a 375 degrees Fahrenheit pre-heated oven for about 20-25 minutes. Really until the dough turns golden brown. Yummy!
You can also share your chicken pot pies recipe here too. Have a good eat you guys!
Cheers!
Feyma;
I’m going to try that recipe as it sounds good. I love both turkey and chicken pop pie, but I’m tired of the small frozen ones they sell at the Royal store. And the ones from the store don’t have my name on it! Thanks for a great isea.
Sounds good but I would be too lazy for that recipe. I found a way to have my pot pie and eat it too. The Goldilocks bakery in the KCC mall makes chicken pot pies that look like big empanadas. They are great and my lazy record is intact. Just teasing, I love to cook but when I do I am the only one eating it. So if I make for instance lasagna then I am eating that for four days.
Ok, if you really want to be lazy, but still make it yourself, try this… Buy a can of chicken stew, buy some already made pie dough, and you still have a fresh pot pie. probably not the same as homemade, but …
I used to do that with beef stew when I lived in the US. It was one of my children’s favorites. Pretty effortless cooking for sure! I do enjoy the challenge of making my favorite recipes using the ingredients found here.
Hudson,
I’m with you on that way. Sounds easiest for me. Have a nice day!
Hi Paul – Yep turkey pot pies are good too. We used to get some frozen turkey pot pies at Costco before. That’s my kids favorite before. Hey, at least you had some stores selling frozen one in your area. If it’s good why make and go through the hassle of making. Oh shoot you’re missing out the personal touch “Your name”. 🙂
Have fun eating Paul.
Take care!
That looks very good Feyma! I like the addition of white wine. And the dough sounds like it will be very flaky. mmmmmmmmm Now I want pot pie……….
Hi Darin Collins – Thank you… Yep the wine really adds the taste. Yes the dough really is flaky and good.
Have fun making.
Take care!
That looks great Feyma. I love chicken pot pies. I’m really tempted to try it myself. Are those ingredients enough for three or just one pie?
Hi Ron Rase – Thank you… Hey try it. Yep those ingredients were more than the 3 pot pies on the pictures.
Let me know how it turn out. Have fun.
Good to see you here!
Mrs Feyma,
Sounds like a good recipe. Will have to try it some day. Potatoes and mushrooms are also good additions to give added flavor in the filling. Also Philo dough is also good dough for pot pies. Maybe they sell it in the stores there. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your recipe. Have a nice day.
mmmmmmmmmm,,
yummy. Brings back memories of growing up and going to catholic grade school in Hot Springs, AR in the late 60s, early 70s. The cafeteria made d BESTEST pot pies and I was always going back for seconds, thirds….fourths..lol
One of my favorite comfort foods for sure.
Hi Pete – Good that it brought back your childhood memories. Well, can’t help it pot pies are really yummy.
Have fun eating.
Take care!
Wow I miss the horse races in Hot Springs! My wife wants to go back to Arkansas to visit friends so I told her maybe we will go in April when the weather is nice and the horses are racing!
Looks and sounds delicious! Maybe Bob can figure out a way to sell those fresh “personalized” ones thru his online business. lol
Hi Rich321 (Rich Bowen) – Thank you. It’s so hard to ship frozen stuff here, not worth it.
Nice to see you again.
Take care!
Great Idea Feyma, customized food. I will have to try this recipie…thanks
Hi Hudson – Thank you so much. Let me know how it turn out for you…
Have fun making.
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hi feyma well dont know much about chicken pot pies as i think this is an american name for them still sounds pretty good i think i would leave out the corn never been a big fan of it but the rest sounds good to me ,i think paul needs to stay of the sm’s before he posts replys i have no isea what a pop pie is must be one they make for ol fellas like him hahahahaha
chris
Hi chris – Yes it’s pot pies in the States, that’s how they call it. Yeah, you can leave out some of the stuff I put there and put the veggies you like. If you happen to make it, let us know what you think.
Nice seeing you here.
Take care!
Thank you all for the like!