Description
This chicken pot pie has a creamy filling of chicken and vegetables and is topped with easy-to-make flaky biscuits.
Ingredients
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For the stew
- 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup chopped yellow onions
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 3–4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 1/2 cups diced carrots, blanched for 2 minutes
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
For the biscuits
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons cream
- 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash, optional
Instructions
For the stew
- Prep oven. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Prep stock. In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the bouillon cube in the stock.
- Cook onions. In a 10 1/4-inch cast iron skillet, heat the olive oil and butter until butter is mostly melted. Add the onions and sauté over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are soft and lightly browned. Don’t rush this step – the brown bits add flavor to the stew.
- Cook stew. Whisk in the flour and cook over low heat, whisking constantly for 2 minutes. Add the hot chicken stock to the sauce. Simmer over low heat for 1 more minute, whisking, until thick. Stir in the salt, pepper, and heavy cream. Add the shredded chicken, carrots, and peas. Stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste. Place the skillet on a sheet pan lined with parchment or wax paper. Bake for 15 minutes.
For the biscuits
- Mix dry ingredients. While the filling bakes, make the biscuits. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Add butter. Add the butter and mix on low speed until the butter is the size of peas.
- Add liquids. Add the milk and cream and combine on low speed until the dough begins to form a ball.
- Roll out dough. Dump the dough onto a floured board. Using your hands or a rolling pin, flatten the dough to 3/8-inch thick. Cut out 6 circles with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter gathering the scraps and re-rolling as necessary.
- Bake biscuits. Remove the stew from the oven and arrange the biscuits on top of the filling. Brush them with egg wash, if desired, and return the pan to the oven. Bake for another 20 to 30 minutes, until the biscuits are brown and the stew is bubbly.
Notes
- You can replace the biscuits with a sheet of puff pastry (such as from Pepperidge Farm). Thaw the puff pastry in the refrigerator overnight. When ready to bake the pot pie, unfold the sheet of puff pastry and gently place the puff pastry on top of the filling, trimming the dough as needed. Brush the top with egg wash and cut several slits into the dough to allow steam to escape. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
- If you do not have a cast iron skillet or would like a prettier presentation, transfer the cooked filling to an 11×7 inch (2 quart) rectangular baking dish before baking.
- Recipe adapted from the Barefoot Contessa Family Style cookbook.
