homemade chicken pot pie in a cast iron skillet
Who doesn’t love chicken pot pie? All you ever wanted in a traditional chicken dish is placed right into the heart of the pie and is ready to enjoy the moment it comes out of the oven. This is a relatively simple recipe to follow and makes one of the most delicious chicken pot pies you will ever taste.
Equipment
- Cast Iron Deep Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 Cups of Chicken Breast Fully Cooked and Sliced into Small Cubes
- 1 Cup of Carrots Fresh and Finely Diced
- 2 Potatoes Medium in Size, Peeled and Diced Finely
- 1 tablespoon of Flour Sifted
- ½ Cup of Milk Whole
- 1 Cup of Half and Half
- 2 Cups of Chicken Broth Low Sodium
- 1 Onion Medium in Size and Diced Finely
- 1 teaspoon of Oregano
- 1 teaspoon of Thyme
- 1 teaspoon of Salt for Taste
- 1 teaspoon of Black Pepper for Taste
- 1 Sheet of Puffy Pastry
- 1 Egg Large In Size
- Dash of Olive Oil Extra Virgin
Instructions
- Heat your olive oil in a cast iron deep skillet, and add onions. Sauté for 1 minute. Add in your carrots, potatoes, and sauté for 2 minutes. Then mix in your flour, and stir in chicken broth and spices. Mix all but the 2 Tablespoons of milk and cream in separate bowl.3 Cups of Chicken Breast, 1 Cup of Carrots, 2 Potatoes, 1 tablespoon of Flour, ½ Cup of Milk, 1 Onion, 1 teaspoon of Oregano, 1 teaspoon of Thyme, 1 teaspoon of Salt for Taste, Dash of Olive Oil, 1 teaspoon of Black Pepper for Taste
- Continue to mix, and slowly add in 6 Tablespoons of hot chicken broth into mixture in order to raise the temperature of the milk and cream.2 Cups of Chicken Broth
- Pour creamy mixture into skillet, and mix with carrots, potatoes, bring to boil.
- Cover pot, simmer for 20 minutes, cool. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Whisk egg with 2 Tablespoons milk.1 Egg
- Roll out the puff pastry on lightly floured working area. Place your sheet of puff pastry over skillet. Allow pastry to hang over the sides of the skillet. Make a few vent holes to let the steam out while cooking.1 Sheet of Puffy Pastry
- Place into your oven, and bake for 30 minutes or until pastry is a lovely golden brown color. Remove from oven, cool and serve with a light green salad to balance the richness of the potpie. Enjoy.