Best Chicken Marsala Hand Pies Recipes

CHICKEN MARSALA POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• In a saucepan or deep skillet place potatoes and enough water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch and boil for 5 minutes on medium heat. Remove and place the potatoes in a colander.
• In a deep skillet add olive oil, onion and garlic on medium heat. Cook for 2 minutes. Add broccoli and cook another 2 minutes.
• Add flour to the skillet and mix well. Cook for about 1 minute. Flour will adhere to the vegetables.
• Add milk, chicken broth, potatoes, chicken, frozen vegetables, Marsala wine, salt, and pepper. Cook on medium low heat for about 10 minutes until mixture thicken a bit. Do not overcook.
• Soon the mixture to the crust lined pie pan (deeper ones work the best). Place the top pie crust, seal edge and flute. Cut 6-8 slits decoratively all around. Cover the edge with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning the first 20 minutes in the oven.
• Bake 20 minutes and remove the aluminum foil. Continue to bake for additional 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN MARSALA HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the 3 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring occasionally, until the raw flour smell is gone, about 1 minute. Stir in the Marsala and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. (You want the sauce to thicken here so it won't seep out of the hand pies!) Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, place the pie crusts on a lightly floured work surface and roll out each with a rolling pin to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 5-inch rounds of dough. (I invert a 5-inch bowl onto the dough and trace around the rim with a paring knife!) Gather and reroll the scraps to cut out a total of 12 rounds.
• Brush some of the beaten egg around the edges of each dough round.
• Add the chicken and parsley to the cooled mushroom filling and stir to combine. Place about 1 heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each dough round. Fold each over to cover the filling, creating 12 half-moons. Use your fingers to press the edges together on each hand pie, then crimp with a fork to seal securely.
• Transfer the hand pies to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining beaten egg. Make 3 small slits with a paring knife on the top of each pie to let the steam escape. Bake until the crusts are crisp and golden brown, about 25 minutes.

THE BEST CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut two 12-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, making 6 roughly equal pieces; they should look like large chicken tenders. Place one sheet of plastic on a clean cutting board. Put a chicken piece in the center of the plastic and top with the other sheet of plastic. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet, starting in the center and working your way to the edges, until the chicken is 1/4 inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long. Transfer to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Liberally sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Mix the flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a generous amount of pepper in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge the cutlets in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Sear 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the cutlets to a plate. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and sear the remaining 3 cutlets until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. It's ok if the chicken is not completely cooked through; it will finish cooking in the sauce.
• Add the mushrooms and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the same pan and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until the mushrooms are slightly softened and just beginning to release some liquid, 3 to 4 minutes. (The mushrooms will soak up the oil quickly and dry up the pan; that's ok, more liquid will release as they cook longer.) Add the shallots and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat. Pour in the wine and 1/2 cup water. Return the pan to high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the liquid reduces by a third and starts to thicken, 6 to 7 minutes. Whisk in the butter and continue whisking until it is melted and the sauce has thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the cutlets and any accumulated juices to the pan and cook, flipping halfway through, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a platter and stir the parsley into the sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with more parsley.

SAVORY CHICKEN POCKET PIES

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a pot and add water to barely cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 50 minutes. Skim and discard any foam as it rises on the surface. Remove the chicken to cool continue to boil the broth to reduce and concentrate to about 1 quart. Remove the meat from the chicken and shred.
• To make the filling, melt the butter in a medium-sized hot skillet and add the onion, celery, and carrot. Saute over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the salt and flour and cook for 1 minute more. Add the chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 heaping cup shredded chicken and the Parmesan cheese. Cool in the fridge.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter or line a baking sheet.
• To form the pocket pies, work with half of a disk of dough at a time, rolling it out on a floured surface. Using an overturned bowl (about 5 inches across), cut out circles about 3 at a time from each piece of dough. After cutting out all your circles, gather all dough scraps, reroll, and cut out a final time. Place 1/4 cup filling on one side of a dough circle. Wet the edges of the dough with the water. Fold the dough over to form a half circle. Pinch the edge of the dough together. Crimp the edge with a fork. Repeat the process until all the filling is used. The pocket pies can be frozen at this point.
• Place the pocket pies on the prepared baking sheet and chill for a few minutes. Prick each pie on top twice with a fork. When ready to bake, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the egg wash over each pocket pie. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. The pies can be cooled and frozen to reheat in the microwave.

CHICKEN MARSALA POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, onion, salt and pepper. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove chicken mixture from skillet; set aside.
• In same skillet, melt butter. Stir in flour with whisk. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Stir in wine and broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer until sauce is thickened.
• Add chicken mixture to sauce. Stir in mixed vegetables; heat until hot. Pour into 9 1/2- or 10-inch glass deep-dish pie plate.
• Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll crust and place over chicken mixture. Seal and flute edges. Cut slits in crust.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.