Best Gourmet Pot Pie Recipes

GOURMET POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat large pan to medium.
• Add butter and saute onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and dash of salt and pepper for 10-15 min, until onions are translucent.
• If using flour as thickener, add flour and stir into mixture for 1 minute.
• If using cornstarch as thickener, add cornstarch to small amount of half-and-half and stir till combined.
• Combine half-and-half, broth, and white wine and gradually stir into sauteed veggie mixture.
• Cook over medium heat and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Add meat, peas, salt, pepper, thyme, and nutmeg and stir well.
• Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish and top with pie crust.
• Cut 3 slits to allow steam to escape.
• Beat the egg and use a pastry brush to generously apply egg to pie crust top.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• * Can be made ahead and kept in the fridge up to two days before cooking or kept frozen for approximately 30 days. Defrost in fridge before baking. If making ahead, brush egg on pastry before dish goes into the oven.

GOURMET CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2. place chicken breasts on a baking sheet and rub them with olive oil. Sprinkles generously with salt and pepper and roast for 35/40 minutes, or until cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then remove the meat from the bones and discard skin. Cut the chicken into large diced cubes. You will have 4/6 cups of cubed chicken.
• 3. In a small saucepan, heat the chicken stock and dissolve the bouillon cubes into the stock. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter and saute the onions over medium-low heat for 10-15 mins., until translucent.
• 4. Add the flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly for 2 mins. Add the hot chicken stock to the sauce. Simmover over low heat for 1 more minute, stirring until thick. Add 2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper, and heavy cream. Add the cubed chicken, carrots, peas and parsley. Mix well.
• 5. Remove thawed-out Pillsbury pie crusts from box and place on a floured surface. Take your crock type oven-safe bowl top side down onto the floured surface and twist and turn and remove circle of crusts (and continue the same with other remaining dough/pie crusts); trim the circle to 1/2 inch larger than the top of the bowl.
• 6. Meanwhile, divide the filling equally among 4/5 ovenproof bowls. Brush the outside edges of each bowl with the egg wash. Place the dough cirlces on top. Crimp the dough to fold over the side, pressing it to stick. Brush the dough with the egg wash and make 3 slits in the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Place on a baking sheet in a preheated oven at 375 degrees. and bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot. Serve with a fresh salad and crusty bread and enjoy!