Best Slimmed Down Chicken Pot Pie Recipes

SLIMMED DOWN - CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Spray 4 (8-ounce) ramekins with the olive oil spray and set aside.
• Put the chicken breasts in a medium saucepan, add the broth (it should just cover the chicken), and bring to a boil. Cover, turn the heat very low, and cook the chicken very gently until just firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken from the broth reserving the broth. When the cool enough to handle, shred or dice the chicken into large bite-size pieces, discarding the bones. (If some of the pieces are still a bit pink, don't fret, it finishes cooking in the pie.)
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a heavy non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, mushrooms, celery, turnips, season with salt, to taste, and cook until the vegetables are light brown, about 8 minutes. Add the onions and cook about 1 minute more. Stir the flour into the vegetables and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the reserved chicken broth and whisk until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer, uncovered, until thick, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the chicken parsley, dill, lemon zest, and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Layer 3 sheets of phyllo dough on the workspace, spraying with olive oil spray in between each layer. On the last layer, sprinkle with more salt and pepper, and the paprika. Cut sheets in half, crosswise, and stack to make 6 layers. Cut 4 rounds out of the phyllo with scissors or a paring knife that fit snugly into the opening of each ramekin. Divide chicken filling evenly among the ramekins and place the phyllo rounds on top. Bake until bubbly, chicken is cooked through and crust is crispy and golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.

SLIMMED-DOWN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter four 8 oz. ovenproof ramekins and set aside.
• Combine chicken breast halves with vegetable broth in medium Dutch oven over high heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, remove chicken fromm pot, and strain liquid to remove solids. Sit chicken and borth aside.
• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes, and saute, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown. Add mushrooms, allow them to release their liquid but not evaporate. Whisk in flour and cook for one minute.
• Whisk in reserved broth. Add rosemary and thyme leaves. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer and thicken for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, shred cooled chicken and return to pot. Stir and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and simmer over low heat to combine flavors. If liquid seem too thin, remove lid and reduce until thickened. If liquid seems to thick, add 1/4-1/2 cup of additional vegetable broth and/or dry white wine,.
• Place 3 sheets of phyllo on work space, cover remaining 3 sheets with plastic wrap, then a moist towel. Carefully brush each layer of phyllo with melted butter. Sprinkle the top layer with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Carefully cut phyllo stack in half crosswise and stack to make 6 layers. Cut 2 pieces to fit the inside top of each ramekin. You can place a ramekin upside down on the dough to use as an outline to trim the dough. Repeat with remaining phyllo dough.
• Spoon chicken mixture into buttered ramekins. Carefully place prepared phyllo on top of chicken so that phyllo edges are inside ramekins.
• Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes, until bubbly and phyllo is browned.

CHICKEN AND BISCUIT POT PIE SLIMMED DOWN

Steps:

• To make the filling: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a large shallow casserole dish, or 6 individual casserole dishes with cooking spray. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the chicken with its juices to a bowl. . Add 2 more teaspoons of oil to the same pan and heat it over a medium-high heat. Add the onions, carrots and celery and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the green beans, garlic and remaining salt and pepper and cook for 2 minute more. Add the milk. Stir the flour into the broth until it is completely dissolved and add to the pan. Cook, stirring, until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes more. Return the chicken with its juices back to the pan. Add the peas and thyme and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the mixture into the baking dish or individual dishes. To make the crust: Put the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse about 12 times, or until pebble sized pieces are formed. Add the buttermilk then oil to the food processor and pulse until just moistened. Do not over mix. Drop the batter in 6 mounds on top of the chicken mixture (1 mound on each individual dish, if using) spreading the batter out slightly. Bake until filling is bubbling and the biscuit topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

SLIMMED DOWN - CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Spray 4 (8-ounce) ramekins with the olive oil spray and set aside.
• Put the chicken breasts in a medium saucepan, add the broth (it should just cover the chicken), and bring to a boil. Cover, turn the heat very low, and cook the chicken very gently until just firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken from the broth reserving the broth. When the cool enough to handle, shred or dice the chicken into large bite-size pieces, discarding the bones. (If some of the pieces are still a bit pink, don't fret, it finishes cooking in the pie.)
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a heavy non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, mushrooms, celery, turnips, season with salt, to taste, and cook until the vegetables are light brown, about 8 minutes. Add the onions and cook about 1 minute more. Stir the flour into the vegetables and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the reserved chicken broth and whisk until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer, uncovered, until thick, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the chicken parsley, dill, lemon zest, and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Layer 3 sheets of phyllo dough on the workspace, spraying with olive oil spray in between each layer. On the last layer, sprinkle with more salt and pepper, and the paprika. Cut sheets in half, crosswise, and stack to make 6 layers. Cut 4 rounds out of the phyllo with scissors or a paring knife that fit snugly into the opening of each ramekin. Divide chicken filling evenly among the ramekins and place the phyllo rounds on top. Bake until bubbly, chicken is cooked through and crust is crispy and golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
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• Serves: 4; Calories: 418; Total Fat: 11.5 grams; Saturated Fat: 2 grams; Protein: 46 grams; Total carbohydrates: 32 grams; Sugar: 6 grams; Fiber: 3 grams; Cholesterol: 92 milligrams; Sodium: 440 milligrams