chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie

[bluemtnrunner]

Here is the honest to goodness recipe I use. Any filling that is left over I save and mix with egg noodles for another meal.
I make at least enough for two pies, usually three
You will need one family pack of chicken thighs
onion
carrots
potatoes
frozen peas
32 oz box/can of chicken stock
1 cup of white wine (or more)
mushrooms (optional)
Pilsbury roll out pie crust from refridgerator section (life is too short and humidity is too high for making crust from scratch)

Bake the chicken thighs in a roaster or on a sheet pan. I put some salt and pepper on them and take off the skin first.

While that is baking peel and cube carrots and potatoes until you feel like stopping.
I get through about 5 carrots and 5 potatoes. If you like mushrooms, clean and chop those too
Chop one yellow onion
Thicken the chicken stock with flour or cornstarch. I make a rue but use whatever method is easiest. You want it a bit thick before adding the veggies so that they don't get mushy.
Saute the onion and then put them the carrots, potatoes, thickened chicken stock and a cup of white wine in a pot. Pearl onions are really good in there too. Salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer until the veggies are tender.
Put in the peas just before assembling the pies.
Once the chicken is cooked and cooled, clean it from the bone and cut it into cubes.

Put the bottom crust in the pie pan, cover with chicken, pour mixture over to fill the crust, put on top crust, put slits in it so it will be purdy and bake at 350 for about an hour.

Always make two so because they are best when they sit for about 20 minutes but no one will ever wait that long to dig in.

 

[2bohemians]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmvDU5RmyY

Thanks so much for this flashback ... sometimes i randomly reenact this moment and no one ever has any idea what i am doing ....

 

[joho]

Blmtrnnr
Your recipe sounds wonderful but too much trouble and ingredients for me.
When I'm craving chicken pot pie I found a great tasting pie right here on 30A..........................Lee's chicken has the "best" for $3.99.
I eat out quite a bit and I'll vote this meal as one of the best bangs for the buck anyday.

If too many people catch on to this Lee's will probably raise the price!

 

[bluemtnrunner]

Blmtrnnr
Your recipe sounds wonderful but too much trouble and ingredients for me.
When I'm craving chicken pot pie I found a great tasting pie right here on 30A..........................Lee's chicken has the "best" for $3.99.
I eat out quite a bit and I'll vote this meal as one of the best bangs for the buck anyday.

If too many people catch on to this Lee's will probably raise the price!

What some call a lot of trouble, others call a lot of love. I have friends who will do anything for me if I promise them chicken pot pie...OR KEY LIME!!! Oh man, that sounds good right now.

We live right across the street from Lee's and my son is a frequent customer. He would never eat anyone else's chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie.

 

[joho]

What some call a lot of trouble, others call a lot of love. I have friends who will do anything for me if I promise them chicken pot pie...OR KEY LIME!!! Oh man, that sounds good right now.

We live right across the street from Lee's and my son is a frequent customer. He would never eat anyone else's chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie.

you have a devoted son

 

[Rudyjohn]

Thanks so much for this flashback ... sometimes i randomly reenact this moment and no one ever has any idea what i am doing ....

was this the infamous "my pants are tight" episode ??

.

 

[Will B]

was this the infamous "my pants are tight" episode ??

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That would be it!

 

[JUL]

My son just asked if I would PLEEEZE make chicken pot pie today. There goes my morning and my diet. Anything for my boy though.

I use Paula Deans recipe called Hurry Up Chicken Pot Pie. I omit the eggs and I don't use as much butter. I also use a deli roasted chicken which really makes it speedy! It's so YUM!

 

[DBOldford]

Yum! This thread made me think of my grandmother's homemade chicken pot pie. She lived on a farm in Alabama and we called her Beattie. Her recipe called for cutting off the heads of two chickens and waiting until the headless beasts stopped running aimlessly around the chicken yard. But...I use deli roasted chickens, too. A couple of things she would do that I think made the difference. First, she always added one turnip root cut into a fine dice. Second, she would cook the pie with its top crust, then before it was done, push the top crust down into the pie and add a new crust, brush it with egg beaten with a little cream. And yes, little steam vents in the top to make it purdy.

In a pinch, the chicken pot pies at KFC are really pretty good. At my age, I can only eat this about once each decade, so I say it had better be good and better be homemade. You are makin' me hungry!