Chicken Pot Pie

Happy Pi Day (3/14)! One of our awesome fans of the blog asked if I could make a pie for Pi Day and I figured a Chicken Pot Pie is a great dinner to kick off the week!

Growing up near Lancaster County I've always associated Pot Pies with Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking. And it's only appropriate I'm making a Penna. Dutch inspired dish for Pi Day- because they definitely know how to make a pie! Aside from Chicken Pot Pies, they are well known for fresh fruit pies, whoopie pies, and last but not least: Shoo-Fly Pie. Whether it's a pie for dinner or dessert, I hope you enjoy the day!

Ingredients:

9" Pie Crust--- 2
Non-Stick Spray
Egg--- 1

For the filling:

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast--- 1.5 to 2 LBS
Carrots (chopped)--- 1 CUP
Potatoes (chopped)--- 2 Medium Sized
Celery (chopped)--- 2 Stalks
Onion (chopped)--- 1 CUP
Garlic (minced)--- 2 Cloves
Olive Oil--- 2 TBSP
Water--- 3 CUPS
Salt & Ground Pepper--- Pinch of each

For the Bechamel/White Sauce:

Salted Butter--- 2 TBSP
All Purpose Flour--- 2 TBSP
Milk--- 1 CUP

STEP BY STEP:

• 1. Make a Pie Crust-- For Recipe click HERE

• 2. Cut Onion and garlic. Add olive oil to hot Dutch Oven or Pot and saute onion and garlic until tender.

• 3. Cut carrots, potatoes and celery and add to pot. 

• 4. Add water, salt and pepper to pot and bring to a simmer. Keep pot covered for about 15 minutes.

• 5. Cut chicken breast into small pieces (about 1") and add to pot. Keep water simmering for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Once cooked, reduce heat to Low.

• 6. Make Bechamel or White Sauce by melting butter in a sauce pan. Medium heat should work. Once melted, add flour and whisk until there are no more lumps. Initially, this is a roux.

• 7. Microwave milk for about 20 seconds to warm it up. Add milk to roux and stir untl mixture is thickens.

•  8. Add white sauce to chicken pot and stir until evenly mixed. Feel free to add a few more pinches of flour if you like a really thick sauce.

• 9. Preheat Oven to 375F

• 10. Roll out enough pie dough to have a regular crust as well as a top crust.

• 11. Line a pie pan with non-stick spray then cover with dough for the crust

• 12. Add flour to the bottom of the pie dough as to not have a soggy bottom then pour chicken filling into the pan.

• 13. Make an egg wash and brush the rim of the crust. Place top crust over the pie and crimp edges. Remove extra dough if necessary. Cut an "X" in the middle of the top crust and brush top with egg wash

• 14. Bake at 375F for 20 minutes. Remove once top crust is golden brown. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.