World’s Best Chicken Pot Pie-Adapted from Paula Dean's Recipe

Ingredients:

2 pkgs. frozen puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
4 chicken breast halves, or 2 cups leftover cooked chicken
1-2 tsp salt, pepper and garlic powder
4 TBSP butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 quart heavy cream
2 TBSP chicken base
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 small yellow onion, minced
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 Pinch fresh grated nutmeg, optional


Directions:

Crust:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees°.
2. Cut one sheet of frozen puff pastry into 1-inch strips, 8 inches long. Do the same with the other sheet, only cut the strips in half.
3. On a large cookie sheet, weave strips into a lattice large enough to cover each potpie.
4. Brush with beaten egg.
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until dough is golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and tent with foil.

Filling:

1. Sprinkle chicken with seasonings.
2. Bake it in the oven 350° for 30 minutes
3. Remove from heat and cut into chunks. Alternatively, you may use precooked leftover chicken.
4. In a large saucepan, melt butter
5. Add onion and sauté until tender
6. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute
7. Add flour and stir 2 minutes
8. With a whisk, slowly add cream, while stirring constantly, until well blended
9. Whisk in chicken base and nutmeg
10. Stir in cubed chicken and vegetables
11. Fill 4 individual baking ramekins
12. Top with pre-baked crust
13. Place ramekins back in oven for 5 minutes to heat everything thoroughly
14. Serve

Recipe Notes: Adapted from a recipe by Paula Dean, this is the most flavorful pot pie I have ever eaten.  My neices beg me to make this every time they come to visit.  It is also just gorgeous to serve at dinner parties.

Posted by Buffie