An easy, from scratch, version of a savory meat pie.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Servings: 8people
Author: Jamie at "The Family Food & Fun Space"
Ingredients
2refrigerated pie crusts, at room temperature
2tbspbutter
½medium yellow onion, grated
¼cupflour
1½cupslow-sodium chicken stock
2cupschicken, cooked and diced or shredded
1½cupsfrozen vegetables (I use peas, carrots, and corn)
1medium potato, cooked and diced
¼tspseasoned salt
⅛tsppepper
¼tspdried parsley
⅛tspgarlic salt
½tspherbes de provence or bouquet garni
1tbspmilk
1pinchsalt and pepper (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450°.
Spray a pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Place one of the pie crusts in the pie pan, firmly pressing in into the pan – there should be about ¼ to ½ inch of pie crust hanging over the sides of the pan. Set the pan aside.
In a non-stick 3-quart pan, add the butter and the grated onions. Cook over medium heat until the onions are lightly caramelized (about 10 minutes). Stir occasionally.
Add the chicken stock and whisk continually to avoid lumps. Turn the heat to medium-low and stir frequently as it thickens (about 3 minutes).
Add the chicken, frozen vegetables, potatoes, and spices (seasoned salt, pepper, dried parsley, garlic salt, and herbes de provence). Cook for an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pie pan. Place the second pie crust over the top of the filled pan. Meet the ends of the top pie crust and bottom pie crust together, fold them under, and then crimp them carefully.
Pour the milk over on the top pie crust, and spread it out as much as possible. Sprinkle the crust with a pinck of salt and pepper, if desired. Cut three or four one-inch slices through the top crust to vent during cooking.
Place the pot pie in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the crust is a deep golden brown.
Let the pot pie cool for about 10 minutes on the counter before slicing into 8 slices.
Notes
Rotisserie chicken is perfect in this recipe.
You can spread butter on top of the pie crust instead of milk, if preferred.
I do not recommend using herbes de provence with lavender in it - use bouquet garni instead if your blend uses lavender.