Name: Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients: 2 oz / 4 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 1/2 cups (1 large) onion, diced; 2 cups (4 medium) carrots, diced; 1/4 cup flour; 1 Coq au Vin blend; 1 tsp salt; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 1/2 lbs chicken fillet, 3/4” dice; 2 cups frozen green peas; 1/4 cup cream; 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced; 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry; 1 egg (for eggwash)

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Jane

2 Ratings

Comfort food classic. Chicken in a creamy, rich sauce topped with puff pastry.

Ingredients

2 oz / 4 tbsp butter or olive oil
1 1/2 cups (1 large) onion, diced
2 cups (4 medium) carrots, diced
1/4 cup flour
1 Coq au Vin blend
1 tsp salt
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 lbs chicken fillet, 3/4” dice
2 cups frozen green peas
1/4 cup cream
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
1 egg (for eggwash)

Instructions

Slow Cook 1) Heat the butter or oil in a medium saucepan; sauté onion & carrot for 3 minutes to soften 2) Stir in the flour , Coq au Vin blend, salt and cook out for a minute 3) Stir in the broth; add the chicken pieces, & green peas 4) Transfer mixture to slow cooker 4) Stir, cover & cook on LOW: 6 hours or HIGH: 2 1/2 hours. 5) Remove lid; stir in cream & parsley. 6) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 7) Pour cooked mixture into a medium sized baking dish 10 x 13 x 2. 8) Roll pastry over the top of the pie & cut 3 x 1" slits in the top middle of the pastry 9) Brush pastry with egg wash & bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven
Pressure Cook 1) Heat the oil on sauté function; sauté onion & carrot for 3 minutes to soften 2) Stir in the flour , Coq au Vin blend, salt and cook out for a minute 3) Stir in the broth; add the chicken pieces, & green peas. 4) Secure the cooker lid, seal pressure valve; cook on Manual/Pressure for 8 minutes. 6) Vent with Quick Pressure Release 7) Remove lid; stir in cream & parsley. 6) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 8) Pour cooked mixture into a medium sized baking dish 10 x 13 x 2. 9) Roll pastry over the top of the pie & cut 3 x 1" slits in the top middle of the pastry 10) Brush pastry with egg wash & bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven

Tips

Substitutions

- If you prefer a mixture of meat then use half chicken thigh meat and half chicken breast

- Use 5-6 cups cooked, chopped, rotisserie chicken instead of raw and reduce cook time slow cooker: LOW 5 hours or HIGH 2 hours OR pressure cooker reduce to 6 minutes

Sides

- Baked potatoes or mash to mop up the delicious sauces

- Roasted broccoli or a fresh green salad with a tart lemon dressing