Homemade Chicken Pot Pies

Poached chicken intensifies the savory flavor of homemade chicken pot pies, complete with a rich gravy of many colorful vegetables and herbs.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 478 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 3 large carrots, diced
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 (17.5 ounce) packages frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 2 large stalks celery, diced
• 1 pinch salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• 2 (32 ounce) cartons low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups diced Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1 cup frozen sweet corn
• 1 egg, whipped, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground sage
• 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup frozen peas
• 0.5 teaspoon ground thyme

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken breasts into a large pot and cover with chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. Take chicken out of broth; pull apart or chop as desired. Keep broth hot.

Step 2

Melt 3 tablespoons butter and olive oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat. Add potatoes, carrots, corn, celery, peas, and garlic. Saute until onions turn soft and translucent, about 15 minutes. Add 3 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons black pepper, rosemary, nutmeg, thyme, and sage. Cook and stir until combined into the vegetable mixture, about 1 minute.

Step 3

Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the vegetable mixture. Sprinkle flour on top. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are coated, about 1 minute. Ladle in the hot chicken broth, 1 cup at a time, stirring constantly, until pot is sufficiently filled; you may not need all of the broth.

Step 4

Stir heavy cream into the pot; turn up heat slightly. Add the pulled chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom, until flavors blend, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until filling has thickened, about 20 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins. Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and set the muffin tins on top.

Step 6

Pour filling into the muffin cups.

Step 7

Roll puff pastry onto a work surface and smooth it out a bit. Cut into 24 pieces slightly larger than the muffin cups. Place pastry pieces on top of the filling in the muffin cups, letting about 1/4 inch of the pastry hang off the edges. Brush tops of the pot pies with the whipped egg. Season with salt and pepper. Cut some slits for venting.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes. Let sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.