Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Ingredients

1 homemade pie crust, (2 disks)

4 cups cooked chicken, shredded*

6 Tbsp unsalted butter

1 medium yellow onion, (1 cup chopped)

2 medium carrots, (1 cup) thinly sliced

8 oz white or brown mushrooms, (stems discarded), sliced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups chicken stock

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 tsp fine sea salt, or to taste, plus kosher salt to garnish

1/4 tsp black pepper, plus more to garnish

1 cup frozen peas, do not thaw

1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped, plus more to garnish

1 egg, beaten for egg wash

Instructions

In a dutch oven or pot, melt 6 Tbsp butter. Add diced onions and carrots and saute 8 minutes over medium heat until soft.

Add sliced mushrooms and minced garlic and saute another 5 minutes until mushrooms are softened.

Add 1/3 cup flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, and 1/2 cup heavy cream then bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute or until mixture is a thick gravy consistency. Add 2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, or season to taste. It should be well-seasoned.

Add shredded cooked chicken, frozen peas, and 1/4 cup parsley. Stir to combine then remove from heat and cool slightly while you roll out the crusts. Roll 1 chilled pie crust disk into a 12” diameter circle. Carefully transfer it into a 9” pie dish. Spoon the pie filling over the bottom crust.

Roll the second disk of pie dough into a 10” diameter circle and place over the pie filling. Fold the excess dough behind the bottom crust then crimp the pie crusts together to seal. Use a sharp paring knife to cut 5 small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Brush the top of the crust with the beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse salt and pepper.