Pretty Chicken Pot Pie | Slowly Weeknight Dinner

The biggest alter at dwelling we've experienced since Emma has started Kindergarten is that she was thus exhausted when she got dwelling that she wasn't interested inwards helping amongst dinner. For the offset twosome of weeks, I was okay amongst it - she needed tranquility downtime simply playing (or watching a show...). However, our fourth dimension inwards the kitchen together is my favorite time, thus I've been thinking of to a greater extent than ways to acquire her excited well-nigh cooking again.

I know when y'all are v that novel friends, learning to read, soccer, ballet, etc. of a abrupt seems much cooler in addition to to a greater extent than of import than helping your Mom, but I wanted to last careful that nosotros didn't lose this special fourth dimension nosotros pass together. So, we've been doing to a greater extent than fun things inwards the kitchen similar adding mini leafage cut-outs (using the novel Mini Leaf Cutters, $8 for vi inwards my store) to our Chicken Pie Pies, in addition to we've also been working on decorating cakes. These activities convey lit a novel post away for her in addition to she is eager to bring together me inwards the kitchen again.

This is my basic Chicken Pot Pie recipe, alone dressed upwards amongst simply about cutting outs on the give : ). For simply about shortcuts, purchase a rotisserie chicken, work frozen carrots in addition to store bought pie dough - I exercise these all of the fourth dimension in addition to it is simply every bit delicious. Our entire solid unit of measurement loves this dinner. I brand a double batch in addition to 1 goes inwards the freezer for an tardily dinner afterward soccer : )

Mini Leaf Cutters, $8

Set of 6

The Mini Leaf Cutters are novel to my Harvest Collection in addition to volition brand thus many things cute this autumn : )

Chicken Pot Pie

(makes 1 pie, I normally double the recipe)

2 chicken breasts, split upwards amongst os in addition to pare on

four carrots, 1-inch dice

8 small-scale ruby potatoes, 1-inch dice

2 tbs of olive oil

1 tsp of ocean salt

1/2 tsp of pepper

four tbs of butter

four tbs of flour

1/2 loving cup of chicken stock

1/2 loving cup of half-and-half

1 loving cup of frozen peas
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Pie Crust Recipe, hither >

Pie Crust Ingredients needed (for making 2 tops) :

18 tablespoons mutual depression temperature butter (2 sticks + 2 tablespoons)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
6 to 8 tablespoons H2O ice water

I made the filling, piece Emma worked on the pie crust.

For the filling :

Step 1 : Roast the Chicken & Vegetables

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Start past times placing the chicken breasts on a baking sheet, drizzle amongst olive oil, thus tabular array salt & pepper. On simply about other sheet pan, house the carrots in addition to potatoes in addition to also drizzle amongst olive oil, tabular array salt in addition to pepper, thus toss to coat. Roast them inwards the oven for 20-25 minutes. The cooking fourth dimension may vary depending on thickness of the chicken breast.

*Baking Sheets : You tin lav detect my favorite Baking Sheets inwards regular in addition to small-scale sizes here. They operate neat paired amongst parchment paper - saves nutrient from sticking in addition to makes construct clean upwards thus easy.

Step 2 : Make the Cream Sauce

In a saucepan, melt butter on medium-low oestrus stir inwards flour, whisking until smooth. Let the flour in addition to butter fix for well-nigh 1 minute. Whisk inwards chicken stock in addition to travel on to whisk over depression oestrus until smooth.

Add inwards the half-and-half. Whisk until smooth. Cook over medium-low oestrus for 5-10 minutes until thick in addition to bubbly - whisk constantly, or at lease every infinitesimal to hold it from burning on the bottom. When it is thick, plough off the heat.

Step iii : Combine

When the vegetables in addition to chicken convey finished roasting, permit them cool for 3-5 minutes. Remove the pare in addition to bones from the chicken in addition to chop it upwards into 1-inch cubes. Add the chicken, carrots in addition to potatoes into the cream sauce. Add the peas. Pour the mixture into a pie plate or other oven proof dish.

The pie crust is made inwards the nutrient processor in addition to comes together thus quickly. Pie Crust Recipe, hither >

Store Bought Dough plant actually great, too, peculiarly or the cutouts. It seems to last to a greater extent than sturdy.