| Deep Dish Chicken Pie Recipe | Deep Dish Chicken Pie Recipe Ingredients:- 2 young frying Chickens 3 lbs each
- 1 Medium Onion - chopped
- 3 Medium Carrots - cut in 1 inch pieces
- 2 Sprigs Parsley
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Stalk Celery - coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp.(tablespoon) Salt
- ¼ tsp.(teaspoon) Dried Thyme
- 4 cups Water
- ¼ cup Butter
- 1 Small Onion - finely chopped
- ¼ cup finely chopped - Celery
- 3 tbsps. (tablespoons) Flour
- Pinch White Pepper & Ground Nutmeg
- ½ cup Frozen Peas - thawed
- 4oz Fresh Button Mushrooms - sliced
- Season well with Salt and Pepper to taste
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Time: 2 hour
30 min
Serves: 8
| Deep Dish Chicken Pie Recipe Instructions & Tips:Quarter chickens for simmering. In 6-quart Dutch oven, mix together chicken, onion, carrots, parsley, bay leaf, celery, salt, thyme and water.
Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until chicken is fork-tender (about 1 hours)
Strain and reserve broth; measure out 2 cups for cream sauce, freezing remainder for another use.
Remove chicken from bones, cut into generous bite-size pieces. Reserve carrots, discarding remaining ingredients from broth.
Preheat oven to 425°F. In a 3-quart saucepan, gently melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook until onion is soft but not browned. Stir in flour, pepper and nutmeg, cooking until bubbly.
Remove from heat and gradually stir in the 2 cups of reserved chicken broth. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until mixture is thickened.
Mix in chicken pieces, carrots reserved from cooking chicken, peas and mushrooms. Salt to taste.
Spread mixture in round baking dish about 9 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep.
To prepare pie for baking, fit pastry into place over top of filling; trim and flute edge.
Cut slits for steam to escape.
Bake until pastry is golden and filling is bubbly 30 to 40 minutes.
| Deep Dish Chicken Pie Recipe Cooking Time & Tips:- For cooking times please see above
- Allow to cool a little before serving
- Ensure that all frozen Chicken has completely Defrosted before cooking
- Always ensure that Chicken is eaten by the sell - by date
| Deep Dish Chicken Pie Recipe Serving Instructions, Ideas & Tips:- Serve with your choice of healthy vegetables
- A chicken dish always goes well with white wine
- Healthy cooking option for all the Family
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