Chicken Pot Pie with Cheese Straw Crust

Name: Chicken Pot Pie with Cheese Straw Crust
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 1 bay leaf; 0 sticks butter, cut into little squares; 1 stick butter; 1 stick butter, at room temperature; 473 milliliters coarsely chopped carrots; 4 peeled carrots, sliced and cooked; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 4 celery stalks, coarsely chopped; 2 kgs whole chicken, split; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more fordusting; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 Tbsp ground pepper; 10 servings Salt and ground pepper; 10 servings Ice water; 1 large onion, coarsely chopped; 473 milliliters frozen peas; 1 Tbsp salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters shredded sharp Cheddar, at roomtemperature; 177 milliliters vegetable shortening

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Pot Pie with Cheese Straw Crust a try. One serving contains 1058 calories, 48g of protein, and 72g of fat. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, bay leaf, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the peas you could follow this main course with the Easy Peasy Strawberry Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Add the chicken, carrots, celery, onions, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, salt and pepper to a large pot.

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Salt And Pepper

Fresh Thyme

Bay Leaves

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Celery

Onion

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Pot

Add water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Remove the chicken from the pot to a baking sheet and set aside until cool. Shred the meat; discard the skin and bones.

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Meat

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Baking Sheet

Pot

Remove the vegetables from the pot and discard. Stir in the butter to the remaining broth and let melt.

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Vegetable

Butter

Broth

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Pot

Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the size of coarse cornmeal.

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Shortening

Cornmeal

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Blender

Sprinkle in 1 to 2 tablespoons of ice water and toss with a fork; repeat until the dough is moistened.

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Water

Dough

Add some flour to your work surface and knead the dough gently with your hands to make into a ball of dough. Form into 2 balls and roll out with a floured rolling pin until 1/8-inch thick.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Cut into long 1/2-inch-wide strips.

Add the cheese, butter, salt and cayenne to a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer until mixed together.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Butter

Cheese

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the flour and continue with the hand mixer until a smooth dough is formed.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Hand Mixer

Roll out on floured work surface until 1/4-inch thick, and then cut into long 1/2-inch-wide strips.

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Roll

To layer the pot pie: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Pot

Add one layer of dough strips to the bottom of a 4-quart rectangular casserole dish.

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Dough

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Casserole Dish

Add a layer of peas, carrots and chicken, and then another layer of pastry strips, peas, carrots and chicken. Repeat until you reach the top of the casserole dish. Top with a lattice crust of cheese straws.

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Carrot

Whole Chicken

Cheese

Crust

Peas

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Casserole Dish

Pour in the warm broth to just below the top of the casserole dish (you will have leftover broth). Top with the butter squares and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Broth

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Casserole Dish

Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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Oven