Old-Fashioned Chicken Potpie

Old-Fashioned Chicken Potpie
Old-Fashioned Chicken Potpie might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 408 calories, 16g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, petite peas, ice water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable shortening you could follow this main course with the Cherry Cheesecake Muddy Buddies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
To prepare crust, lightly spoon 1 cup flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
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Combine 1/4 cup flour, ice water, and vinegar in a small bowl.
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Combine 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
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Add vinegar mixture; stir just until moist. Press mixture gently into a 5-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap. Chill for 15 minutes.
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Roll dough, still covered, into a 13 x 10-inch oval.
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Place dough in freezer 5 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.
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Preheat oven to 40
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To prepare filling, bring 2 1/2 cups Chicken Stock to a boil in a medium saucepan.
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Add potato and carrot; cook 2 minutes.
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Drain mixture in a colander over a bowl, reserving cooking liquid.
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Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
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Add shallots; cook 3 minutes. Lightly spoon 1/2 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
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13
Combine 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup Chicken Stock; stir with a whisk.
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14
Add to skillet. Stir in potato mixture, reserved cooking liquid, chicken, peas, 3/4 teaspoon salt, thyme, and pepper. Cook 10 minutes.
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Remove from heat; cool slightly. Spoon chicken mixture into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray.
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16
Remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap from dough.
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Place dough on top of chicken mixture, pressing to edge of dish.
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Remove top sheet of plastic wrap.
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Cut 5 slits in top of crust to allow steam to escape. Gently brush crust with milk.
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Bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until golden.
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Let stand 10 minutes.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score13
Dish TypesSide Dish
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