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Do you know why it is called the chicken pot pie recipe and how it is prepared? Let’s learn why it is called so and how to prepare it at home.

Chicken pot pie is a common dish named so because the chicken used in the dish was boiled in a pot.

Why Is It Called The Chicken Pot Pie Recipe?

The chicken pot pie recipe has been around for hundreds of years and was served to travelers on their way across America during colonial times. The colonists were not good cooks back then, and they needed something that would travel well, taste good cold, or re-heated over an open fire at night.

They came up with chicken pot pie by throwing some chicken into boiling water (in an actual cooking vessel). When the chicken is cooked through, they threw in some dough made from flour mixed with salt, lard (or chicken fat), and water. The dough was added to the chicken stock, chicken removed, vegetables added, and cooked until done.

The reason chicken pot pie has a bottom crust is that originally chicken pot pies were thrown in an open fire or coal ovens where they could cook for hours without being disturbed.

It was only in the 20th century that chicken pot pie became popularized in North America when they were mass-produced by food companies with crust on top made from flour, lard (or chicken fat), egg yolks, and water which are rolled out into thin sheets.

These would bake eventually at high temperatures while being baked inside the oven used for baking chicken pot pies giving it time to set before filling would be poured in giving chicken pot pie its signature crust.

Today, this recipe is still very popular across North America and Europe. Many chicken pot pie variations have been developed with chicken, potatoes, and carrots being the most common ingredients in this dish.

Some chicken pot pies may even have a biscuit-like crust on top made from flour, eggs, butter or shortening, milk, and baking powder. Poultry seasoning may also be added to add color and flavor to the chicken pot pie filling when cooked, giving it a brownish color when finished cooking. Are you wondering how do you make chicken pot pie?

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe – Option 1

Ingredients:

• Chicken breast (or chicken thigh)
• Chicken broth
• Onion
• Garlic
• Celery stalk
• Carrots
• Black pepper or white pepper to taste (optional)
• All-purpose flour (or gluten-free all-purpose flour)
• Chicken spice mix or poultry seasoning mix to taste

Cooking preparation:

1. Clean chicken pieces by removing excess fat at the bottom of the chicken before cutting them into smaller portions.
2. Put chicken in a pot together with peeled and sliced carrots. Add chicken broth enough to cover chicken pieces roughly around 1 inch above the chicken. Bring to boil over medium heat, then reduce heat. Simmer until chicken is cooked through or tender for 30 minutes or more, depending on the size of pieces being used.
3. Remove chicken from the pot but do not discard stock. Allow chicken to cool and remove chicken meat from chicken bones. Using a sieve or strainer, separate chicken broth from chicken pieces and bones.
4. Put chicken broth in a pot and add celery stalks and onion (chopped). Add chicken meat, garlic, and black pepper to taste. Bring back to boil, then add all-purpose flour mixed with water slowly while constantly stirring until thick enough to form into balls that stick together when dropped onto the surface of the potting mixture without falling apart on its own. Taste for saltiness at this stage and add chicken spice mix or poultry seasoning if desired.

Your chicken pot pie is ready. Serve it hot!

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe – Option 2

Ingredients:

• Pie crust dough (or biscuit-like dough)
• Chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix to taste
• Onion
• Garlic
• Green pepper
• Chicken meat for chicken pot pie filling
• Gravy mix to add flavors such as mushroom or chicken

Cooking preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Celsius).
2. Roll out pie crust dough into thin sheets using a rolling pin.
3. Cut dough into 4 smaller squares of approximately 3 inches x 3 inches in size, each depending on the size of the round baking pan being used.
4. Press down one square gently onto the bottom of a round baking dish (9 inches in diameter).
5. Using a fork, prick dough underneath to allow the crust to rise when baked—Bake for 8 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and set aside after removing the half-baked bottom crust from the baking dish.
6. Meanwhile, prepare chicken pot pie filling (option 1) by dissolving chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix with chicken broth (refer to preparation section under chicken pot pie recipe – option 1 above.)
7. Add potatoes and carrots, then boil until tender, then add chicken meat that has been cut into smaller portions before adding vegetables. Add onion, garlic, and green pepper (chopped) while boiling together with chicken meat and seasonings.
8. Boil until chicken is cooked thoroughly for at least 30 minutes, depending on the size of chicken pieces used. Add gravy mix to chicken pot pie filling (option 2) if desired or chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix for chicken broth.
9. Remove chicken pot pie filling from the stove and let it cool for at least 10 minutes before adding half-baked bottom crust on top.
10. Use the second square of dough to cover chicken pot pie filling by cutting 3 small round holes on top of the dough so steam can escape when baking in the oven.
11. Place chicken pot pie dish back inside the oven and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
12. Remove it from the oven and serve it hot. A sumptuous meal for the whole family!

Conclusion:

These chicken pot pie recipes are a good meal for all chicken pot pie lovers who want to try something different from usual chicken recipes.

If you wish to use chicken spices or chicken bouillon cubes, feel free to add them to this chicken and potato dish that will soon be cooked and served hot in just 30 minutes! Bon appetit!

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Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Prep Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 people

Author: aniacookingrecipes.com

Equipment

• Equipment
• A rolling pin
• A round baking pan
• Round baking dish
• A fork

Ingredients

  

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• Ingredients:
• Pie crust dough or biscuit-like dough
• Chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix to taste
• Onion
• Garlic
• Green pepper
• Chicken meat for chicken pot pie filling
• Gravy mix to add flavors such as mushroom or chicken

Instructions

• Cooking preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Celsius).

Roll out pie crust dough into thin sheets using a rolling pin.

Cut dough into 4 smaller squares of approximately 3 inches x 3 inches in size, each depending on the size of the round baking pan being used.

Press down one square gently onto the bottom of a round baking dish (9 inches in diameter).

Using a fork, prick dough underneath to allow the crust to rise when baked—Bake for 8 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven and set aside after removing the half-baked bottom crust from the baking dish.

Meanwhile, prepare chicken pot pie filling (option 1) by dissolving chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix with chicken broth (refer to preparation section under chicken pot pie recipe – option 1 above.)

Add potatoes and carrots, then boil until tender, then add chicken meat that has been cut into smaller portions before adding vegetables. Add onion, garlic, and green pepper (chopped) while boiling together with chicken meat and seasonings.

Boil until chicken is cooked thoroughly for at least 30 minutes, depending on the size of chicken pieces used. Add gravy mix to chicken pot pie filling (option 2) if desired or chicken bouillon cubes or chicken seasoning mix for chicken broth.

Remove chicken pot pie filling from the stove and let it cool for at least 10 minutes before adding half-baked bottom crust on top.

Use the second square of dough to cover chicken pot pie filling by cutting 3 small round holes on top of the dough so steam can escape when baking in the oven.

Place chicken pot pie dish back inside the oven and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.

Remove it from the oven and serve it hot. A sumptuous meal for the whole family!

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