One-Skillet Leek and Parmesan Chicken Pot Pie

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ONE-SKILLET LEEK AND PARMESAN CHICKEN POT PIE

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 leek, trimmed, cut in half vertically, cleaned, then sliced into very thin half moons
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing the pie crust
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas 
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 frozen pie crust, dethawed (make sure you get the rolled up kind, not the kind pre-frozen into a pie tin!) 
  • Flaky sea salt (or kosher if you don’t have it)  

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Melt butter in an 8-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and carrots and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  • Stir the flour into the vegetables and continue to cook for 30 seconds while stirring. Stir in the stock, cream, salt, thyme, and pepper. Turn the heat up to medium-high to simmer the filling and thicken it to almost the consistency of a thick pot pie (it will continue to thicken as it bakes!) Taste and adjust for seasoning.
  • Stir cooked chicken, frozen peas, and parmesan into the mixture and remove skillet from heat. Allow to cool slightly.
  • Place pie dough over the skillet and use sharp kitchen shears to trim the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang (it will shrink as it bakes). (Throw excess away, or cut it into little squares, sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar and bake it!) Cut two 2-inch slits in the middle of the pie dough to allow steam to escape. Brush pie dough with a little heavy cream and sprinkle with flaky salt and freshly cracked pepper
  • Place skillet on a baking sheet to catch any drips and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until pie crust is golden brown. Different pie crusts will take different amounts of time, so start checking on it at the 25 minute mark. 
  • Use a big spoon to dish the pot pie into two shallow bowls. Enjoy!
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 leek, trimmed, cut in half vertically, cleaned, then sliced into very thin half moons
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing the pie crust
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas 
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 frozen pie crust, dethawed (make sure you get the rolled up kind, not the kind pre-frozen into a pie tin!) 
  • Flaky sea salt (or kosher if you don’t have it)  

Notes

Helpful hints:
  • Don’t have an 8-inch skillet? You can use a 10 inch skillet, or divide the pot pie filling between two large ramekins or ovenproof bowls, top them both with pie dough, and bake.
  • Don’t want to buy an entire rotisserie chicken? Cook one medium chicken breast and shred it, that’ll be about the right amount of meat. Vegetarian? Swap in quartered, sautéed mushrooms for the chicken. 
  • Your skillet will be very full at first – don’t worry, the leeks will cook down to give you more room to work. If we weren’t trying to cook this entire pot pie in one skillet we’d use a larger skillet, but we are minimizing clean up here, people!
  • Most pot pies have celery in them, but I hate asking you to buy an entire head of celery just to use one stalk. If you already have it in your fridge, dice up a stalk and add it in the with leeks and carrots. FYI, you can often buy carrots individually so that you don’t have to buy a whole bag.
  • If you already have a small yellow or white onion (or can’t find a leek!), you can use it (diced) in place of the leek. But I highly recommend going for the leek.
  • I saw a pot pie recipe on @foodandwine where they use white country bread instead of pie dough. If you wanna give that a go, just cut off the crusts, cut it to cover the filling in one layer, and proceed with the recipe!
  • 1 to 2 cups of ANY veggie works (in place of the carrots and peas). If you already have cauliflower and corn, use that! Potatoes and parsnips? Cool! Broccoli and zucchini? Right on. You get the picture. You can pretty much pot-pie anything. 
  • Trader Joe’s frozen pie crusts are the BEST frozen product you can find!
Author: Caroline Chambers
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