Chicken Pot Pie
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Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken, cooked shredded or cubed ($5.00)
- 1 onion diced ($0.50)
- 2 stalks celery, diced ($0.25)
- 2 carrots diced ($0.50)
- 1/3 cup broccoli cut in pieces as other vegetables ($0.25)
- 1/2 cup peas ($0.57)
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter ($0.28)
- 6 tbsp flour, all-purpose ($0.06)
- 2 1/2 – 3 cups chicken broth ($1.25)
- 6-7 sheets (per ramekin) frozen phyllo dough thawed ($1.40)
- 1 tsp fresh thyme, ($0.00) (from our garden)
- salt and pepper to taste ($0.02)
- 4 Tbsp melted unsalted butter ($0.28)
Instructions
- Prepare all your ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Heat a large pan over medium heat and melt butter. Add celery, carrots, broccoli and onions and saute until vegetables are soft and translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add flour and combine. Cook for 1 minute.
- Slowly add the broth up to 2 cups, constantly stirring to avoid lumps. If you find the liquid is too thick, gradually add last remaining broth until you reach desired thickness. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in peas, thyme and chicken. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide filling in four 8-ounce ramekins and place on top of baking sheet.
- If your phyllo sheets are not pre-cut, cut them to fit slightly larger than the opening of the ramekin. Using a pastry brush, carefully brush the top of each sheet with a little bit of melted butter and layer 6 buttered sheets on top of each other. Place 6 buttered layers of phyllo sheets on top of each ramekin. Using a sharp knife, cut small slivers in center for venting.
- Place baking sheet in center of the oven and bake until top is a nice golden color, about 30-40 minutes. Check it at 30-minutes to make sure it isn’t browning too much. If so, you can tent it with foil for the remainder of the time. Remove from oven and wait 5 minutes to cool slightly. The ramekins will be extremely hot so use caution. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
* Note regarding pricing: The thyme used in this recipe is from our garden which is why there is no price listed. The price for the pantry items such as salt and pepper takes into account the cost of the amount used for the recipe and not the cost if you had to purchase the entire jar or bottle. ** All prices in US dollars.
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