Italian Pot Pie With Parmesan Cheese Crust
- Parmesan Pastry
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, cut up
- 6 -7 tablespoons cold water
- Pot Pie
- 1 lb Italian sausage, sliced
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 3/4-inch chunks)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 35 ounces whole tomatoes with juice
- 2 -4 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
- cooked zucchini
- Pulse flour, parmesan, and salt in food processor to blend.
- Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle 5 tablespoons of water over mixture.
- Pulse, adding the remaining 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if necessary, just until mixture is moistened and begins to hold together (dough should still be crumbly).
- Gather dough into a disk and cut in half. Shape into 2 disks.
- Wrap disks and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a 12" skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add sausage and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until browned.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a bowl.
- Discard excess drippings.
- Increase heat to high and add cook chicken 3 to 5 minutes, turning chicken occasionally and cook until lightly browned.
- Add onion and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until tender.
- Add tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil. Break up tomatoes with a spoon and reduce heat and simmer 7 to 8 minutes longer.
- Add sausage and cool.
- Heat oven to 375.
- Trim stems from chard and coarsely slice leaves and stems.
- Bring 1/2 cup water, chard stems, and leaves to boil in a large pot.
- Cover and cook 9 to 10 minutes until the stems are tender.
- Drain in colander and press out excess liquid with a spoon.
- Stir chard into cooled chicken-sausage mixture and divide mixture between 2 quart baking dishes.
- Divide and sprinkle 2 tablespoons parmesan over tops of filling.
- Roll each pastry disk so it extends 1" behind edge of baking dish.
- Place pastry on top of each disk and press pastry against the side of the disk to seal in the filling.
- Cut 2 slits in the center of each.
- Bake potpies 40 to 45 minutes or until tops are golden and filling is bubbly.
- If you decided not to bake your potpies and froze them instead, unwrap dishes and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.
- Increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake 45 minutes longer.
- Serve with cooked zucchini.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-pot-pie-with-parmesan-cheese-crust-346811 (may not work)