Winter Squash Pot Pie with Swiss Chard and Chickpeas
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth (1 qt.)
- 1 delicata or 1/2 red kuri squash, unpeeled, seeded, quartered, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick crescents (2 cups)
- 1 lb. Yukon gold or fingerling potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 12-oz. bunch red Swiss chard, stems sliced, leaves coarsely chopped, divided
- 1 Tbs. fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen organic corn kernels
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, or 1 15-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 large onions, quartered and thinly sliced (4 cups)
- 13 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (4 tsp.)
- 1 cup plain almond milk, rice milk, or soymilk
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry ( 1/2 17.3-oz. pkg.), such as Pepperidge Farms, thawed
- Bring broth, 3 cups water, squash, potatoes, Swiss chard stems, thyme, and salt to a boil in stockpot.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes.
- Add Swiss chard leaves and corn, and cook 3 minutes more.
- Drain vegetables, and reserve broth.
- Measure broth, and add enough water to make 6 cups liquid.
- Transfer vegetables to large bowl, and stir in chickpeas.
- Wipe out stockpot, add oil, and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add onions, and saute 7 to 10 minutes, or until beginning to brown.
- Sprinkle with flour and garlic, and cook 1 minute.
- Add reserved 6 cups broth liquid, and cook 5 to 7 minutes, or until sauce thickens, stirring constantly.
- Stir in almond milk.
- Stir sauce into vegetable mixture, and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Cool.
- (If making ahead, transfer filling to bowl, cover, and refrigerate up to 2 days.)
- To assemble pot pie: Preheat oven to 375F.
- Pour filling into deep 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
- Gently roll out puff pastry sheet to size of baking dish on lightly floured work surface.
- Transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and chill 30 minutes.
- Place chilled puff pastry sheet over filling on top of baking dish, and press around edges to seal.
- Use tip of sharp paring knife to score 4 rows of diagonal incisions into puff pastry (without cutting completely through), alternating directions with each row.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until top crust is golden brown.
- Cool 10 minutes before serving.
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Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/winter-squash-pot-pie-with-swiss-chard-and-chickpeas/ (may not work)