Skillet Chicken-and-Mushroom Potpie
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 2 tablespoons Madeira
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 cups shredded chicken (from a rotisserie chicken)
- 1/2 cup frozen baby peas
- Eight 1-inch-thick slices of bakery white country bread (about 1 pound), crusts removed
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- In a large ovenproof nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
- Add the onion, mushrooms and carrots and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook over high heat, stirring once, until the vegetables are just softened, about 1 minute.
- Uncover and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour and paprika and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add the stock and Madeira and cook, stirring, until blended.
- Add the milk and bring to a gentle boil.
- Stir in the chicken and peas and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the heat.
- Arrange the bread over the chicken mixture, trimming it to fit snugly in a single layer.
- Brush the bread with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the bread is golden.
- Serve right away.
unsalted butter, onion, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, salt, allpurpose, sweet paprika, chicken, madeira, milk, chicken, frozen baby peas, white country bread
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/skillet-chicken-and-mushroom-potpie (may not work)