Easy Chicken Pot Pie
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
- Traditional bouquet garni (6 parsley sprigs; 6 thyme sprigs; 1/3 cup celery leaves; 2 bay leaves)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
- 3 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 10-ounce russet potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Butter 11x7-inch glass baking dish.
- Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface to 13x9-inch rectangle.
- Transfer to baking sheet and chill.
- Place parsley, thyme, celery leaves, and bay leaves on large square of 2 layers of moistened cheesecloth.
- Gather cheesecloth and tie securely.
- Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add diced celery and shallots; saute 5 minutes.
- Add broth and bouquet garni; bring to boil.
- Add chicken.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 12 minutes.
- Remove chicken.
- Increase heat to medium; boil mixture until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes.
- Add cream and return to boil.
- Add potato cubes; cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Using tongs, remove bouquet garni, squeezing juices back into pan.
- Cut chicken into bite-size chunks and add to pan.
- Mix in peas.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour mixture into baking dish.
- Top with pastry; press overhang to sides of dish.
- Bake until golden, about 35 minutes.
pastry, bouquet garni, butter, celery, shallots, lowsalt, chicken breast halves, whipping cream, potato, frozen peas
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/easy-chicken-pot-pie-107707 (may not work)