Ham, Broccoli, and Cheese Pot Pies
- 1 whole Pie Crust (store Bought, Or Make Sylvia's Perfect Pie Crust, Found Here On Tasty Kitchen Or In PW's Cookbook)
- 2 cups Broccoli Florets (frozen Or Fresh)
- 1- 1/2 cup Diced Ham
- 1/4 cups Butter
- 1/4 cups Flour
- 2- 1/2 cups Whole Milk
- 2 teaspoons (heaping) Dry Mustard
- 2 whole Eggs, Beaten (Use 1 For The Egg Wash)
- 1 pound Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt (or More To Taste)
- 1/2 teaspoons Seasoning Salt (or More To Taste)
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the sauce.
- In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat and whisk in the flour.
- Once it begins to bubble, cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Whisk in the milk and the dry mustard.
- Bring to a low boil and simmer for about 3 minutes, or until very thick, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Temper one egg by VERY careful adding a VERY small amount of the sauce to it, being sure to keep your whisk going.
- Add a little more sauce, whisk, and repeat until youve added about 1/4 cup of the sauce and the egg feels close enough in temperature to the sauce to not cook when added.
- Add the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
- Add all but 1/4 cup of the cheese and stir until melted.
- Add the seasonings.
- In a separate bowl, combine the broccoli and ham.
- Pour cheese sauce over the top.
- There may be a little more sauce left over, but add it all if you want.
- Its up to you.
- Spoon the filling into 4 individual crocks.
- I over-filled mine a little until I got all the filling distributed.
- Roll out your dough.
- Try to go as thin as you dare to stretch the dough over the tops.
- Cut into circles (I used an overturned soup/large cereal bowl).
- Place circles on top of crocks and seal the edges around the top.
- Cut a slit in the top, brush with an egg wash using the remaining egg, and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top.
- Put all four pots on a baking sheet and bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until crust is brown and you can hear/see the cheese sauce bubbling inside.
- Its okay if some of it spills over.
- If crust reaches a golden brown before the cheese sauce is bubbling, place foil on top of the crusts.
- By the way, this cheese sauce recipe is pretty much the same as PWs sauce for her mac n cheese.
- I just used half as much pepper and found some of the directions to work differently for me.
- Note: this can also be done as a one-pot pie in a pie pan or tart dish.
pie crust, broccoli, ham, butter, flour, milk, mustard, eggs, cheddar cheese, salt, salt, black pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/ham-broccoli-and-cheese-pot-pies/ (may not work)