Saturday, August 10, 2013

Chicken Potato Leek Pie

This was a different take on the Turkey Pot Pie Recipe I usually make, this version is lower in calories (no butter).

Katie, Maxx (my son), and I all thought it tasted pretty awesome:

(Original recipe from My Recipes)


Ingredients
  • 2 slices smoked bacon, chopped
  • 3 cubed russet potato (about 8 ounces)
  • 2 chopped carrots
  • 3 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 sliced leek 
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 large egg


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Cook bacon in a large fry pan over medium heat until almost crisp, stirring frequently. Increase heat to medium-high. Add potato and carrot to pan; saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken; sauté 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and next 3 ingredients (through pepper); sauté 1 minute, stirring frequently.
3. Slowly add broth to pan, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into a 1 1/2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish. Top with dough, folding under and pressing down on edges to seal.
4. Combine milk and egg white; brush mixture over top of dough. Cut small slits in dough to vent. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes or until crust is golden. Be sure to bake on with a cookie sheet under your pie pan, to avoid loose dough. Let stand 10 minutes.

When I make this next time I will make my own dough (also I'll post that recipe at a later date), the store brought stuff is just not thick enough and too soft. Also I think some mushrooms would go nicely in this meal. We had a small side salad which was a great addition.

I had never cooked with leeks before, while searching how to properly slice a leek I learned they are extremely dirty since they grow in sand. Here's a great video to discribe how to clean and slice leeks:

How to Clean and Cut Leeks 

Thanks for reading more to come soon!!  


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