Crock Pot Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie
I love using my crock pot on Tuesdays. That's my "running around day" and it's nice to put dinner together in the morning, knowing it will be ready even when I'm behind schedule. And then my family gets something that looks like I slaved.
Today it was 50-something degrees in Minnesota. That means melting snow, and mud. Our woods are full of mud, there's a lake forming in the yard in front of the compost bin, I can smell the warm mud in the garden, my children and dog are wet and muddy, and I need a laundress, stat.
The windows were open, the crock pot was humming, and the kids got to play outside until I hollered for dinner.
The recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs. It would be sad to substitute breasts, because you'd lose a lot of flavor, and chicken breasts get hard in the crock pot, I think. The "crust" topping is a baked round of frozen puff pastry dough, and placed on top of the filling in individual bowls, right before serving. You could easily substitute your favorite biscuit or pie crust round. Veggies are up to you, but hey, where there is chicken, cream, wine and thyme, you really ought to use mushrooms.
After cutting out the 8 pastry rounds, there was some dough leftover (trimmings). It went in the fridge and tomorrow it will be rolled out and filled with chopped apples and baked for a treat.
I cooked this for about 6 hours on low. It finished just right. The cream and peas get stirred in right at the end, just warmed through before serving. Easy as pot-pie.
This recipe served my family of 8 for dinner, and one leftover portion for Eric to take to work tomorrow. I skipped the pastry round on mine - girlish figure nonsense or something.
Crock Pot Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie
12 ounces crimini or white button mushrooms, quartered
8 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 3/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt and pepper
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
2 cups frozen peas
3/4 cup heavy cream
In a 4-6 quart crock pot, place the mushrooms, carrots, onion, flour, thyme, bay leaf and wine. Stir to combine. Place the chicken thighs on top, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper. Set on low for 6 hours.
30 minutes before serving, cut 4 inch circles from the puff pastry, place on a baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
Right before serving, stir the peas and cream into the crock pot. Taste for seasoning. Turn up to high for 10 minutes until heated through.
Serve in individual bowls with a pastry round on top of each.
Today it was 50-something degrees in Minnesota. That means melting snow, and mud. Our woods are full of mud, there's a lake forming in the yard in front of the compost bin, I can smell the warm mud in the garden, my children and dog are wet and muddy, and I need a laundress, stat.
The windows were open, the crock pot was humming, and the kids got to play outside until I hollered for dinner.
The recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken thighs. It would be sad to substitute breasts, because you'd lose a lot of flavor, and chicken breasts get hard in the crock pot, I think. The "crust" topping is a baked round of frozen puff pastry dough, and placed on top of the filling in individual bowls, right before serving. You could easily substitute your favorite biscuit or pie crust round. Veggies are up to you, but hey, where there is chicken, cream, wine and thyme, you really ought to use mushrooms.
After cutting out the 8 pastry rounds, there was some dough leftover (trimmings). It went in the fridge and tomorrow it will be rolled out and filled with chopped apples and baked for a treat.
I cooked this for about 6 hours on low. It finished just right. The cream and peas get stirred in right at the end, just warmed through before serving. Easy as pot-pie.
This recipe served my family of 8 for dinner, and one leftover portion for Eric to take to work tomorrow. I skipped the pastry round on mine - girlish figure nonsense or something.
Crock Pot Chicken & Mushroom Pot Pie
12 ounces crimini or white button mushrooms, quartered
8 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 3/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
salt and pepper
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
2 cups frozen peas
3/4 cup heavy cream
In a 4-6 quart crock pot, place the mushrooms, carrots, onion, flour, thyme, bay leaf and wine. Stir to combine. Place the chicken thighs on top, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper. Set on low for 6 hours.
30 minutes before serving, cut 4 inch circles from the puff pastry, place on a baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
Right before serving, stir the peas and cream into the crock pot. Taste for seasoning. Turn up to high for 10 minutes until heated through.
Serve in individual bowls with a pastry round on top of each.
Mmm, this looks delicious! Can't wait to try it. I've been wanting a good pot pie recipe that isn't made with canned soup.
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