Hot Chicken Salad Pot Pie Recipes

HOT CHICKEN SALAD PIES

Steps:

• Unroll crusts into 9-in. pie plates; flute edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are light golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack; reduce heat to 350°., In a large bowl, combine the chicken, rice, eggs, soup, mayonnaise, onion, celery, lemon juice and salt. Spoon chicken mixture into pastry shells. Combine cornflakes and butter; sprinkle over tops. Bake on lowest oven rack until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes.

THE ULTIMATE CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 12-inch square. Press the pastry into a 2-quart round casserole. Trim the excess pastry. Prick the pastry thoroughly with a fork. Place aluminum foil onto the surface of the pastry.
• 2. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil.
• 3. Heat the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots, onions and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp, stirring occasionally. Add the flour and cook and stir for 3 minutes or until the flour is golden brown. Slowly stir in the broth and heat to a boil. Cook and stir until the mixture boils and thickens.
• 4. Stir in the mustard, thyme, black pepper, chicken, peas and 3 tablespoons parsley. Remove the skillet from the heat.
• 5. Unfold the remaining pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut the pastry sheet crosswise into 6 (1 1/2-inch thick) strips.
• 6. Spoon the chicken mixture into the casserole. Weave a lattice pattern over the filling with the pastry strips. Trim any excess pastry. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley. Place the casserole onto a baking sheet.
• 7. Bake for 45 minutes or until the filling is hot and bubbling and the pastry is golden brown.

HOT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees with a rack positioned in the center.
• Place the chicken, celery, mayonnaise, Cheddar, almonds, lemon juice and onion salt in a large bowl and mix to combine well. Taste for seasoning, and add salt and pepper as needed. The amount will depend on how seasoned your chicken is.
• Transfer the chicken mixture to a 3-quart (9-by-13-inch) shallow baking dish. Spread it out evenly and top with the crushed potato chips. Add more chips if needed to cover the top.
• Bake uncovered until the chips are golden brown and the mixture is warmed through and bubbling lightly at the bottom, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

HOT CHICKEN SALAD POT PIE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375°F Have ready a 9x2 inch round baking dish or glass pie dish.
• Filling:.
• In a large bowl mix the filling ingredients together just to distribute them evenly and coat the chicken pieces with mayonnaise.
• Spoon the filling into the baking dish, spreading it evenly.
• Topping:.
• Lay out the phyllo pastry sheets in a stack.
• Immediately cover them completely with a damp dish towel.
• Spread 1 sheet of phyllo on the counter and use a pastry brush to brush it lightly with butter, then sprinkle it lightly with salt.
• Crumple it up lightly into a loose ball and place it on the filling. If any phyllo breaks off, just put it back on the ball of pastry.
• Repeat with the remaining 5 sheets, arranging it to cover the filling. You will have 6 bundles of phyllo covering the filling.
• Bake just until the phyllo topping is golden and the filling hot, about 15 minutes. This filling bakes for a short time, so that the celery in the filling remains crisp.