Single Serve Chicken Pot Pies With Fillo Recipes

INDIVIDUAL CHICKEN POTPIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring the vegetables around, until they start to soften, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to combine. Cook the flour-coated veggies for 1 minute, then pour in the chicken broth (and wine, if using!) and stir to combine. Let it heat up and start to bubble and thicken, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, then add the turmeric and thyme, then season with salt and pepper. Add the half-and-half, then stir the mixture and let it bubble up and thicken, about 3 minutes. If it seems overly thick, splash in a little more broth. Turn off the heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, roll out the pie crusts slightly and cut out 8 dough circles just a bit larger than the pie pans (if using a muffin tin, you'll need sixteen 3 3/4-inch circles). Press a dough circle into each pie pan (or 8 muffin cups), making sure the dough comes almost to the top of each pan. Fill the pies with the chicken mixture. Lay a second round of dough over the top of each pie. Press the dough so that the edges meet, then use a fork to seal the edges. Mix the egg with 2 teaspoons water and brush it all over the surface of the crust. (Discard any extra egg wash.) Cut small vents in the surface of the crusts.
• If you're baking the pies right away, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, place the pies on a baking sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is deep golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Serve them straight out of the pie pans or turn them out of the pan and serve them upside down!
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PHYLLO CHICKEN POTPIE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Add pearl onions; boil for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; peel and set aside. , In a large skillet, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon oil over medium no longer pink; remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute potatoes in remaining oil for 5 minutes. Add onions and mushrooms; saute 3 minutes longer. Add the broth, asparagus and sherry or additional broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Combine cornstarch and milk until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain chicken; add to onion mixture. Stir in the thyme, salt and pepper. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Stack all 10 phyllo sheets. Roll up, starting at a long side; cut into 1/2-in. strips. Place in a large bowl and toss to separate strips. Spritz with butter-flavored spray. Arrange over chicken mixture; spritz again. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

CHICKEN & LEEK FILO PIE

Steps:

• Heat a third of the butter in a large saucepan, cook the leeks for 10 mins or until softened, then tip onto a plate and repeat with another third of the butter and the mushrooms. Heat the remaining butter in the same saucepan and, once melted, stir in the flour and cook the sandy paste for 1 min, then stir in the chicken stock a ladleful at a time. Leave on a low heat to simmer for 5 mins, then stir the chicken, leek, mushrooms, cream and mustard into the sauce, add the parsley and season with salt and cracked black pepper. Spoon into a 20cm pie dish and leave to cool.
• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Lay a sheet of filo on a chopping board and brush with olive oil, then place on top of the pie with the corners resting on the sides of the dish, then repeat the process, placing the next sheet slightly off-centre - the idea is to fan the sheets of filo. Brush every layer with oil, and on the last layer sprinkle over salt, thyme leaves and nigella seeds. Press the pastry gently into the edge of the dish. Bake for about 1 hr until the pastry is deep golden, then remove from the oven and serve with buttered cabbage and mashed potato, if you like.

CHICKEN POT PIES WITH PHYLLO CRUST

Steps:

• 1 Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees
• 2 In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 teaspoons of oil until shimmering
• 3 Add the chicken and cook, stirring often, until it turns white, 2 to 3 minutes
• 4 Transfer the chicken to a plate
• 5 Reduce the heat to medium, and add the remaining oil and the onions
• 6 Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes
• 7 Stir in the vegetables, thyme, nutmeg and cayenne and cook, stirring occasionally, until hot, 2 to 4 minutes
• 8 Add 1 3/4 cups of broth to the skillet and bring to a boil
• 9 In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining broth and the cornstarch, then whisk both into the broth in the skillet
• 10 Return the mixture to a boil and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes
• 11 Turn off the heat and return the chicken to the skillet
• 12 Add the sour cream
• 13 Worcestershire sauce, sherry and salt, and stir to combine
• 14 Taste, and adjust the sour cream, salt and cayenne as desired
• 15 Grease the four 10- to 12-ounce ovenproof baking dishes by lightly brushing with oil
• 16 When ready to bake, fill each ramekin with 1 cup to 1 1/4 cups of chicken mixture
• 17 Divide the phyllo into 2 stacks of 3 three sheets each, coating each sheet lightly with the cooking spray before stacking
• 18 Cut each stack in half crosswise to create 4 stacks
• 19 Drape one stack over each baking dish, tucking in any overhanging edges
• 20 Place the pot pies on a large, rimmed baking sheet
• 21 Bake 12 to 15 minutes (check after 12 minutes
• 22 ) or until the filling is bubbly and the tops turn golden
• 23 Let rest for 2 minutes before serving
• 24 Serve hot
• 25 NOTES:
• 26 This filling also works well in a whole pot pie
• 27 Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees
• 28 Make or buy 2 savory pie doughs (see related recipe)
• 29 Roll out both doughs on a lightly floured surface to about 13-inch circles
• 30 Line a 9-inch, deep-dish glass or aluminum pie plate with one of the doughs
• 31 Spoon the warm filling into the crust-lined dish
• 32 Gently drape the second crust over the filling, trimming away any excess and sealing and crimping the edges
• 33 Cut four 1-inch slits into the top dough
• 34 Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for an additional 15 minutes, checking after 10 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly
• 35 If the crust begins to brown too quickly, cover the crust edge with strips of foil
• 36 Let stand for at least 5 minutes before serving
• 37 If you like your chicken pot pie creamier, you can use up to 1 cup of sour cream in the filling

SINGLE SERVE CHICKEN POT PIES WITH FILLO

Steps:

• Saute minced celery, carrots, onions in 1/4 cup butter.
• Add flour and stir one minute.
• Add poultry seasoning and thyme.
• Slowly add broth and cream. Stir until smooth and thickened.
• Add cubed cooked chicken and peas.
• Ladel into individual cups.
• Cover with sheets of phyllo brushing each layer with butter between additions.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake at 400° for 17 minutes, or until phyllo is golden brown.

PHYLLO CHICKEN POT PIE FROM FROZEN PHYLLO DOUGH

Steps:

• 1.) Place carrots, celery, potatoes and onions into the chicken broth and cook over med-high until tender. Add frozen peas and corn. Add diced chicken, salt pepper sage and thyme. Simmer over med-low for a few minutes.
• 2.) Whisk milk and flour together. Add to above mixture and simmer until thickened.
• 3. ) To make pie, overlap 10 sheets of fillo in a 9" pie pan, buttering the sheets as you layer them in the pie pan. Pour chicken mixture on fillo dough. Top with remaining 10 sheets, overlapping the fillo and brushing each layer. Score top.
• 4.) Bake in preheated 350ºF oven for 25 to 40 minutes or until golden brown Let stand 5 minutes. Serve hot.
• GENERAL FILLO DOUGH HANDLING DIRECTIONS. Allow fillo dough to thaw in refrigerator overnight. Bring to room temperature before using. Carefully unroll fillo sheets onto a smooth, dry surface. Cover fillo completely with plastic wrap, then a damp towel.Keep fillo covered until needed. Do not leave uncovered for more than one minute to avoid drying out. Microwave butter until melted. This will give you a lighter and flakier pastry. Brush each layer of fillo with melted butter, margarine or oil.To prevent edges from cracking, brush edges first and then work into center. Be sure to brush the last layer of fillo with melted butter.Fillings should be chilled and not excessively moist. Fillo may be rolled and refrozen to store when not in use.