Jack-O'-Lantern Chicken Pot Pie
A classic veggie packed family friendly meal perfect for a cold day, made spooky with a cute Jack-O’-Lantern face.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 ¼ cups onions chopped
- ¾ cup celery chopped
- 1 ¼ cups carrots chopped
- 1 ½ cups mushrooms chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 TBSP fresh rosemary chopped fine
- 1 TBSP fresh thyme chopped fine
- 2 ½ cups chicken broth
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ pounds cooked chicken shredded
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 4 crusts (enough for 2 bottoms and 2 tops)
Egg Wash
- 1 egg scrambled
- 1 TBSP water
Instructions
- Melt a stick butter in a medium Dutch oven or large saucepan. Add onions, celery, carrots, and season with salt. Sauté for about 10min until they begin to soften just a little.
- Add your mushrooms and garlic and continue to sauce for another 3min. Then add the Worcestershire sauce and scrape at the bottom of your pan to lift up any browned bits.
- Sprinkle in the flour and herbs, stir well. Then add the broth and cream and continue to stir until it is well incorporated. Bring it to a gentle simmer until it has a gravy consistency.
- Add chicken and peas, stir. Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking.
- Spoon the filling into your pie dish. “Carve” a Jack-O’-Lantern into the upper crust piece and place onto the pie. Press the edges with a fork and trim excess.
- Scramble the egg with the water to make an egg wash. Brush the egg wash onto the pie. Cover edges with foil or a pie protector.
- Bake pie on rimmed baking sheet at 350 degrees for 15min. Remove the pie edge protector (foil). Bake additional 20-30min or until it’s golden brown and bubbling gently.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Variations:
- Gluten Free - Replace flour with a gf alternative. Serve over gnocchi.
- Chicken & Noodles - Serve filling over cooked egg noodles.
- Biscuits with Chicken Gravy - Serve filling over freshly baked biscuits.