Description
Chicken, onions, carrots and celery are mixed in a creamy Béchamel sauce flavored with thyme and cooked in a buttery crust.
Ingredients
- FOR THE PIE CRUST:
- 2-½ cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Cold Unsalted Butter, Cut Into Cubes
- ½ cups Cold Buttermilk
- 1 Tablespoon Cold Water (extra Tablespoon If Needed)
- 1 Large Egg, Beaten, For The Egg Wash
- FOR THE FILLING:
- ¼ cups Butter
- ⅓ cups Diced Onion
- 1 cup Carrots, Diced
- ½ cups Celery, Diced
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- ⅓ cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1-½ teaspoon Fresh Thyme, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Italian Parsley, Minced
- 2 cups Chicken Broth
- ½ cups Heavy Cream
- 3 cups Shredded Chicken
- 1 cup Frozen Peas
Preparation
For the pie crust:
Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor with the dough attachment. Add cubed butter and process until butter is about pea size. Add buttermilk and process until it forms a ball. If it is too dry, add a couple tablespoons of water. Once it holds together, divide dough in two and form into discs. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate while you make the filling.
For the filling:
Heat butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook until tender, stirring occasionally. Add flour, stirring continuously for 30 seconds. Add salt, black pepper, thyme, parsley, chicken broth, and heavy cream. Stir until sauce is smooth and slightly thickened.
Simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in shredded chicken and frozen peas. Remove from heat and set aside while you prepare the pie dough.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough into a 12-inch circle. Transfer dough to a 9-inch deep dish pie pan.Using your fingers press the dough to the sides and trim the dough with a knife. Fill pie with the filling.
Roll out the second disk of dough and carefully cover the pie. Trim the excess dough leaving a slight over hang (about an 1/2 inch). Turn the excess dough under itself and seal the edges by crimping with a fork or using your favorite method.
With sharp knife, slice a few small slits in the center of the top crust. Using a pastry brush, brush crust and edges with beaten egg. You will need some type of cover for the edges or they might burn. I simply cut our a circle from a piece of tin foil.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes, cut into slices and serve.
