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Chicken Pot Pies are an all-time great comfort food. You can bake it in a single pie plate, but it is particularly satisfying to break through a personal flaky crust into the steamy, savory goodness waiting in the dish below.

One evening we served these at a formal dinner, where one of our guests initially thought it was a questionable choice as the main on the menu. But when she saw the beautiful little ramekins and enjoyed her first bite, she understood.

Chicken Pot Pies Recipe

Servings: 8
Calories per: 697
Active Time: 40 min
Total Time: 1 hr
Difficulty: Intermediate

WHAT YOU NEED	WHAT TO DO	WHY
1 ½ cups whole milk 2 ½ cups chicken broth ⅔ cup all-purpose flour	In a 2-quart bowl, add milk and broth. Add flour and whisk until there are no lumps (~25 seconds). Set aside.	Flour acts as a sauce thickener; dissolving in cool liquids discourages lump formation.
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into ½ to ¾-inch pieces 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons ground black pepper 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt	Pat chicken dry with a paper towel; rub with oil, salt, and pepper. In a ceramic nonstick 5-quart stockpot over medium heat, add chicken in an even layer and cook until white around the edges (~5 minutes). Meanwhile…	Drying the surfaces promote browning versus steaming. Regular olive oil is sufficient here; heat destroys and wastes the subtle flavors of expensive extra-virgin.
12 ounces (6 cups) crimini mushrooms, sliced to 1/4 inch 12 ounces (3 cups) yellow onion, diced to 1/4 inch	Add mushrooms and onion to the chicken; occasionally turning with a bamboo spatula until onions are translucent (~7 minutes).	Moisture from the onions hydrates the chicken while cooking. Bamboo is gentle on cookware.
4 ounces (1 cup) carrots, peeled, diced to 1/4 inch 1 teaspoon tarragon flakes 1 teaspoon parsley flakes 1 teaspoon thyme, ground 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder ⅛ teaspoon celery seed	Stir all into chicken mixture. Cook until carrots are firm but tender (~4 minutes).	Fresh carrots have better texture and color than frozen.
5 ounces (1 cup) peas, frozen 6 ounces (1 cup) yellow corn kernels, frozen	Pour milk mixture into the pot, leisurely stirring in a figure 8 pattern until thickened (5-8 minutes). Remove from heat and fold in peas and corn. Ladle into 1-cup capacity ramekins, filling just to the rims; space across a sturdy sheet pan; set aside.	Stirring protects milk against burning. A sheet pan assists handling. Frozen vegetables quickly cool the filling in preparation for the pastry tops.
	Center an oven rack; preheat to 400°F Convection (verify with an oven thermometer). Meanwhile…	Internal oven thermostats are often improperly calibrated.
Pastry Dough, such as Flaky Pastry	To shape crusts, divide the dough into 8 balls. Roll each to a diameter 2 inches wider than the ramekins. Dip a finger in the white sauce and run around the rims. Center pastry rounds on top; trim irregularities and turn under for a neat edge. Crimp and press dough to rims to seal; prick each center 6 times with a fork; bake promptly. Remove when pastry edges are amber (20-22 minutes).	The white sauce helps pastry adhere to ramekins to reduce filling leaks. Only a top crust is used here because bottom crusts tend to get soggy due to the warm filling.