Chicken Pie Recipe

Chicken Pie is one of the classic comforting foods! Talk about the ecstatic joy of holding a warm bowl of freshly baked chicken pie in your hand while lazing away on a cold winters’ night, no parallel.

This melt-in-your-mouth chicken pie recipe is a unique combination of chicken, vegetables, soups and sauces which is full of required nutrients and loaded with deliciousness. The ingredients; particularly the veggies and soups  can easily be altered and adjusted according to your taste buds, however make sure to take care of all technicalities to achieve the perfect soft and buttery texture. A short list of important precautions is thus added with the recipe.

Ingredients

Chicken - 2 1/2 – 3 lbs

Cream of chicken soup - 1 can

Butter (melted) - 1 stick

Self-rising flour - 1 cup

Milk – 1/2 cup

Chicken broth - 2 cups

Carrots (diced) – 1 medium

Peas – 1 cup

Spring onion – as required

Black pepper – to taste

Salt – to taste

Procedure

• Heat some butter in a pan. Cut chicken in small pieces and cook until tender. Season it with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Take another pan, stir fry carrots and peas. Set aside.
• In a saucepan mix chicken broth and Cream of Chicken soup and bring to a boil.
• Combine melted butter, pepper, flour, and milk in a bowl. Mix thoroughly to form a batter.
• In a 9 x 13 casserole dish, spread cooked chicken and stir-fried veggies, also add chopped spring onions. Pour cream of chicken soup and broth mixture over it.
• Spoon batter over top and bake at 170 C for half an hour. Serve warm.

Things to be taken care of:

• The recipe calls for melted butter, DO NOT microwave butter to melt it. For a real-melt-in-your-mouth texture, always keep butter for 3 to 4 hours on room temperature prior to use.
• DO NOT over bake. Over baking dries the texture hence you don’t acquire the desired soft and buttery results.
• Avoid over-cooking the veggies, soggy vegetables ruin the overall taste of chicken pie.
• Make sure the broth mixture is completely cooled down before pouring it over chicken. Steaming hot mixture wouldn’t allow your batter to rise while baking properly.