"Deconstructed chicken pot pie with root vegetables, spices and lovely cardamom"
Nana B's Deconstructed Chicken Pot Pie
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Prep time: 30mins
Cook time: 1hr
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 1/4 cups chopped carrots
- 2 russet potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups chopped crimini mushrooms
- 3/4 cups frozen peas
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoons pepper
- milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/4 teaspoons bahar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
Method
Step 1
Prepare and Lightly Bread Chicken
Step 2
1. Remove moisture from chicken breast by padding with a paper towel
Step 3
2. Tenderize the chicken breasts
Step 4
3. Mix flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl
Step 5
4. Coat chicken breasts with milk and then dip in the flour mixture to lightly bread chicken
Step 6
5. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once heated, add prepared chicken breasts. Once the breading turns to a golden brown color, remove the chicken breasts. The chicken does not need to be cooked through as they will be going in the oven to cook with the sauce
Step 7
6. Place chicken in cast iron braising pan with lid. If you do not have a braising pan, then use a large baking pan (about 13x9x2). Add carrots, mushrooms, and peas on top of the chicken
Step 8
7. Peel and cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes
Step 9
8. Microwave potatoes for 3 minutes to help soften. Potatoes will still be firm, but this helps soften potatoes while in the oven
Step 10
9. Add potatoes to chicken and other vegetables. Set aside to prepare the sauce
Step 11
Prepare the Cream Sauce
Step 12
1. Heat oven to 400F
Step 13
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Once butter is melted, whisk heavy cream and milk into the saucepan
Step 14
3. Slowly add flour and swiftly whisk into the cream mixture
Step 15
4. Immediately after flour is combined into mixture, add the chicken broth and continue to whisk sauce
Step 16
5. Add bahar and cardamom. Continue to whisk mixture until sauce thickens
Step 17
6. Once sauce has thickened, pour over chicken in the braising pan. Make sure all carrots and potatoes are submerged in sauce. This will help them fully soften when they are in the oven
Step 18
7. Cover braising pan with its lid. If you are using a baking pan, cover dish with aluminum foil Place covered dish in oven for 15 minutes
Step 19
8. Remove foil and bake uncovered in oven for another 15-30 minutes