Skillet Chicken Pot Pie (with Puff Pastry)
This lightened up skillet chicken pot pie with puff pastry is the simplest, most delicious one-pan-and-done recipe. An easy, comforting and wholesome meal, it’s packed with protein and veggies, topped with a dreamy puff pastry crust then baked until golden!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter sub dairy free
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 carrot sliced
- 1 celery stalk sliced
- 10-12 baby potatoes halved or quartered depending on size
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups shredded roast chicken pre-roasted or store-bought
- 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped sage leaves
- kosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 to 1 cup (80-160 g) frozen peas or corn
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 egg + 1 teaspoon (5 ml) water whisked together
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
- Melt butter on medium to low heat in a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Add onions, carrots, celery and potatoes to pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until they begin to soften. Add flour and continue to stir until well blended and the vegetables are coated. Add broth and continue stirring until the flour is fully integrated and a sauce has begun to form.
- Stir in chicken, herbs and seasonings and continue cooking until it starts to bubble and the potatoes are pierced easily with a fork, about 7-8 minutes. If you find the pan a little dry, stir in ¼ cup filtered water. Fold in the peas and remove pan from stove.
- Top with puff pastry, folding any excess pastry under the edges so the pan rim is exposed. Cut 2 or 3 vents into the crust to allow steam to escape and brush with egg wash.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the crust is nicely browned. Let cool for 10 minutes and serve.
Notes
Baking dish: If you don't have an oven-proof skillet, cook everything stovetop then transfer contents to a standard glass or metal pie plate and continue with step 4.
Puff Pastry: Reminder to read and follow the puff pastry instructions for thawing to ensure it retains its texture and shape.