Individual Chicken Potpies With Mushrooms And Peas Recipes

Steps:

• Make the potatoes: Place potatoes and garlic in a medium saucepan. Cover with cold water; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a bare simmer; cook until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Drain; pass through a food mill into a large bowl. In the same pan, heat milk, butter, and the salt. Pour over potatoes; stir to combine. Season with pepper; cover, and keep warm.
• Make the filling: Heat broiler with rack in lowest position. In a medium saute pan, heat the oil over medium heat, and add shallot. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden and beginning to soften, about 8 minutes. Add parsley and thyme; remove from heat. Divide evenly among four 2-cup ovenproof dishes.
• Bring stock, 2 cups water, and bay leaf to a boil in a medium saucepan; add leeks and chicken. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add peas; immediately turn off heat. Using a slotted spoon, divide chicken mixture evenly among baking dishes. Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid in saucepan; set aside remainder for another use (store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 days).
• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with about 1 tablespoon water; whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk into reserved broth in saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook 1 minute, and ladle into baking dishes, dividing evenly. Spoon about 1 cup potato mixture on top of each dish, and place under broiler until tops begin to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from broiler, and serve hot.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Add onion and chicken broth; heat to simmering. Add frozen vegetables and seasonings. Heat until hot, stirring occasionally until almost all liquid is absorbed. Cool 5 minutes; stir in cheese.
• In medium bowl, stir baking mixture ingredients with whisk or fork until blended. Spoon 1 scant tablespoon baking mixture into each muffin cup. Top with about 1/4 cup chicken mixture. Spoon 1 tablespoon baking mixture onto chicken mixture in each muffin cup.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. With thin knife, loosen sides of pies from pan; remove from pan and place top sides up on cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer, and serve.

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup boiling water and chicken bouillon in a liquid measure; set aside to dissolve.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onions and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add mushrooms; fry for about 3 minutes. Remove onion-mushroom mixture from the pot.
• Add remaining butter to the pot with chicken pieces. Stir chicken and splash Worcestershire sauce over top. Cook, stirring continuously, until chicken is seared on all sides but not cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in onion-mushroom mixture, bouillon, and pepper.
• Add milk and 1/4 cup water; boil for 20 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and boil for 10 more minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch oven-proof dish and lay down bottom crust in it. Set top crust aside.
• After filling has boiled for 10 minutes, use a large ladle to scoop out approximately 1 cup sauce from the mixture and pour into a cup. Add cornstarch to the cup and stir until all lumps have dissolved. Add cornstarch mixture back to the pot; cook and stir until filling has thickened to your liking.
• Bake bottom crust in the preheated oven for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, add filling, and cover with the top crust, making sure the edges are sealed. Make cute decorations with pastry cut-offs and use a knife to make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Lightly paint egg yolk over the top crust.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Ovens vary so baking time may vary-keep an eye on it.