Yummy Pot Pie

Just made a fab pot pie recipe for the fam. It was super yummy. Here is where I got my inspiration and then this is what I actually did.

Wine Poached Chicken

Chicken Tarragon Pot Pie


4 small leeks
3 carrots
heart of celery
1/2 onion
2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
4 boneless skinless chick breast
1 c white cooking wine
2 c chicken broth from bouillon
1 tsp dried thyme
2 ready made pie crusts
1 c half and half
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour

In a large pot I added the veggies, which had been sliced about 3 inches long. I obviously clean the leeks after slicing them down the middle as they are very gritty between the leaves. I added the chicken on top of the veg and then topped with thyme and fresh tarragon. Then I added the broth and the wine to just cover the chicken mixture. I brought it gently to a boil and covered it and lowered the heat and simmered for 25 mins. I then separated the broth from the veg/chix and reserved the liquid. I chopped the veg/chix into bite sized pieces and divided between to round pie plates. Then in the pot I cooked the chick/veg in I melted 3 tbsp of butter and added the flour. I let the flour cook a bit and gradually added two cups of the reserved liquid from the poaching. I then added the cup of half and half making a creamy sauce. Season to taste at this time with salt and pepper. I poured the sauce over the two pies and then used the already made pie crusts and topped them. Giving several air holes for the mixture to breath. I placed in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes and then lowered the heat to 375 for 20 minutes until the pies were bubbly. I baked the pies on a cookie sheet to keep messes to a minimum. These were really good and two pies really did feed our whole family without any left overs. If I was making this for a crowd it would be much more pies, probably four. But it was only 4 chicken breasts to begin with and if I had used more chix I would have probably had more pie as I could easily have made the sauce more. I have 4 c. of broth left over which I froze to use another time. YUMMY!!!