Start with:
- 1 bag frozen yellow or green beans
- 1 bag frozen shredded zuchini
- 1 bag frozen leeks
- 1 bag frozen cauliflower
- 1 chopped carrot
- ( I used quart bags to freeze all of my veggies this year)
- 3 chicken breasts fresh and chopped
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- salt pepper
- one egg for egg wash
Crust:
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cold butter chopped
- 2-4 tablespoons of cold water
Chop up all of your chicken first… we are going to drop this into a saucepan of very high rolling boiling water for about 3 minutes… then it is cooked and still soft to add to the pot pie… once you have done this set it aside to make room for the veggies….
In a sauce pan add the bags of frozen veggies, they all have a little extra water in them becasue they are frozen so leave the lid off and then let them all heat up and the extra water evaporates off… this takes about ten minutes… perfect time to make the crust while they are cooking down…
Crust : Place the flour into a small bowl, add the salt, then using either two butter knives or a pasty blender cut in the cold butter… it will be a little bit crumbly… then one tablespoon at a time add the cold water… this is a mixing game until you get the right consistency … then roll it out into a piece big enough to cover your baking pan… you can use a cute cookie cutter to cut vent holes out too… mine are William and Sonoma pie cutter 4 in the set but the star is my favorite
Once the veggies are nice and soft remove them from the pan…. in the same pan add the milk and about 1/4 cup of flour to make it sorta thick… then add in 1/2 cup of chicken stock for flavor….once it is all warmed up toss in the cooked chicken and the veggies….
Let this all cook for a few minutes in the pot make sure it is not too runny… Remove from heat and pour into a baking dish
Now roll out the dough and if you want cut cute shapes out of it to let the heat out, or just make a few cuts with a knife… Take one egg and whip it up good in a small bowl, then brush it over the top of the crust, this make the crust all nice and shinny