Chicken Pot Pie : )

Came home and wanted to cook something. I found 3 chicken thighs,pie crust & puff pastry in the freezer so I decided to make chicken pot pies. I have way too much stuff in the freezer so I'm trying to cook out of it..LOL.
I did not have time for the chicken to thaw out so I just put it in a pot of water and added 4 cubes of chicken bouillon,whole black pepper corns and a few bay leaves and let cook for about 45 mins then took the chicken out to cool.

It came out soooo good. I LOVE chicken pot pies. I remember my making them with my Grannie : )

Then I added 3 red,peeled and cut up taters and let cook till tender and took them out to cool.

Then I added  5 peeled, cut up carrots and let cook till tender and took out to cool.

 I took some pie crust out the freezer to thaw. I kinda rolled them out and put in a crock for the bottom crust. We are all about way too much crust with chicken pie..LOL

 I melted 4 TBS butter in pan and added 2 chopped up onions and let brown.

 When the onions were browned, I added 4 TBS AP flour.

 Let it cook for a min or two.

 I added the 2 cups of chicken stock that I had leftover from boiling the chicken and stuff. if you don't have enough, just add some water. It's REALLY seasoned but you want it that way cause of all the milk & vegs.

 Let cook a few mins till thick and then add 2 cups of heavy cream.If you don't have cream..use pet milk or regular milk.

 I seasoned with black,red and white pepper. It had enough salt from the boullion cubes.

 I added about a cup of frozen peas and let cook a min.

Then I added the cooked chicken,carrots & taters.

 Just make sure it's heated thru. It's all cooked already.

 I baked the pie crust at 400 till browned. NOT pretty but sure gonna taste good.

 Fill each crock with pie filling

 Cut each sheet of puff pastry in half and put on top of chicken pie filling. You could do pie crust too.
I brush with an egg beaten with a TBS of water. Cracked black pepper & pink sea salt flake's.

 A LOT OF CRUST...LOL

 Bake at 400 till browned

 LOOK how PRETTY !!!

 IT was soooooo GOOD !!!!

Chicken Pot Pie

3 chicken thighs
4 chicken boullion cubes
3 bay leaves
1 TBS whole pepper corns

4 TBS butter
2 onions chopped
4 TBS AP flour
3 red taters peeled and chopped
5 carrots peeled and chopped
1 cup frozen peas
2 cups left over chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream or pet milk or whole milk
season to taste
1 pie crust
1sheet puff pastry
1 egg beaten with 1 TBS water
Crack Black Pepper & Salt for top of pie.

Boil the chicken with 6 cups water,whole pepper corns, bay leaves & boullion cubes for about 30-45 mins.
Take chicken out and cool.
Add the taters to the stock and let cook till tender and take out.
Add carrots and cook till tender and take out.
Strain stock
While the chicken is boiling. Make bottom crust. Put crust in crock or pie shell and bake at 400 till brown. Poke holes in crust before baking.

Melt butter and cook onions till tender.
Add flour and cook a min or two. Add chicken stock and cook a min or two. Add cream (milk) and let cook till thick. Add peas and cook a min. Add chicken and veg's and heat thru.
Put pot pie mix in crock and top with puff pastry or pie shell. Brush with egg and salt & pepper.
Bake at 400 till browned.
Come on MOM....YOU CAN DO THIS !!!!