So, about a month ago, I mentioned the Curry Chicken Pot Pies that I had at a party. I wanted to give them a whirl, but of course, I couldn’t stick with Alton’s original recipe… (Sorry, Alton!! But I’m sure you understand.)
It’s still not perfect by any means, so this is round one – but they are still pretty tasty! I skipped the curry – my brother isn’t a fan (bad childhood experiences) which was fine, I’ve been looking for a decent “plain” chicken pot pie filling recipe to start with, and this looked like a good base.
First, I wanted to do some sort of bite sized version like my friend did. I couldn’t find puff pastry (I am sure my market has it and I was just looking in the wrong places) so I went with fridge biscuits and used about 1/3 to 1/4 of a biscuit for each section in a mini muffin tin.
I added some garlic (because everything needs garlic) to the onions & celery, and used sweet onion since the white onions around here have been insanely strong this year.
Cut the 4 cups of veggies to 2 cups and added 2 cups of diced white potatoes. (I also microwaved them for a few minutes, as I had no faith that they would cook through just sitting in the oven with the veggies – I would have boiled them if I had thought of it soon enough.)
Finally, rather than letting the sauce thicken and then folding in the veggies & chicken, I just went ahead and added it all at the same time and letting the chicken simmer in the sauce & seasonings. Added them to the biscuit cups and popped them in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 (the temp called for on the biscuit package.)
And the results:
I put some of the leftovers in the fridge – 5 minutes at 400 degrees in the toaster oven is just right for reheating without burning the biscuit part. The rest are in the freezer, we’ll see how well they can be thawed and reheated for snacks.
Now, the changes I need to make for next time…
– Cut it in half. The original recipe says 6-8 servings. That is 6-8 servings for people who really, REALLY like chicken pot pie! (Seems most 4 serving recipes will feed myself and my brother, and then I have a small serving left for lunch the next day.)
– More potatoes, less veggies. :)
– A little bit of bacon. Cause everything is better with bacon, and I think it would give it a little something.
– Find where the grocery store is hiding the puff pastry.