{"id":1706,"date":"2018-08-05T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2023-10-14T21:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:45:30","slug":"flaky-chicken-hand-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/08\/05\/flaky-chicken-hand-pies\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaky Chicken Hand Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 9 Servings<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from David Tannis \/ NY Times<\/h6>\n<p>Chicken potpie to go.\u00a0 Very similar to the other hand pies here, but this one is made with store bought puff pastry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">whole boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (about 2 lb)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">Salt and pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">large onion, diced (about 1\u00bd cups)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">small cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp chopped fresh thyme<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">8<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz brown or white mushrooms, chopped (about 4 cups)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup chicken broth or stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">scallions, white and green parts only, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">3<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS freshly chopped parsley<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Crust:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">sheet (about 10-by-15 inches) frozen puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">egg, beaten with 1 TBS water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPrepare chicken:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat oven to 375\u00b0F. Season <strong>chicken<\/strong> generously with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong> Roast, uncovered, for 30 to 45 minutes, until cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Chop <strong>chicken<\/strong> roughly into 1\/2-inch chunks and set aside or refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large skillet, melt <strong>butter<\/strong> over medium-high heat. Add <strong>onion<\/strong> and cook until softened, stirring, about 5 minutes. Add <strong>garlic, thyme<\/strong> and <strong>chopped mushrooms.<\/strong> Season mixture with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper<\/strong> and reduce heat to medium.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, stirring, until <strong>onions<\/strong> have colored slightly and <strong>mushrooms<\/strong> are tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with <strong>flour<\/strong> and stir to coat. Add <strong>broth<\/strong> and cook, stirring, as mixture thickens. Add <strong>chicken,<\/strong> turn heat to low and cook 5 minutes more. Stir in <strong>cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche,<\/strong> turn off heat, and set aside to cool. Stir in <strong>scallions<\/strong> and <strong>parsley.<\/strong> Season with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper<\/strong> to taste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assemble:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Unfold <strong>puff pastry<\/strong> on a lightly <strong>floured<\/strong> (or parchment-paper-covered) work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out into an approximate 15-inch square. Use the tip of a knife to cut into 9 equal squares. Spoon about 3\/4 cup <strong>chicken mixture<\/strong> into the center of each piece, then divide any remaining mixture evenly on top, so each has the same amount.<\/p>\n<p>Brush two adjacent edges with <strong>egg wash.<\/strong> Pick up and fold the dry corner of <strong>pastry<\/strong> over the filling to make a triangular pie. Press and pinch both edges together tightly to seal. Divide on the prepared pans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brush the tops with <strong>egg<\/strong>\u00a0wash and bake until deep golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 9 Servings Adapted from David Tannis \/ NY Times Chicken potpie to go.\u00a0 Very similar to the other hand pies here, but this one is made with store bought puff pastry. 4whole boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (about 2 lb) Salt and pepper Filling: 2TBS butter 1large onion, diced (about 1\u00bd cups) 2small cloves garlic, minced 1tsp chopped fresh thyme 8oz brown or white mushrooms, chopped (about 4 cups) 2TBS all-purpose flour 1cup chicken broth or stock \u00bdcup&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/08\/05\/flaky-chicken-hand-pies\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[74,158,163,194],"class_list":["post-1706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-chicken","tag-mushrooms","tag-onion","tag-puff-pastry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/HandPieFlakyChicken.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52861,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions\/52861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}