As fall weather cools things down, my thoughts of cooking turn to comfort foods. Soups simmering on the oven, warm flakey pie crusts, and holiday dinners replace salads and cold drinks on the menu. All of these tasty fall foods mean turning on the oven and the stovetop and warming the kitchen with the smells of fall.
To kickstart the season on the savory side, I decided to combine a warm soup with a flaky crust and created a fast-and-easy chicken pot pie recipe with a hands on time of only 40minutes. Homemade stock is the best, but sometimes I don’t have time. To get things moving fast in terms of flavor, I browned some thyme and sage with bacon and then threw in the celery and carrots for a mirepoix. The bacon mirepoix along with 1/2 package of onion soup mix is base of of this of chicken pot pie. Follow the rest of the recipe and you will be done in no time.
While this is a fast and simple recipe, there are often times like the upcoming holidays that the GE CaféTM Double Oven Range is my dream oven with its double range, the bottom one a convection oven. Being able to finish all my dinner components at once would most definitely save me from juggling time with just one oven range. More importantly, it will probably save me from a few burns as I try to move faster than I should while moving things in and out of the oven. Many of you know I’m a complete perfectionist. You should also know I’m a neat freak, so the glass buttons on the GE CaféTM Double Oven Range are perfect for easy cleaning. The flat surface means nothing falling or dripping into any open grooves and no trying to chisel out dried up food or sauces with bamboo skewers or my too-large fingers.
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Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 3 pieces of bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 5 sage leaves
- 2 cups baby carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1/8 cup of cornstarch
- 2 32oz Chicken broth, low sodium
- ½ package of onion soup mix
- 11/2 cups orzo
- 1 rotisserie chicken, white meat removed and cubed
- 1 sheet of readymade puff pastry
Instructions:
- Place butter, bacon, thyme and sage in a heavy bottom stock pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is browned, about 5-7 minutes. Add in carrots and celery and cook over high heat until celery becomes translucent, about 10-15 minutes.
- Stir cornstarch into chicken broth. Pour chicken broth into stockpot and bring to a boil. Once boiled, add onion soup mix and orzo to the stock and cook according to the instructed time on orzo package. Turn off heat once orzo is cooked. Add cubed chicken.
- Place finished chicken soup in bowls and brush sides and top edge of bowl with an egg wash. Cut puff pastry to fit bowl. Press puff pastry to bowl. Brush top of puff pastry with an egg wash, and then sprinkle coarse salt on top. Cut a hole or create an x-shaped slit on top. Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until puff pastry is browned.
My son absolutely loves the frozen pot pies (and he is a chef!). I should try these and see if he likes them more than the frozen ones.
Oh YUM. This sounds, and looks, delicious! Chicken Pot Pie is just perfect comfort food for me. & Thanks for the giveaway!
Your pot pie looks wonderful! I love fall weather for cooking gumbo and lots of baked goods.
This soup recipe sounds awesome! And that oven sounds pretty cool…I will have to check that out. And obv $100 sounds pretty awesome too.
My family really enjoys chicken pot pie. I’ll have to try this!
You do some amazing photography and your food always makes me hungry!
Ooh that looks so yummy! The crust looks fantastic.
I love baking breads in the fall..but now you have me wanting to try this recipe. I tweeted the giveaway too:http://twitter.com/#!/roomofmyown/status/127420263708114944
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Chicken pot pie is one of my favorite comfort foods. These look delicious. Thank you for the giveaway…I could definitely put $100 toward some new kitchen appliances!
What a yummy looking pot pie! The crust looks so perfect. And thanks for the giveaway too.
Looks delish!
I’ve been craving chicken pot pie for a while now. I’ve been itching to use my little bitty dutch ovens ever since I purchased them.
comfort food at its best
YUM!
Where did you get those adorable little pans? I love them!
I used to have a double oven. Sure do miss is some days.
As always, beautiful. Now i just have to work on getting to taste it.
Wow that looks fantastic. Chicken Pot Pie is something I have not mastered
Love your recipes! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Yum – those look perfect for this time of year! I’ll have to try your recipe.
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I wish I could think of something better to say besides your pictures are AMAZING and this looks SO GOOD!! But that’s all I can think of!!!
I’ve never tried making pot pie before because I was kinda intimidated by the recipes I saw. This recipe looks simple and delicious!
Thanks for sharing the chicken pot pie recipe. It looks wonderful, I can’t wait to make it!
Looks lovely!
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Looks yummy
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This looks great – especially the topping.
Best chicken pot pie I have EVER tasted…and so EASY and ATTRACTIVE! Thank you for warming our hearts through our stomachs!
I absolutely thing anyone, whether a mom just learning hot to cook to the most experienced cook would love this oven!
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Love your pie, this is such a comfort food. My favorite Fall recipe is a pumpkin mousse pie. Silky, light and fluffy. Best dessert after this chicken pie dinner.
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I used to love pot pies but the store bought ones I particularly liked changed their recipe so not so much anymore. This recipe sounds like one I can actually do myself, though! Thank you.
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This pot pie looks delicious. I think I will try it – it’s perfect and warm for the colder wather!
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I’ve actually been craving chicken pot pie lately. As it’s getting colder I keep thinking of delicious comfort foods and CPP is definitely one of the tops!
This looks so wonderful! Fall is a great time for delicious down-home cooking!
I love chicken pot pie and I’ve been looking for a really good recipe. Can’t wait to try this!
The picture of the pot pies looks SO luscious. I can almost taste that flavor!
This sounds fabulous – thank you for sharing!
I’m so happy that fall is here so we can bring around these comforting dishes to warm us up!
I bought beautiful hand crafted pottery this summer with the idea of making pot pies, these look wonderful!
I love chicken pot pie, my husband not so much. Each fall I try another recipe hoping that this one will change his mind. This recipe looks great and hopefully the rest of the family will agree.
i love fall, finally a break from 110 degree days, I love the smell of pumplin pie or apples cooking oh and turkey cooking.
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your chicken pot pie looks delish! maybe i need to try to make these…