Mini Chicken Pot Pies!

INGREDIENTS:

Green Zucchini, Sweet Potatoes, Fennel, Peppers

I recently acquired a mini pie pan and have been dying to make mini chicken pot pies. Originally I intended to buy store bought crust. However, the stores decided to work against me so I ended up making my own crust. I included the crust recipe along with the pot pie recipe if you are feeling ambitious.

CRUST RECIPE:

1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 Butter (1 Stick - room temperature, cubed)
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Cup Water (You most likely will not use all of this)

1) In a bowl or food processor, mix together the flour and the salt.

2) Slowly add in cubes of butter. The mix will start to resemble cornmeal.

3) Once all the butter has been added, slowly drizzle 1 tsp at a time of water and mix together with the flour and butter. Continue this process until the dough starts to form into a ball. You will probably not use all the water as you don't want to use to much; this will cause your dough to become sticky.

4) Refrigerate your dough for at least 1 hour or overnight.

POT PIE RECIPE:

2 Chicken Breasts (medium size - cubed)
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped fennel
2 Sweet potatoes (small - cubed)
2 Peppers (small - cubed)
1 cup Peas
1 Zucchini (cubed)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 cups Chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
1/2 cup Milk

1) Heat oven to 425°F. Roll out your dough and place into mini pie pan. I placed the bottoms in and left the tops of parchment paper for after the pies are filled. 

2) In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended. Gradually stir in broth and milk, cooking and stirring until bubbly and thickened.

3) Stir in chicken and mixed vegetables. Remove from heat. Spoon chicken mixture into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust.

4) Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. 

These were delicious! And the mini pie size is perfect for a one person serving. I have already made them again and will probably make them again later this week. Enjoy!