Fabios Chicken Potpie Recipe By Fabio Viviani Yield 6 Potpies

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. For the crust: Place the flour, Parmesan, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse a few times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter has been reduced to slightly smaller pieces. With the motor running, slowly add the ice water, until the dough comes together.
• 2. Transfer the dough quickly to a lightly floured surface, and knead it briefly a few times until it forms a ball. Flatten the ball slightly. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it while you make the filling.
• 3. For the filling: In a pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the celery, onions, and carrots, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté, stirring occasionally, just until the mixture starts to caramelize.
• 4. Add the potatoes, and sauté until the potatoes start to brown around the edges and the onions are a little more caramelized. Stir in the chicken with another pinch of salt and pepper, and continue to saute, stirring occasionally, until all the meat turns white, about 10 minutes.
• 5. Sprinkle the flour over the chicken and vegetables, stirring well so that the flour evenly coats the mixture, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer for a minute.
• 6. Stir in the broccoli and then the peas; heat through. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the parsley and oregano. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. To assemble the potpies: In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs with a pinch of salt and a little water, and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a 1/3- inch thickness.
• 8. Cut out 6 rounds that are slightly larger than 6 oven-safe bowls. Ladle the hot filling into the bowls. Top each bowl with a round of dough, fitting the dough inside the bowl rim so that it touches the filling. Flute the edges of the dough.
• 9. Brush the dough with the prepared egg wash. Cut small slits in the dough to let steam escape. Place the bowls on a baking sheet, and bake until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbly, 30 to 45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
• In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
• In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut the potatoes in half. Cut the carrots into pieces about the same size as the halved potatoes. In a medium bowl, toss the vegetables with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside while you prepare the chicken. Cut 2 thin slices of lemon, and cut the remaining lemon into 6 thick slices. Pull the oregano leaves from the stems and roughly chop them. Discard the stems. Pull the thyme leaves from the stems. Combine with the minced garlic, and discard the stems. Slide your finger under the chicken skin to separate the skin from the meat. Place one thin lemon slice under the skin of each chicken breast. Follow with the garlic-thyme mixture and then the oregano. Reposition the skin so that it's covering as much meat as possible. Drizzle each chicken breast with a little more olive oil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. On one side of a roasting pan, place the thick lemon slices side by side and touching. Place the chicken on the bed of lemon slices so that it does not touch the bottom of the pan. Add the prepared vegetables to the other side of the pan. Pour the chicken stock over the vegetables and around the chicken. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the chicken and vegetables are fully cooked. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.