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Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pie with Puff Pastry

This delicious adaption of a French recipe features chicken and mushrooms with a creamy herb sauce all wrapped up in flaky puff pastry.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 20 oz baby bella mushrooms or white button mushrooms
  • 6 tbsp butter divided
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp fresh sage
  • 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary
  • Salt & black pepper
  • 1 large egg & 1 tbsp water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Remove the puff pastry from the packaging and allow it to thaw somewhat. It shouldn't be super soft, just soft enough to unroll and shape without tearing. If you take a long time to prepare the filling, you can pop the pastry into the fridge while you work.
  • Clean the mushrooms and remove the stems. Chop them into big pieces. Set aside.
  • Dice the onion and set aside.
  • Mince the garlic. Set aside.
  • Chop the herbs, removing the stems from the thyme and rosemary.
  • Pat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper on each side.
  • Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. 
  • Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, turning the meat over a few times so they cook evenly. The meat should be almost, but not quite, cooked through, because you will be putting it in the oven. This should take 7-10 minutes depending on the the thickness of the meat. 
  • Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
  • Add 2 tbsp of butter and the mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms begin to soften, 8-10 minutes. Remove the mushrooms to a large bowl and set aside.
  • Place 2 more tbsp of butter in the skillet and add the onions. Cook until soft and translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and herbs to the onions and cook until fragrant, about one minute.
  • Remove the onions, garlic, and herbs, adding them to the mushrooms. Set aside.
  • Measure out the chicken broth and set aside.
  • Melt 2 tbsp butter in the skillet over medium heat. 
  • Add 2 tbsp of flour to the butter and whisk continually until completely combined.
  • Slowly pour in the chicken broth while stirring with the whisk.
  • Pour in the heavy cream in a steady stream, whisking continually.
  • Stir the sauce, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until thickened, 2-3 minutes.
  • Return the chicken, mushrooms, and onion mixture to the skillet. Toss with the sauce and allow to combine over low heat. Lightly salt and pepper to taste.
  • Tear a sheet of parchment paper slightly larger than the pie dish.
  • Roll out one sheet of puff pastry on the parchment paper. You can add a little bit of flour to keep it from sticking, but the parchment paper should be sufficient. You should roll the dough to be about 1 1/2 inches larger than the pie dish.
  • Invert the pie dish and cut out a circle of dough about one inch larger than the dish.
  • Repeat with the other sheet of puff pastry, making the circle of dough a bit larger than the first circle.
  • Beat together one egg and one tbsp of water.
  • Place one circle of dough, ON THE PARCHMENT PAPER, into the pie dish and prick the bottom of the dough with a fork.
  • Pour the chicken and mushroom filling onto the dough in the pie dish.
  • Top with the second, slightly larger circle of puff pastry, folding the top edge under the lower edge and firmly pressing together. I like to crimp it like a pie but you can also use a fork.
  • Use a pastry brush to coat the dough in the egg wash.
  • Cut slits in the crust to allow steam to escape.
  • Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the crust is golden.
  • Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting.
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