Chicken Au Gratin Pot Pies

Photo by Kelcie Herald / Unsplash


Ingredients:
1-½ cups (6-oz) extra sharp cheddar cheese
1-½ cups milk
1 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp white pepper
¼ tsp paprika
1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1-½ cups frozen vegetable mix, thawed
1-½ cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
3 cups cubed, cooked chicken
4 ready-made refrigerated pie crusts
Egg wash (1 beaten egg + 1 teaspoon water)

Instructions:
1. Make a roux for sauce by combining flour, salt, pepper, and butter in a medium saucepan; heat at medium, stirring with a whisk.
2. Add milk and chicken stock to roux; stir until thickened.
3. Add paprika, thyme, and cheese to sauce; heat until cheese has melted.
4. Add vegetables, potatoes, and chicken; stir.
5. Roll each pie crust to fit 6 - 7” oven-proof bowl; set aside scraps to roll out for each top.
6. Put 1-½ cups filling mixture in each pie-crust bowl.
7. Place roll-out pie crust top on each pie; crump edges and pierce top with fork.
8. Brush with egg wash.
9. Bake in preheated oven at 400°F for 25 – 30 minutes.

Makes four 6 - 7” pies.

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Anna Gall

Anna Gall’s poetry and short stories are published in eMerge, Persimmon Tree, and Flapper Press as well as her poem, Seashells is included in the anthology Dairy Hollow Echo. Anna writes about her preoccupations in Balancing The Seesaw, a short collection of Haiku poems. Anna is a culinary professional. Her first full-length book is a memoir filled with original recipes, poems, and short stories. In edited form, publication is forthcoming. Anna lives in historic St. Charles, Missouri.

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