Back to Recipe

Skinny Down Home Chicken Pot Pie

Here's how you make Skinny Down Home Chicken Pot Pie
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 50m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 leek, minced
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 2 skin-on red (3/4 pound) potatoes, diced
  • 3 to 4 pounds turnips (2 turnips, diced and peeled)
  • 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (cubed, 2 fillets)
  • 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (cubed, 2 fillets)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 6 sheets (114 grams) phyllo dough
  • 1 tablespoon butter, for brushing
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Step 2: Thaw phyllo dough in frig overnight.

  • Step 3: In 6 quart stock pot heat olive oil. Add flour brown for about 3 minutes add onion garlic and leek. Add carrot celery potato and turnips. Add chicken and herbs, stirring constantly so everything is covered but doesnt burn.

  • Step 4: Add chicken stock and stir like crazy. Bring to a boil stirring constantly

  • Step 5: Turn down to a simmer, cover and simmer for 7 minutes until it becomes thick and chicken is done. Remove from heat.

  • Step 6: Brush the 6 sheets of phyllo with butter stacking one on another.

  • Step 7: Remove the bay leaf and thyme from gravy.

  • Step 8: Pour into a 9 x9 cake pan.

  • Step 9: Top with dough. Press down firmly with your hands.

  • Step 10: Place pan on baking sheet.

  • Step 11: Bake for 30 minutes. Turning tray around half way through the baking process.

  • Step 12: Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

  • Step 13: Slice into 6 squares. Serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.