re: SUBMISSION Thread for Casserole Challenge February 28, 2023

This is a quickly done "French inspired" chicken pot pie casserole.

I did not photograph each step.

Ingredients:
Rotisserie chicken
olive oil
butter
flour
celery
carrots
shallots
white wine
chicken stock
heavy cream
fresh parsley
fresh tarragon-I had to use dry. No fresh could be found.
green peas-got in a rush and forgot them.
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
puff pastry
egg wash


Sauteed the vegetables.


Made the sauce, added the chicken and other ingredients and simmered a bit.


Placed mixture in casserole dish and topped with strips of puff pastry.


After the egg wash, baked it and garnished with some additional tarragon leaves and green onions, because I love green onions.


Ready to eat. ETA: I forgot to add that the golden crunchies at the top of the pot pie are chicken skin pieces that I seasoned and crisped in the oven. They were yummy in that sauce.

This was really really tasty. I love tarragon and it was a game changer from the usual chicken pot pie flavor, along with the addition of the shallots and wine. I will make this again.

I found that the underside of some of the puff pastry strips were more like dumplings which was fine, but I think in the future, I would just put the puff pastry sheet on top and see how that works. The contrast of crispy on top and a bit soft on the underside worked fine, though.