Simple and delicious chicken casserole

Chicken casserole is a traditional Brazilian recipe, always present at lunches, dinners or family gatherings (tip for quick meals). With a crispy and light dough, which uses simple and easy-to-find ingredients. Furthermore, the filling is very creamy, delicious.

And the best thing is that it is a very simple recipe to prepare, it takes around 120 minutes and yields 12 servings. Anyway, check out the step-by-step instructions for this incredible chicken pot pie recipe below and some more tips to make the dish perfect.

How to make chicken pot pie

Ingredients for the dough:

• 400 g of wheat flour
• 200 g cold butter
• 1 whole egg
• 1 beaten egg yolk for the dough
• Salt to taste
• 6 tablespoons of milk
• 1 egg yolk to brush over the dough

Ingredients for the filling:

• 1 kg boneless chicken breast
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped and crushed
• 1 chopped tomato without skin
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• Chopped green chili
• 1 can of green corn
• 1 tablespoon full of wheat flour
• 3 cubes of chicken broth
• 1 can of tomato sauce (how to make tomato sauce at home)
• Chopped olives

Preparation mode

1. First, prepare the filling. To do this, cook the chicken breast, shred it and set aside (easy tip for shredding chicken breast).
2. Then, place a pan on the fire and heat the oil.
3. Then, add the onion and let it brown.
4. Add the garlic, when it is fried, add the shredded chicken breast to the pan.
5. Take the chicken stock cubes and dissolve them in hot water and pour over the braised chicken.
6. Finally, add the wheat flour and stir continuously and vigorously until you obtain a creamy mixture.
7. Then, add the corn, olives, green chillies, tomatoes and mix well. Reserve.
8. Now, let’s prepare the chicken pot pie dough.
9. First, take a bowl and add the wheat flour and butter, mix until you get crumbs.
10. Then add the other ingredients and knead until you get a smooth dough.
11. Finally, wrap the dough in cling film and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Assembling the chicken pot pie

1. Start by separating 2/3 of the dough and roll it out onto a sheet of parchment paper.
2. Then, place the dough in a mold with a removable bottom (21 cm in diameter), adjust the dough on the side with your fingers.
3. Then spread all the filling inside the mold.
4. Then, roll out the rest of the dough and cover the pan, removing excess dough from the sides.
5. Use this excess dough to make strips and decorate the chicken casserole.
6. Beat an egg and brush the entire pie with it.
7. Place in the preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven, unmold and serve as you prefer.

Tips

1. To prevent the chicken pot pie from wilting in the oven, wait for the filling to cool before you can assemble it.
2. And to prevent the dough from sticking to the pan, sprinkle wheat flour before rolling out the dough and use a rolling pin.
3. If you don’t like corn in the filling, you can replace it with heart of palm.
4. When preparing shortcrust pastry, it may become crumbly. In this case, mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar with 6 tablespoons of very cold water. Then, place it in the dough and work with it, letting it rest. This way, it will slow down the action of the gluten in the dough, as well as making it softer and more compact.
5. The secret to making your chicken casserole perfect is to pay attention to the temperature (via: Tudo Gostoso blog). Therefore, the butter used must be cold (homemade butter tip), as well as the filling, which must also be cold.
6. A great tip to make the recipe even tastier is to add cream cheese to the filling, this way it will be creamier.

Anyway, if you liked this recipe and want to learn more incredible tips like this, read also: Simple and delicious ground beef pancake recipe.