Chicken Pot Pie

The Story

This is one of the first dishes a made when I was on my own as an adult. I bought a whole chicken, learned to dissemble it, and made my own chicken stock from the trimmings. I used it as the base for the chicken pot pie. Instead of a crust, I made mashed potatoes. I lined little ramekins with the mashed potatoes, filled it with the pot pie “stew”, and topped it with some basic biscuit mix. It was some of the best food I’ve made.

Why Cook This

It’s a fun dish to make. It’s involved, teaches you a lot, and — most importantly— it’s delicious. You can make the filling out of whatever you like, or you can do a classic onion, carrot, and celery mix with chicken in a gravy.