Loaded Chicken Bacon Pot Pie Recipes

CHICKEN & BACON POT PIE

Steps:

• Prepare dough for Foolproof PHILLY Pie Crust Recipe and refrigerate as directed.
• Cook and stir bacon in Dutch oven or large deep skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 tsp. drippings from pan.
• Add vegetables and garlic to reserved drippings in pan; cook 5 min., stirring occasionally. Add flour; cook and stir 1 min. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to boil. Add cream cheese; cook and stir 1 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat; stir in chicken. Spoon into 9-inch deep-dish pie plate sprayed with cooking spray; top with bacon.
• Heat oven to 400ºF. Roll out pie crust dough into 10-inch round between 2 sheets of waxed paper; place over chicken mixture. Flute edge, sealing crust to edge of pie plate. Cut several slits in crust to allow steam to escape. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 40 min. or until golden brown, covering edge of crust with foil for the last 10 min. if necessary to prevent overbrowning.

LOADED CHICKEN-BACON POT PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels, reserving 3 Tbsp. drippings. 2. Add onion to hot drippings, and sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic and next 2 ingredients; sauté 4 to 5 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Remove from heat, and add wine. Return to heat; cook 2 minutes. Sprinkle with flour; cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Whisk in broth; bring to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cream and next 4 ingredients. 3. Remove from heat, and stir in chicken, peas, and bacon. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Place pastry over hot filling, pressing edges to seal and trimming off excess. (Use scraps to cover any exposed filling, if necessary.) Whisk together egg and 1 Tbsp. water. Brush over pastry. 4. Bake at 400° on lower oven rack 35 to 40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Note: You can also make these in 6 (12-oz.) ramekins. Cut pastry into circles; place over ramekins after filling. Bake as directed.