Smoked Chicken Pot Pie by @dennistheprescott

≈ 4h

6 servings

🍗

1

Chicken

🍋

9 g

Lemon zest

🌿

12 g

Thyme leaves

🫒

60 ml

Olive oil

🧂

12 g

Sea salt

⚫

2 g

Cracked black pepper

🧈

28 g

Butter

🥬

300 g

Leeks

🥕

180 g

Carrots

🥬

80 g

Celery

🥕

90 g

Fennel

🍄

250 g

Cremini mushrooms

🧄

12 g

Garlic

🌾

30 g

Flour

🍲

590 ml

Chicken stock

🌼

15 g

Dijon mustard

🥛

240 ml

Heavy cream

🥔

300 g

Potatoes

🫛

220 g

Frozen peas

🌿

10 g

Basil leaves

🥐

500 g

Puff pastry

🥚

50 g

Egg

  1. Preheat

    Preheat the smoker grill to 225°F / 107°C with the super-smoke setting enabled.

  2. Rub
    • whole chicken
    • olive oil
    • lemon zest

    Rub the whole chicken with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 lemon's zest, 2 tablespoons thyme leaves, sea salt, and cracked black pepper.

  3. Insert
    • whole chicken

    Insert the meat thermometer probe into the chicken and place the chicken on the smoker grill.

  4. Step
    • whole chicken

    Smoke the chicken until it reaches 165°F / 74°C internally, about 150 to 180 minutes.

  5. Rest
    • whole chicken

    Remove the chicken and let it rest for 20 minutes.

  6. Shred
    • whole chicken

    Shred the rested chicken, discarding bones and skin.

  7. Preheat

    Increase the smoker grill or preheat the oven to 400°F / 205°C.

  8. Melt
    • butter
    • olive oil

    Melt the butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

  9. Add
    • leeks
    • carrots
    • celery

    Add leeks, carrots, celery, fennel, cremini mushrooms, remaining thyme, and salt to the skillet.

  10. Cook
    • leeks
    • carrots
    • celery

    Cook the vegetables until softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.

  11. Stir
    • garlic
    • all-purpose flour
    • Carrots

    Stir the garlic and all-purpose flour into the vegetables.

  12. Cook
    • all-purpose flour
    • Sea salt

    Cook the flour mixture for 1 minute while stirring.

  13. Add
    • chicken stock
    • Dijon mustard
    • heavy cream

    Add chicken stock, Dijon mustard, heavy cream, potatoes, shredded chicken, sea salt, and cracked black pepper.

  14. Simmer
    • potatoes

    Bring the filling to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.

  15. Stir
    • frozen peas
    • fresh basil leaves
    • lemon zest

    Stir frozen peas, basil leaves, and the remaining lemon zest into the filling.

  16. Step
    • sea salt

    Taste the filling and adjust the sea salt and cracked black pepper.

  17. Bake

    Transfer the filling evenly into one or two baking dishes.

  18. Trim
    • puff pastry

    Cover the baking dish with puff pastry and trim the excess pastry.

  19. Beat
    • egg
    • puff pastry

    Beat the egg and brush it over the puff pastry.

  20. Bake
    • puff pastry

    Bake until the filling bubbles and the pastry is golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Smoked Chicken Pot Pie by @dennistheprescott

≈ 4h

6 servings

🍗

1

Chicken

🍋

9 g

Lemon zest

🌿

12 g

Thyme leaves

🫒

60 ml

Olive oil

🧂

12 g

Sea salt

⚫

2 g

Cracked black pepper

🧈

28 g

Butter

🥬

300 g

Leeks

🥕

180 g

Carrots

🥬

80 g

Celery

🥕

90 g

Fennel

🍄

250 g

Cremini mushrooms

🧄

12 g

Garlic

🌾

30 g

Flour

🍲

590 ml

Chicken stock

🌼

15 g

Dijon mustard

🥛

240 ml

Heavy cream

🥔

300 g

Potatoes

🫛

220 g

Frozen peas

🌿

10 g

Basil leaves

🥐

500 g

Puff pastry

🥚

50 g

Egg

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/20

    Preheat the smoker grill to 225°F / 107°C with the super-smoke setting enabled.

  2. Step 2/20

    Rub the whole chicken with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 lemon's zest, 2 tablespoons thyme leaves, sea salt, and cracked black pepper.

    🍗whole chicken
    🫒olive oil
    🍋lemon zest
    🌿fresh thyme leaves
    🧂sea salt
    ⚫cracked black pepper
    🧀microplane grater
  3. Step 3/20

    Insert the meat thermometer probe into the chicken and place the chicken on the smoker grill.

    🍗whole chicken
    🌡️meat thermometer probe
  4. Step 4/20

    Smoke the chicken until it reaches 165°F / 74°C internally, about 150 to 180 minutes.

    🍗whole chicken
    🌡️meat thermometer probe
  5. Step 5/20

    Remove the chicken and let it rest for 20 minutes.

    🍗whole chicken
  6. Step 6/20

    Shred the rested chicken, discarding bones and skin.

    🍗whole chicken
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  7. Step 7/20

    Increase the smoker grill or preheat the oven to 400°F / 205°C.

  8. Step 8/20

    Melt the butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

    🧈butter
    🫒olive oil
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  9. Step 9/20

    Add leeks, carrots, celery, fennel, cremini mushrooms, remaining thyme, and salt to the skillet.

    🥬leeks
    🥕carrots
    🥬celery
    🥕fennel
    🍄cremini mushrooms
    🌿fresh thyme leaves
    🧂sea salt
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  10. Step 10/20

    Cook the vegetables until softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.

    🥬leeks
    🥕carrots
    🥬celery
    🥕fennel
    🍄cremini mushrooms
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  11. Step 11/20

    Stir the garlic and all-purpose flour into the vegetables.

    🧄garlic
    🌾all-purpose flour
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  12. Step 12/20

    Cook the flour mixture for 1 minute while stirring.

    🌾all-purpose flour
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  13. Step 13/20

    Add chicken stock, Dijon mustard, heavy cream, potatoes, shredded chicken, sea salt, and cracked black pepper.

    🍲chicken stock
    🌼Dijon mustard
    🥛heavy cream
    🥔potatoes
    🍗whole chicken
    🧂sea salt
    ⚫cracked black pepper
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  14. Step 14/20

    Bring the filling to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.

    🥔potatoes
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
    🍴fork
  15. Step 15/20

    Stir frozen peas, basil leaves, and the remaining lemon zest into the filling.

    🫛frozen peas
    🌿fresh basil leaves
    🍋lemon zest
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
    🧀microplane grater
  16. Step 16/20

    Taste the filling and adjust the sea salt and cracked black pepper.

    🧂sea salt
    ⚫cracked black pepper
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  17. Step 17/20

    Transfer the filling evenly into one or two baking dishes.

    🍳baking dish
    🍳large skillet
    🥄wooden spoon
  18. Step 18/20

    Cover the baking dish with puff pastry and trim the excess pastry.

    🥐puff pastry
    🍳baking dish
    🔪chef's knife
  19. Step 19/20

    Beat the egg and brush it over the puff pastry.

    🥚egg
    🥐puff pastry
    🖌️pastry brush
  20. Step 20/20

    Bake until the filling bubbles and the pastry is golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.

    🥐puff pastry
    🍳baking dish

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Fruit, Seasoning, Oils, Dairy, Vegetables, Fungi, Stock, Condiments, Legumes, Pastry, Eggs

Ingredients

Chicken, Lemon zest, Thyme leaves, Olive oil, Sea salt, Cracked black pepper, Butter, Leeks, Carrots, Celery, Fennel, Cremini mushrooms, Garlic, Flour, Chicken stock, Dijon mustard, Heavy cream, Potatoes, Frozen peas, Basil leaves, Puff pastry, Egg

Notes

Chicken (3 1/2–4 pounds), Lemon zest (zest of 1 lemon, plus zest of 1/2 lemon for the filling), Thyme leaves (plus 2 tablespoons minced thyme leaves for the filling), Olive oil (plus 2 tablespoons for the filling), Sea salt (to season), Cracked black pepper (to season), Leeks (medium, cleaned, green ends removed, and thinly sliced), Carrots (finely diced), Celery (finely diced), Fennel (finely diced), Cremini mushrooms (finely chopped), Garlic (minced), Potatoes (cubed), Basil leaves (minced), Puff pastry (1–2 sheets), Egg (beaten)

Allergens

Milk, Mustard, Gluten, Wheat, Egg

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

to inform

Calories

720 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 39g, Carbohydrates: 52g, Fat: 40g, Fiber: 8g, Sugars: 8g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 130mg, Iron: 4mg, Potassium: 950mg, Sodium: 980mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 780µg, Vitamin C: 28mg, Vitamin B12: 0.8µg, Vitamin K: 65µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

3 hours 30 minutes

Overall

4 hours 0 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

20 steps

Equipments

Utensils

chef's knife, cutting board, measuring cups, measuring spoons, microplane grater, meat thermometer probe, large skillet, wooden spoon, fork, pastry brush, baking dish

Appliances

Smoker, Oven

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Occasions

Dinner, Winter, Holiday, Family Meal, Comfort Food

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@dennistheprescott

Origin

Cuisine

American, British

Geographic

United States, North America

Various

Aspect

Texture

Flaky, Creamy, Tender, Juicy, Crisp

Flavors

Smoky, Savory, Rich, Herbal, Tangy, Buttery

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Discard after 2 hours at room temperature), fridge : 3 to 4 days (Cool before refrigerating,Store in an airtight container at 40°F / 4°C or below), freezer : 2 to 3 months (Freeze in an airtight freezer-safe container,Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating)