Classic Chicken Potpie

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 45 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for work surface

1 teaspoon sugar

¼ teaspoon fine salt

½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces

3 to 5 tablespoons ice water

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium yellow onion, diced small (1 ½ cups)

4 medium carrots, diced small (2 cups)

2 garlic cloves, minced

½ cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 cup frozen peas

Coarse salt and ground pepper

3 cups shredded cooked chicken (15 ounces)

⅓ cup fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

Make the crust: In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, and salt.

Add butter and pulse: Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining.

Add ice water and pulse: Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 2 tablespoons ice water); do not overmix.

Form dough: Form dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour or overnight (or freeze, up to 1 month).

Preheat oven and cook carrots and onions for filling: Preheat oven to 375°F. Make the filling: In a large pot, melt butter over medium-high. Add onion and carrots and cook until softened, 8 minutes.

Add garlic to filling: Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.

Add flour: Add flour and stir to coat vegetables.

Add broth slowly and simmer to thicken sauce: Slowly add broth, whisking constantly until sauce is smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.

Stir in peas, chicken, and parsley: Stir in peas. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in chicken and parsley.

Transfer filling to baking dish: Pour filling into a 2-quart baking dish.

Roll out dough: On a floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness.

Fit dough and crimp edge: Place dough over dish and fold overhang inward while pinching to crimp edge.

Make vents: Cut vents in dough.

Bake pie: Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling around the edge, 45 to 50 minutes.

Cool before serving: Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.