Mini Cast Iron Chicken Pot Pies Recipe on Food52 (2024)

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Can you cook a pie in a cast iron pot? ›

No matter what flavor of pie you're planning to make—and whether you're a pie pro or a pastry novice—try baking your next pie in a cast iron skillet. It might just be your best pie yet.

A significant amount of the calories and fat in traditional chicken pot pie come from the crust. Only using crust on the top of the pies made a big difference nutritionally.

Simply place in the refrigerator overnight or leave on a counter top for several hours. For individual five (5) inch pot pies, please place them in a conventional oven at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

It must stay refrigerated until it is ready to bake. To prepare, pre-heat a convection oven to 375°F and remove pot pie from packaging. Place the pie directly on the middle oven rack and bake for approximately one hour to an hour and a half. Remove and serve.

Preheat your cast iron bakeware before adding your batter or dough for crunchy edges on cornbread, pizza, and biscuits. Prefer a delicate crust? Add your batter for cakes, pies, and other soft baked goods directly into your room-temperature pan. No preheating needed!

Did you know an average restaurant portion of chicken pot pie has over 900 calories, 60 grams of fat and more than a days worth of sodium? Yeah, that's A LOT. Many often have 10-plus grams of trans fat, too -- thanks to pastries made with partially hydrogenated shortenings.

Sink your teeth into a hearty chicken pie. This healthy pie recipe is so easy to make and takes just 35 minutes. High in fibre, diabetes-friendly and so delicious, this will quickly become a family favourite.

In the South, some folks make a distinction between chicken pie and chicken pot pie. Chicken pies, also known as “chicken and pastry,” are the savory versions of fruit pies or cobblers, made with homemade crust and no, or very few, vegetables. Chicken pot pies typically include vegetables and have a top crust only.

Heat your oven to 200 degrees then put your pie on a tray to put in the oven for about 30 to 40 min. Check middle of pie to see if hot if not cover edges of pie with foil and leave in for another 10 min. Continue checking every 10 min. until hot.

Place onto baking sheet in centre of oven. Bake pies for approximately 30 - 35 minutes or until the centre of the product reaches an internal temperature of 165° F (74° C).

How long to heat mini pies? ›

To reheat, preheat oven to 180°C. Place pies on a baking tray and cover with foil. Cook in oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.

Stir a tablespoon of cornstarch into 2 tablespoons of cold water and add it to your filling mixture to thicken it.

Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. During last 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into cubes) are ideal for making classic chicken pot pie. This chicken pot pie recipe calls for the usual suspects: peas, carrots, onions, and celery. You could toss in some mushrooms or green peppers if you want to incorporate more veggies.

Yes. All cookware made of cast-iron is oven safe. You can use them in Oven with high-temperature and there is nothing to worry about oven or your cookware. Of course, provided there is no component (such as a handle) that is not made of iron or other metal.

For a more casual approach, try making your next pie in an enameled cast iron skillet. These types of pies lend themselves especially well to fruit-fillings with more filling than a typical pie.

Material / Heating: Typical cast iron

Every time I used it and cleaned it, I gave it a light coating of oil. While I didn't cook greasy foods in the pan, pie crusts have oil in them that will continue seasoning the pan as it's used.