Entree
Hatch Green Chile Pot Pie
4.8 · 54 reviewsTotal1 hr 20
Serves6-8
DifficultyMedium
Heatmedium
4.8 · 54 reviews
Hatch Green Chile Pot Pie
- Prep20 min
- Cook50 min
- Total1 hr 20
- Serves6-8
Mediummedium heat
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
- Combine chicken breast, frozen peas and carrots, and chopped celery in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover the ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Allow the mixture to boil for 15 minutes and then remove from the heat and drain off the water.
- While your chicken is cooking place another saucepan over medium heat. Add in your butter and once melted cook your onion and garlic until soft and fragrant. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, Hatch Green Chile Powder, and celery seeds until combined. Slowly add in chicken broth, milk, and heavy whipping cream. Reduce the heat the medium-low and simmer the mixture until it thickens. This typically takes 5-10 minutes. Once thickened, remove from heat and set aside.
- Place your pie crust in the bottom of a pie pan or cast iron skillet.
- Cube or shred your chicken breasts and then return to pot with the vegetables. Add in Roasted Hatch Green Chile and stir until combined.
- Place the chicken, vegetables, and Roasted Hatch Green Chile mixture in the bottom of your pie crust. Pour the hot liquid over the mixture.
- Cover with your top pie crust (feel free to get fancy with designs), seal the edges, and ensure there are small slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape when cooking.
- Place the pot pie in the preheated over for 30 to 35 minutes. When done, the pie crust should be a golden brown and the filling is bubbling. Cool for 10 minutes before serving to avoid burnt mouths.
Made with Roasted Hatch Chile (Frozen), grown by our family in the Hatch Valley for five generations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is green chile pot pie?
Green chile pot pie is a New Mexico take on classic chicken pot pie that folds roasted Hatch green chile into the creamy chicken-and-vegetable filling and seasons the sauce with green chile powder, all baked under a flaky double crust. The chile adds smoky depth and gentle heat that cuts the richness of the traditional version.
Is green chile pot pie spicy?
With medium roasted Hatch green chile it's pleasantly warm rather than fiery, a gentle heat that builds against the creamy filling and stays family-friendly. The cream and chicken mellow the chile considerably. Use hot roasted chile or add extra green chile powder for more kick, or stick with medium to keep it mild for kids.
How do you keep pot pie filling from being runny?
Simmer the butter, flour, broth, and cream base on medium-low for a full 5 to 10 minutes until it's genuinely thick and velvety before combining it with the chicken and vegetables. Drain the boiled chicken and vegetables well, and use roasted chile rather than canned so you don't add extra liquid. Cut vents in the top crust so steam escapes.
Where can I buy Hatch green chile for pot pie?
You can order fire-roasted Hatch green chile shipped from our family farm in the Hatch Valley. Roasted Hatch Green Chile is fire-roasted and peeled, ready to fold into the filling, and Hatch green chile powder seasons the sauce without thinning it. Fresh Hatch Green Chile is available to roast yourself in season.
