How to Make Pizza Pot Pies

Pizza and pot pies are usually two completely different dishes but if you fill ramekins with pizza topping ingredients and use pizza crust to cover the ramekins, you can make wonderful individual pot pies with all the flavor of your favorite pizza.

A pot pie is a baked savory pie with a pastry base and topping. They come in many flavors and they are baked in pie tins or ramekins to keep their shape. American pot pies are often filled with chicken, turkey or beef, as well as gravy and vegetables. You can also buy frozen pot pies but, as with most foods, making your own homemade versions are far superior.

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You can use any fillings you like for pot pies. Chicken, pork, beef, vegetables and cheese all work well. If you are using a pizza sauce, it is nice to follow a pizza sauce recipe and make your own because homemade pizza sauce has a richer and fresher taste than store-bought pizza sauces. Conventional pot pie recipes feature a gravy rather than a pizza sauce but the pizza sauce goes nicely with the pizza crust topping.

Recipe for Chicken and Broccoli Pizza Pot Pies

The flavors of chicken, broccoli, tomatoes, cheese and more are enhanced with garlic and rosemary for an amazing taste. These flavorful and nutritious breaded casseroles are so easy to make.

You will need six ramekins to make these pizza pot pies and each one should hold ten ounces. Unlike a conventional pie, these do not have a pastry base, just a pastry topping.

What you will need:

1 1/2 lbs pizza dough 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 cups tomato sauce 6 tablespoons grated parmesan 1 1/2 cups diced mozzarella 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves 28 oz can crushed tomatoes 2 oz diced pancetta 2 cups chopped broccoli 2 cups diced roast chicken 2 minced cloves garlic 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil

How to make it:

First, make the tomato sauce. Warm a tablespoon of the oil in a pan, and then saute the rosemary, pancetta, and garlic over a moderate heat until the pancetta is crisp. This will take about five minutes.

Add the crushed tomatoes and stir. Simmer the mixture gently for fifteen minutes, stir in 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the black pepper, and set the sauce to one side.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out the pizza dough and cut circles that are an inch wider than the ramekin tops. Combine the chicken, mozzarella, broccoli, tomato sauce and remaining salt and black pepper. Divide this mixture between six ramekins, and then put a dough circle over each one, pressing it down to seal well.

Brush the rest of the olive oil over the dough and sprinkle on the parmesan. Cut a slit in each one and bake for twenty five minutes or until the pizza crust is golden brown. Take the pizza pot pies out of the oven and let them cool a little, then serve them with your favorite side dishes.

How to Make Pizza Pot Pies

What about making some gourmet pizza pot pies for an unusual dinner tonight? There are many types of pizza to choose from and if you usually make the same one, it can be fun to try a different kind.

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