Dinner

Rappie Pie

A traditional Canadian potato and chicken pie with caramelized onions, served with warm chicken stock.

  • 2 hr 5 min
  • 520 kcal
  • Canadian

Mellowpan tip: Makes 12 servings. Plan the extras as tomorrow’s lunch.

Rappie Pie

Ingredients

For 12 servings

Steps

  1. Step 1:

    Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 10 x 14 x 2-inch baking pan.

  2. Step 2:

    Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat and stir in the chopped onions.

  3. Step 3:

    Cook and stir until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

    5 min
  4. Step 4:

    Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until the onions are very tender and dark brown, about 40 minutes more.

    40 min
  5. Step 5:

    Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large pot. Stir in the chicken breasts, reduce the heat, and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.

    20 min
  6. Step 6:

    Remove the pot from the heat. Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate with a slotted spoon and reserve the stock.

  7. Step 7:

    Juice the potatoes with an electric juicer. Put the dry potato flesh into a bowl and discard the juice.

  8. Step 8:

    Stir the salt and black pepper into the potatoes.

  9. Step 9:

    Stir enough reserved chicken stock into the potatoes to make a mixture with the consistency of oatmeal. Set the remaining stock aside.

  10. Step 10:

    Spread half of the potato mixture evenly in the prepared pan.

  11. Step 11:

    Arrange the cooked chicken breast evenly over the potatoes and scatter the caramelized onions evenly over the chicken.

  12. Step 12:

    Spread the remaining potato mixture over the onions and chicken to cover.

  13. Step 13:

    Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.

    1 h
  14. Step 14:

    Reheat the remaining chicken stock and pour it over individual servings as desired.

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