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.

Ingredients
For 12 servings
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Steps
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Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 10 x 14 x 2-inch baking pan.
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Step 2:
Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat and stir in the chopped onions.
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Step 3:
Cook and stir until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
5 min -
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 -
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 -
Step 6:
Remove the pot from the heat. Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate with a slotted spoon and reserve the stock.
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Step 7:
Juice the potatoes with an electric juicer. Put the dry potato flesh into a bowl and discard the juice.
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Step 8:
Stir the salt and black pepper into the potatoes.
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Step 9:
Stir enough reserved chicken stock into the potatoes to make a mixture with the consistency of oatmeal. Set the remaining stock aside.
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Step 10:
Spread half of the potato mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
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Step 11:
Arrange the cooked chicken breast evenly over the potatoes and scatter the caramelized onions evenly over the chicken.
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Step 12:
Spread the remaining potato mixture over the onions and chicken to cover.
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Step 13:
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.
1 h -
Step 14:
Reheat the remaining chicken stock and pour it over individual servings as desired.








