how to freeze individual chicken pot pies
I am trying to find a good way to freeze chicken pot pies...I am assisting a person that is low income next week and we are working on making healthy meals for her to freeze instead of buying processed food.
She loves chicken pot pies so what I was thinking was (since she has limited kitchen equipment in her house) was using my large ramekins, put parchment paper in the bottom, line it with pie crust dough, make the filling and wait for it to cool, then put it in the dough in the ramekin and place pie crust dough on top.
Freeze until just set then take a double amount of heavy duty foil, make a mould around the bottom and then top with foil and put in the freezer. then when she is ready to eat, she can just take it out of the freezer, bake for about 30 minutes, then just take the top foil off so that the top can brown, then she can eat and enjoy.
Does this sound reasonable? I have looked online and Iha ve not found anything like this so any help would be appreciated.
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Alternate suggestion:
When making food for others, often I like to purchase a bunch of disposable foil containers. I prepare the meals right in them, and that way I don't need to worry about my own dishes entering the picture and neither do they. I pick a size that is enough for their household times two (some people find it easier to have a few days of food and just reheat it the next day). This works well, for pies, lasagnas, other casseroles. Of course this depends on your own budget, but if you look around these are pretty cheap. I get the local no name or store brand for this purpose...
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Does chicken pot pie freeze well?
Wrap unbaked chicken pot pies tightly in aluminum foil, then place in freezer. Freezes well for 4-6 months.How do you freeze chicken pot pie?
Place it in the freezer, dish and all. Once frozen, pop it out of the pie plate, wrap in foil and then in freezer-quality plastic wrap. Freeze up to 3 months. When ready to bake, brush the top with an egg wash.How do you cook individual frozen chicken pot pie?
Cut 4 small slits in the middle of the crust. Cover each pot pie with foil and freeze for up to 2 months. To bake from frozen, preheat oven to 400\u02daF (200\u02daC), and bake for 30 minutes with the foil on top. Remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes or until golden brown.How do you freeze mini pies?
Bake the pie and let cool completely. Place the pie uncovered in the freezer until it is frozen (overnight). Once frozen, wrap the pie tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil then place in a plastic freezer bag and place back in the freezer. Frozen, baked fruit pies will keep up to 4 months.Freezer-Prep Chicken Pot Pies
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In addition to the advice talon8 offers I would add that when freezing foods it is wise to chill them first, in the refrigerator, and then move them to the freezer. The 'shorter the the thermal distance' is from 'not frozen' to 'frozen' the smaller the ice crystals will be, resulting in less damage to the food from the freezing/thawing process.
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