Even the word "pie" is comforting. It would be hard to deny the very real lure of pastry, especially when — as here — you know you're going to dunk it in gravied juices till its gorgeous lightness is deliciously, soggily heavy. I concede, however, that making and rolling out your own pastry is not necessarily the speediest option, so I buy all-butter, ready-rolled frozen puff pastry and feel fine about it.
I make the pie even easier by browning the chicken and making the sauce all in one go. A gold-crusted, welcoming pie for two in half an hour is not bad going.
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