Sunday, June 19, 2011

Chicken Pot Pie

This is packed with chicken and veggies and is Oh so Good! Use a deep dish pie plate!
Ingredients

    * 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
    *3 small potatoes,peeled and cubed
    * 1 cup sliced carrots
    * 1 cup frozen green peas
    * 1/2 cup sliced celery
    * 1/3 cup butter
    * 1/3 cup chopped onion
    * 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
    * 1/2 teaspoon salt
    * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    * 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
    * 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
    * 1 1/3 cups milk
    * 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

Directions

   1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
   2. In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, potatoes,peas, and celery. Add broth to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain,saving the chicken broth and set aside.
   3. In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
   4. Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
   5. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

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