Chicken Pot Pie

mclillehaugen
18 hours ago
2 min read

This classic comfort food is easy to make and oh so delicious!

Ingredients:

1 box Pillsbury Pie Crust – 2 crusts

1/3 cup butter or margarine

1/3 cup chopped onion

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 3/4 cups chicken broth – low sodium

1/2 cup milk

2 1/2 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken or turkey

3 to 4 cups frozen mixed vegetables - the amount depends on the size of your pie pan. My favorite veggies to use are the carrots/peas/corn/green bean mix in the frozen food section. Sometimes I add additional fresh veggies – diced.

Instructions:

Heat oven to 425°F.

Roll out bottom pie crust (I always roll it to make it a bit thinner than how it comes out of the package) Place in pie pan.

Then roll out the top pie crust so it is ready for use later.

Some cooks say to pre-bake the bottom crust about 8 minutes to prevent sogginess (I rarely do this)

If you use raw chicken, dice, season, and saute in butter until cooked through. If you are using leftovers, or a rotisserie chicken, simply cut or shred into small pieces.

In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended. Gradually stir in broth and milk, cooking and stirring until bubbly and thickened. A wire whisk is helpful for mixing this together. For those new to cooking this is sometimes called a roux.

Stir chicken and mixed vegetables into the sauce. Remove from heat. Spoon chicken and vegetable mixture into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust.

Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

If your crust starts to burn on the edges, cover crust edge with strips of foil during the last 10 to 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning.

Sometimes I double this recipe and since the sauce fills my whole pan without the meat and veggies, I just place the meat and veggies in the crust lined pan and then add the sauce. Gently stir it all together and bake.