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Chicken Pot Pie




Source of Recipe


Posted by Darlene


Recipe Introduction


2001 Holiday Recipe Contest Grand Prize Winner
One-Dish Meals...Mary Cale's daughter-in-law was so convinced this recipe would win that she submitted it for her mother-in-law. Mary says, "It's just an old country recipe I've been making for a few years, and it's one of our family's favorites. It's also a good dish to give to people in the church or take to a party."



Recipe Link: Darlene's Kitchen Pantry

List of Ingredients




1 (3 1/2-pound) whole chicken
5 cups water
2 celery stalk tops with leaves
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 to 4 bacon slices
3 green onions, sliced
2 large celery ribs, chopped
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
3 carrots, cooked and diced
1 (8.5-ounce) can sweet green peas, drained
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated piecrusts
Cranberry sauce


Recipe



BRING first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven; reduce heat, and simmer mixture 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is done.

REMOVE chicken, reserving 3 1/2 cups broth in Dutch oven; discard celery tops. Let chicken cool; skin, bone, and cut into bite-size pieces.

COOK bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon, and set aside.

SAUTÉ green onions and chopped celery in hot drippings in skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until tender. Gradually whisk in flour until blended. Gradually add reserved broth; cook, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken, bacon, eggs, and next 5 ingredients.

SPOON mixture into a 3-quart baking dish, and top with refrigerated piecrust.

BAKE at 450° for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Serve with cranberry sauce. Prep: 45 min.; Cook: 1 hr., 50 min.; Bake: 25 min.

Mary Cale
Birmingham, Alabama