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    Chicken Pot Pie


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    List of Ingredients




    Serves: 4-8

    1 lb. boned, skinned chicken OR turkey breasts - cubed
    2 med. carrots - sliced 1/8" thick
    1 rib celery - sliced thin
    1 cup frozen peas
    1/3 cup butter OR margarine
    1 med. onion - chopped
    1/3 cup all-purpose flour
    2/3 cup milk - low-fat okay
    1 Tbls. chicken soup base OR 1 chicken bouillon cube
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. black pepper
    1/4 tsp. celery seed
    (2) 9" un-baked pie crusts
    1 Tbls. butter OR margarine

    Recipe



    Place chicken or turkey, carrots, and celery in a 2-quart saucepan. Pour just enough water over to cover all. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until meat is cooked through. Add peas to pot and simmer for 1 minute.
    -Drain water from pan, reserving 2 cups of the water; set aside meat and vegetables.
    -In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in 1/3 cup butter until soft; stir in flour; slowly whisk in reserved water and milk; stir in soup base or bouillon, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Simmer sauce over medium heat until thick; remove from heat; set aside.
    -Place chicken and vegetables in one pie crust placed in a pie plate; pour prepared sauce into pie.
    -Place second pie crust over pie, fold over edges, pinch edges with fork, and prick holes in top.
    -Bake in a 425 degree oven for 20 minutes. Cover edges of pie with aluminum foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
    -Rub 1 Tbls. butter over top of hot crust. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

 

 

 


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