Sunday, December 18, 2016

Chicken Pot Pie

This is our pot pie recipe that takes two recipes and combines it into one that our family approves of :-)

Crust Ingredients 
2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
4 Tbsp butter (cut into chunks for cutting into the flour)
good pinch of salt
2/3 cup milk

Filling Ingredients
onion
carrots
celery
potatoes (cooked a little to soften)
any other veggie you want!
chicken (already cooked - we boil water and cook ours in there and shred it but you can use any kind of chicken you are trying to use up!)
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cut flour
4 Tbsp butter
oil
1/2 cup milk
thyme

Crust Directions

  1. Mix flour and baking powder and salt
  2. Cut in butter until you have crumbles
  3. Mix in milk until you have a nice dough (may need to add extra milk)
  4. Roll out and place in baking dish for the bottom and sides
  5. Roll out the top and put to the side


Filling Directions

  1. Sauté onion, carrot, and celery (and any other veggies that you want!)
  2. Set aside with the chicken and potatoes
  3. Use the pan to melt the butter
  4. Once melted - add the flour
  5. Whisk to combine and add broth and milk
  6. Add thyme
  7. Cook until thickened
  8. Pour over chicken and veggies
  9. Add to crust and add top crust
  10. Poke holes with a fork in the top crust
  11. Cook at 400 for 30 minutes


Enjoy :-)