Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot piieee...
This is a little chant my husband walks around saying whenever I'm making Chicken Pot Pie for dinner. He paces around like an excited little kid -- looking over my shoulder, smacking his lips, and rubbing his hands together. The first time I made it for him after we were married, he actually pulled out the camera and took pictures. No, I don't think my pot pie deserves this attention, but he enjoys my cooking and is supportive of my efforts. My pot pie isn't totally homemade. I use the Sandra Lee method -- semi-homemade.
This recipe is pretty basic and simple and I cook this when I need to pull dinner together quickly. As with most of my recipes, this is something I found on the internet and added my own little twist, like the Worcestershire sauce. Unfortunately, my tweaking of recipes usually consists of "a few shakes of this and a few pinches of that".
Chicken Pot Pie:
1 pre-cooked chicken - torn into bits or cubed
1 jar of chicken gravy
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small bag of frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 small chopped onion
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
Worcestershire sauce -- about 4-5 hearty shakes (or to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 or 2 pastry pie crusts - depends on if you want top and bottom or top only
I mix all of the ingredients (with the exception of the pastry crust) together in a skillet and cook on medium heat. I cook this until the mixture begins to boil.
I normally don't use a bottom crust. Maybe one day I will get adventurous and surprise my husband by throwing a bottom crust in there.
While this recipe would never rival anything that Paula Deen would make, it does have lots of meat, vegetables, and a thick, rich gravy full of flavor. Another perfect meal for those cold winter days! If you would like a printable copy of the recipe, please click here!
PS...find this post at the Link Party on Restless Arrow, The Winthrop Chronicles and Coastal Charm!
Yummm, Chick-N Pot- Pieeee!! Yes, I can sing for my supper too! I've made this semi-homemade too, without the addition of the adorable snowmen! I must do this for my family this holiday season! Thank you for sharing, Benita! hugs, Christine
ReplyDeleteI don’t eat it, but the hubby does love it. And this recipe is so flippin’ easy to make. It is one of our winter staples. I also make a beef pot pie and just sub out the gravy and meat. Thanks so much girl! Hugs!!
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