Monday, June 13, 2011

Chicken Pot Pie . . . probably not your grandmother's version . . .

This will not produce your usual version of a chicken pot pie but certainly serves your purposes when you want to get a hot meal on the table and look like a culinary hero to your family. Chicken is still the cheaper meat at the grocery store and a little can go a long way.

Not Exactly Chicken Pot Pie Approximately three cups of cooked, diced chicken meat
2 cups chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 1/2 cups biscuit mix
1 1/2 cups milk
Butter

Place chicken in bottom of greased 13x9x2-inch pan or baking dish. Mix broth and soup together and pour over the chicken. Season to taste.

Mix biscuit mix and milk together. This will form a thin mixture. Carefully pour it over the ingredients already in your baking dish. Dot with bits of butter.

Bake for approximately one hour at 350 degrees or until brown.

If you don't have boned chicken on hand, you can get a whole chicken (you have to think ahead here!) and simmer it in a pot of water with a sliced onion, carrot, salt, and celery until the chicken is tender. Drain and use the water for your chicken broth. Bone your chicken and proceed as stated.

We like broccoli in our pot pie. You can break down some broccoli into bite-sized pieces and add them to the broth and soup mix. You can also include or use instead a 12-16 ounce bag of frozen mixed vegetables.

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