Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Simple Chicken Pot Pie (Veggie version too)

This is yet again another easy, yet tasteful and nutritious recipes. There are many ways to make this pie but I prefer the below way because its easier to make it this way. I know. My bad, but what can I possibly do when I am pressed for time?
Anyway, the below measurements would yield 1 pie which 2 adults can comfortably share. I am going to give the chicken and the veggie version too. Look at the bottom of recipe for vegetable version. I served this for dinner.
Ingredients
Cream of chicken : 1/2 can (or 5 oz, I used campbells)
Chicken broth: 3/8 cup ( 1/2+1/8 cup)
Pie shell: 1 shell and 1 crust to seal the pie (I used Pillsbury)
Frozen veggeis: 3/4 cup (thawed)
Chicken: 1 big breast (chopped into 1 inch pieces)
All purpose Flour (APF): 1 1/2 tbsp
Aluminum pie liner: 1

Method:
  •  Preheat the oven to 400 D F.
  • Clean the chicken cubes and boil in hot water until cooked. Should take under 10 mins.Drain after cooking.
  • Mix the APF with chicken broth. Then mix in the cream of chicken, veggies and cooked chicken chunks. The mixture would be somewhat thick.
  • In a 9 inch pan or any oven safe dish, line in the aluminum pie liner. Place the pie shell in the liner and fill it with the mixture.
  • Seal the shell with the top crust and make small vent-holes with a sharp knife for the steam to escape. 
  • Bake for 35 minutes and check if the crust is golden brown. If not, bake for another 5 mins. 
Enjoy! 
Below is the picture I had taken near my front porch. The snow is melting and skies are blue. I just love looking at the icicles. Hope you liked it too.
Vegetarian version:
Replace the cream of chicken with cream of vegetable and chicken broth with vegetable broth. Use additional veggies of 3/4 cup in place of chicken. The rest of the recipe and method is same.

9 comments:

  1. Your chicken pot pie looks yummy..I think the veg version also shud be great...

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  2. Chicken pot pie makes me hungry, would love to finish that whole pot pie rite now..

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  3. Lovely recipe and drooling over your pics.. Just yummy..

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  4. Pot Pie looks so delicious and fulfilling. Icicles look amazing as well.
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. ooooooooooohhh o love pies.. most lunches its pie time :)

    and the pic in the end beautiful

    Bikram's

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  6. Sounds great recipe,this makes me drool,bookmarked.

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