For the Love Of Pot....PIE

Pittman likes Man Food. The heavy, meaty kind of man food. I like girly food, the kind you can take tiny bites of and say "Oh, I'm stuffed." Well, you know. In theory.

Chicken pot pie happens to be one of our favorites. Not his, or mine, but OURS.  And this recipe just might be almost perfect. I have forgotten where I got the original recipe from, but I have modified several times.

Ingredients:

• A pound of chicken breasts, cubed.
• 1 bag of frozen vegetables- I use the peas-carrots-corn mix, this is the best in my opinion. You could substitute something else that suits your taste.
• Some onion. It was a handful for me. I have little hands, if that helps. I also used yellow onion because that what was in the fridge.
• About 6 tablespoons of butter. 
• 2 cups of chicken broth, plus extra on the side
• One-third cup of all purpose flour, though keep it hand as you may need to add more as you see fit.
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon of celery seed
• 2 pie crusts, unbaked. I buy mine frozen, or you could make your own. Usually the 9 inch works. that's what she said.

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lay one of your pie crusts down on your pie plate, and once heated, bake for about 15 minutes.

2. Pour your chicken, veggies, and just enough chicken broth to cover the mixture into a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and let it cook for about 15 minutes.

2. Take the chicken-veggie mixture, drain it and pour it all into a bowl.

3. In the same pan, cook the onions in the butter until they are all soft and squishy. Then, stir in your flour and spices.

4. As you are stirring, start pouring in your milk and the 2 cups of broth. Simmer the entire mixture over medium heat. *Keep an eye on this, you don't want it to become too thick or you will have a dry pot pie. Nothing worse than that. No, really. There isn't. 

5. Now, take your chicken-veggie mix and pour it onto your slightly pre-baked crust that's already in your plate. Gah, does that sentence even make sense?

6. Pour the liquid over the chicken-veggie mix. Even out the entire mixture before placing the top crust on top. Once the crust is placed (and edges trimmed id necessary) Cut a few slits in the crust. Or, if you're awesome use a heart shaped cookie cutter and call it Chicken Pot Pie of LOVE.

 

You can pop it in the oven right away and let it bake for about 45 minutes, or until the crust is all flaky-goldy-brown. OR you can let it cool, wrap it tightly and freeze it for later- make sure you use a freezer safe plate if you decide to do this.

I hope you love it and don't want to share as much as I do.