Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 1/2 cups potatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 (15 ounce) packages refrigerated pie crusts (or use your favorite pie crust recipe!)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute potatoes in margarine for 5 minutes in a dutch oven.
• 2 add onion, celery and thawed frozen vegetables.
• 3 saute for another 10 minutes.
• 4 add flour gradually to the sauteed mixture, stirring constantly for one minute.
• 5 allow refrigerated pie crust to come to room temperature.
• 6 meanwhile, combine chicken broth and half and half.
• 7 gradually stir into the vegetable mixture.
• 8 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. stir in salt and pepper.
• 9 add chopped chicken, stirring well.
• 10 add additional salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 12 spray a 9 x 13 casserole with nonstick spray.
• 13 place pie crust on the bottom of the pan to cover, cutting to fit.
• 14 pour chicken/vegetable mixture over the pie crust.
• 15 top with the remaining pie crust.
• 16 cut vents in the top crust.
• 17 bake for 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• 18 enjoy!