Serves 6

Nani's Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients

Basic Pastry for Pot Pie

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. shortening
  • 2-3 Tbs. cold water

Pie Filling

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup half and half (or evaporated milk)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 3 cups chopped chicken

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

  2. For Pie Crust, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.

  3. Stir in water. Shape into ball.

  4. Chill for an hour. Roll pastry to fit casserole dish.

  5. For pie filling, saute onion, celery and carrot in butter for 10 minutes.

  6. Add flour; cook 1 minute. Combine broth and half and half; gradually stir into vegetable mixture.

  7. Cook over medium heat until thickened.

  8. Stir in salt and pepper. Add chopped chicken.

  9. Pour into a greased shallow 2 quart casserole. Top with pastry.

  10. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.

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