The cold days of winter are perfect for making a dish that warms up the kitchen and kindles memories of hearty homemade dinners with loved ones. Cooking casserole to share with family members is a great way to spend an afternoon. Use leftover chicken or Thanksgiving Day turkey. Deep Dish Chicken Pie is an easy chicken pot pie recipe that feeds 4.
Deep Dish Chicken Pie
Ingredients for Pot Pie:
- 1 cup sliced celery.
- 1 ½ cups cooked carrots.
- 1 cup cooked mixed vegetables.
- Generous dash of onion powder.
- 2 Tablespoons of butter or margarine.
- 1 can of condensed cream of chicken soup.
- 1 ½ cups cubed chicken or turkey.
- ¼ cup milk.
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
- 1 cup biscuit mix.
- 4 Tablespoons of cold water.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a saucepan, cook celery with onion in butter or margarine until it is tender.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except biscuit mix and water.
- Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, make a pastry by combining biscuit mix and water. Roll pastry to fit top of a 1-quart casserole dish.
- Pour hot chicken mixture into the casserole and top with the pastry.
- Trim the edges and make several small cuts in the top of the pastry.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
Substitutions for Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
This easy casserole recipe handles substitutions well. For example, the carrots and mixed vegetables used can be canned, frozen or fresh. To use canned vegetables, drain the liquid before adding to the chicken mixture. Fresh carrots should be peeled and cooked. These can be leftover from another meal or microwaved in water until they are cooked through. Frozen vegetables should be defrosted before adding to the chicken mixture. Substitute cooked broccoli or cauliflower if desired but keep measurements the same.
Using Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey
Just as this easy casserole recipe can use canned, fresh or frozen vegetables, the meat in the pot pie can be either chicken or turkey. Leftover Thanksgiving Day turkey and vegetables can be used to make this pot pie. If leftover chicken or turkey is not available, use a store-bought rotisserie chicken or canned chicken.
Reduced-Fat Pot Pie Recipe
To make this a reduced-fat pot pie recipe, substitute reduced-fat soup and reduced-fat biscuit mix. For those who don’t like to roll pastry, drop tablespoons of biscuit dough onto the hot chicken mixture before baking. Try to cover the entire top of the casserole with drop biscuits.
Chicken pot pie is synonymous with winter recipes that make people think of home. Gather the family around the table for an easy casserole recipe that makes a hearty, healthy meal. Use substitutions as necessary for vegetables and meat. Make a turkey pot pie to use leftover Thanksgiving Day turkey when other recipes are unappealing.
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Genna Cockerham - Genna Cockerham has been writing online since November 2008. She served as Marriage Feature Writer from December 2008 to February ...
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