Easy chicken pot pie recipe

[mandyky]

Last night I finally tried to make pot pie. I don't have a rollling pin, so I used the Bisquick crust on the top only.

I had bought a big bag of leg/thigh quarters of chicken and boiled them Friday night (a bit more than par boiled).

I took 4 chicken quarters
1 32 oz. bag of mixed veggies
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups chicken broth (from boiling the chickens)
1/2 soup can of water
3 cooked diced potatoes
salt
pepper
garlic powder
dried chopped onions
2 tbsp cornstarch

Bisquick top crust

2 cups bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs

In a large saucepan I heated the mixed veggies, diced potatoes, cream soups, water, broth and spices.
Broke up the chicken in small pieces while the veggie mix was heating. Also mixed the Bisquick mixture while beggies were heating.

I had broken the chicken into a 9 X 13 inch glass baking dish. When the veggie mix started bubbling (not quite a full boil), I added the 2 tbsp of cornstarch, and simmered the mixture for a few minutes. Poured the veggie mix over the chicken and mixed it a bit.

Preheated oven to 400, added bisquick mix to the top of the chicken and veggie mix, and baked for 30 minutes.

I was pretty pleased with myself on this recipe. I'll be making this a lot next winter.

[The empressof all]

1. I use bisquick mix to coat my meat loaf

The family loves it.

I don't do pie crust either and I found another good substitute for an easy crust is to use frozen puff pastry.

Your recipe looks great---quick and easy.


Just FYI: You can substitute a wine bottle for a rolling pin in a pinch.

[politicat]

2. Cheap rolling pin: closet dowel rod.

They run about $1.49 for the 2 inch diameter rods at the hobby store or similar. They are usually 36 inches long, which is a bit too long to use, but you can sometimes find 24 inch ones, and those are perfect. Have it chopped off with a saw and sand the ends smooth. Rub it with cooking oil or cutting block oil a few times.

You can also pat in a crust if you want a bottom crust. Just pat it in like you're trying to coat the dish with a thin, not necessarily even, layer of dough.

I don't like using the wine bottle trick because the wines I drink don't come in the right shape - lots of whites come in a not rolling pin friendly shape.

[babylonsister]

5. A friend suggested an old wine bottle, cooled in fridge,

makes a good rolling pin. Peel label off first!

[spindrifter]

3. Another crust you can use

if you don't roll your own is those frozen biscuits--Grands or some groceries have their own house brand. You can pick them apart to make the crust as thin as you want, then pinch them together, or if you have little tart dishes, you can stretch them over the top and perforate with a fork.

[mandyky]

4. I've been thinking about

using them for quick dumplings too.