I love food. Maybe more than I should. One of the great things about winter is all the yummy, hearty comfort food. One of my favorites is chicken pot pie. It's just so good! We don't have it that often because I like to make it from scratch. Betty Crocker is a great help and I tend to make tweaks as I go along. I had The Man make the crust since he's great at making pie crust. That's his job and he does it well!
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| Prepped & ready to go! |
I started by cooking the chicken breast on my grill pan (and press). I seasoned it with Jamaican Jerk Rub. Yum! While that was "grilling" I got to work on the sauce. You melt 1/3 cup of butter in a pan. Once it's melted you add 1/3 cup of flour, 1/3 cup chopped onion, salt & pepper and stir till it's smooth. I also added Parmesan garlic & pepper & roasted red pepper seasoning (both from The Pampered Chef).
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| "Grilling" the chicken |
Cook until bubbly, making sure to stir constantly so it doesn't burn. Then I added 2 cups of homemade chicken broth and 2/3 cup of milk. You heat it until it boiling and continue to keep stirring! Betty says to add peas and carrots but I don't think that's enough. I added carrots, mushrooms, celery, frozen peas and leftover green bean casserole. Then I added the chicken once it cooled enough for me to cut it!
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| Ready to cook! |
While I was waiting for the chicken to cool I rolled out the crust and put it in my deep covered baker. I think the crust is the best part so I always line the pan AND put crust on top. The more crust the better. It took a little doing but I got it. Once I had the crust in the baker and the chicken in the sauce, I poured the sauce into the baker. Then I covered it with another crust, put some slits in the top and put it in a oven that was preheated to 425 degrees. I let it bake for about 35 minutes. Silly me put the cover on so the crust didn't brown like it should. So I took the cover off and let it bake a little longer. It was still yummy.
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| The finished pot pie |
The Man enjoyed it. I did too. We have been enjoying the leftovers too!
What's your favorite winter comfort food?
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