Easy Chicken Or Turkey Pot Pie

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 (10 ounce) can mushrooms, well drained (whole or sliced, squeeze out excess moisture with hands)
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter or 3 -4 tablespoons margarine
• 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken (or turkey)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed golden mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 1/2 cups frozen cut green beans, cooked and drained
• salt (to taste) (optional)
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust deep dish pie

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet melt butter over medium heat.
• 2 add in carrot, celery, onion and thyme; cook stirring until just crisp-tender.
• 3 add in mushrooms fresh garlic,and black pepper; cook stirring for 2 minutes.; remove skillet from heat.
• 4 place the cubed chicken or turkey in a bowl sprinkle with 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon flour and toss well to coat.
• 5 to the skillet add in the floured chicken or turkey, undiluted soup and green beans to the onion mixture; mix very well with a spoon to combine.
• 6 line the bottom of the pie plate with pastry.
• 7 add in the chicken or turkey mixture.
• 8 place the remaining pastry on top; seal and flute.
• 9 slice a couple of slits on top to allow steam to escape.
• 10 brush lightly with table cream or milk.
• 11 cover the edges loosley with foil.
• 12 place the pie plate on a baking sheet.
• 13 bake bottom-oven rack for 55-60 minutes or until golden brown.