Hearty Chicken Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup ice water
• 18 ounces chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
• 2 cups peeled diced potatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken

Recipe

• 1 crust: mix flour and salt; cut in shortning until the size of peas.
• 2 add water and stir with a fork until mixture forms a ball of dough; add more water if needed.
• 3 roll out on a floured board.
• 4 filling: combine broth, carrots, and potatoes in saucepan.
• 5 bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 in lg skillet, heat oil; add mushrooms and onions; saute for 3 minutes.
• 7 add poultry seasoning, thyme and pepper.
• 8 add broth mixture and peas.
• 9 mix flour and water until smooth; whisk into vegetables.
• 10 bring to a boil; stir in the chicken.
• 11 pour mixture into 2 qt shallow baking dish (11x7).
• 12 top with crust, trim and flute edge.
• 13 cut out a small round in the center for steam to escape.
• 14 bake at at 425* for about 25 minutes, until bubbly and crust is golden.