Month: January 2012

Wholly Wholesome Pot Pie Recipe….A Warm Welcome for Winter

 - by Janeen Ortega

Plummeting temperatures and snowy days are perfect for eating this warm, wholesome and wholicious Pot Pie Recipe. Wholly Wholesome’s 9″ Pie Shells are the easy start to making this classic comfort food recipe that’s a truly natural warm delight!

Wholly Wholesome Chicken or Turkey POT PIE (for double crust 9” pie) for left over white/dark meat turkey or chicken

Ingredients (serves 6-8)

2 Wholly Wholesome 9” Organic Pie Shells (you can also use Whollly Wholesome Organic Rolled Pie dough and your own pie tin)

2 cups Cubed or pulled Roast Chicken or Turkey

¼ cup sliced cooked carrots*

½ cup cooked peas*

½ cup cubed cooked potatoes*

2 tbsp butter

1 ½ tbsp. flour

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup chicken broth

¾ cup milk

1 egg for egg wash and a splash of milk (egg wash)

*if you are not using canned vegetables, then you can cook the vegetables by boiling or microwaving for 5 minutes or until soft.

Thaw Wholly Wholesome Pie shells in refrigerator overnight or for 30 minutes out of the freezer

Preheat oven to 425˚f

►THE MIXTURE

Combine Chicken, carrots, peas and potatoes

►A SIMPLE SAUCE

Combine Butter, flour, salt, chicken broth and milk in sauce pan and COOK over medium flame AND STIR FOR 1 MIN or until it thickens

COMBINE THE SAUCE WITH THE MIXTURE

FILL AND BAKE

Pour filling into shell, brush edge of pie shell with beaten egg and milk (egg wash)

  1. Take second shell out of pan and invert over pie filling, press edges together to seal (or use a Wholly Wholesome rolled pie dough for the top crust.
  2. Brush top crust with beaten egg and milk (egg wash)
  3. Cut a few slits in the top shell to allow steam to escape.
  4. Place pie on a baking sheet (foil underneath optional)
  5. Bake for 35-45 minutes on lower rack at 425˚f or until crust is golden brown.