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.

Whether citrusy, creamy, flaky or nutty, slice by slice the familiarity of pie makes people happy especially during the holidays.  Cultures through history have dabbled in the art or pie making. Romans, Greeks, English and French all have made their mark in history with unique recipes. Wholly Wholesome has also left a legacy of “just like homemade” baked goods that are made with natural basic ingredients and are a convenient solution to whipping up desserts and meals with minimal time and effort. Whether a baking novice or pro, mold, fill, bake and slice….the choice is yours! Leave the basics to us and the compliments to the chef this holiday season.

  Start planning your holiday meal by finding these delicious baked goods in the retail freezer case:

• 9” Certified Organic Homestyle Bake At Home Pie Shells- Traditional, Wheat & Spelt  
• 6” Certified Organic Flaky Traditional Bake At Home Pie Shells
• 9” Certified Organic Traditional Bake At Home Rolled Pie Dough
• Natural Selection of Quick & Easy Bake At Home Dairy Free Pumpkin and Fruit Pies- Apple, Cherry & Blueberry

Wholly Wholesome’s NEW  and Improved Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie. Our Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie Just got Better….Just in Time for the Holidays. No Need to Ever Sacrifice Taste!

Natural Products Expo West 2011- We asked and Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie tasters told. See one taster’s response .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eiDKZhkHE&feature=youtu.be

Need an easy but delicious dessert to sweeten your holiday season? Try this Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie recipe. With our Organic 9″ Pie Shells, preparation is a snap!

Ingredients:

8 oz.  cream cheese softened

2 cups pumpkin puree

14 oz. sweetened condensed milk

3 eggs

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 9″ Wholly Wholesome Organic Pie Shell

Directions:

1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2-Mix cream cheese and condensed milk together until smooth.

3-Stir in the pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice and eggs.  Mix until well combined.

4-Pour batter into pie shell.

5-Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean.

6-Serve warm.

Enjoy!

Check it out! In a segment on NBC New York, Lynda Baquero and BehindtheBurner.com‘s Divya Gugnani featured our Organic Pie Shells as a delicious time-saver for baking your homemade pies and quiches.

Watch the video here–not just because we’re featured in it–we think you’ll enjoy the rest of Divya’s great suggestions for space- and time-saving baking gadgets. And be sure to check out BehindtheBurner.com’s Wholly Wholesome Organic Pie Shell Giveaway!

Did you know?

Did you know our Organic Pie Shells have also received notable kudos from these great publications:

• Good Housekeeping Magazine — For their November 2009 issue, Good Housekeeping Magazine tested a variety of frozen, pre-rolled refrigerated and dry mix varieties of pie shells and crusts. We are tickled pink to say that our Wholly Wholesome™ Organic Traditional 9″ Pie Shell came out on top with First Prize! Good Housekeeping says our pie shell tastes “just like Grandma’s.”
• Real Simple Magazine — Real Simple Magazine’s November 2008 Thanksgiving Shortcuts Road Test named our Organic 9″ Pie Shell as best pie crust, calling our pie shell “amazing―it’s super flaky and soft, with a hint of butter.” All of the products in Real Simple Magazine’s Thanksgiving Shortcuts Road Test were also featured on CBS The Early Show–watch the video here.