Chicken Pot Pie

🥘 Ingredients

• all purpose flour
  2/3 cup
• butter
  2/3 cup
• celery seed
  1/2 tsp
• chicken broth
  1-3/4 cup
• chopped celery
  1 cup
• cooked shredded chicken
  4 cups
• frozen mixed vegetables
  3 cups
• italian seasoning
  1/2 tsp
• milk
  1-1/3 cup
• onion (diced)
  1
• onion powder
  1/2 tsp
• pepper
  1 tsp
• potatoes (peeled and diced)
  1 cup
• salt
  1 tsp
• unbaked pie crusts
  4 9-inch

🍳 Cookware

• saucepan
• colander
• saucepan
• pie plate

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 425 F.
2. 2

   Place frozen mixed vegetables and chopped celery into a saucepan , cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer over medium-low heat until the celery and potatoes are tender, about ⏱️ 10 minutes . Drain the vegetables in a colander and set aside.

   frozen mixed vegetables: 3 cups, chopped celery: 1 cup, potatoes: 1 cup (peeled and diced)
3. 3

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and cook onion until translucent, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Stir in all purpose flour , salt , pepper , celery seed , onion powder and italian seasoning . Slowly whisk in chicken broth and milk until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens.

   butter: 2/3 cup, onion: 1 (diced), all purpose flour: 2/3 cup, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp, celery seed: 1/2 tsp, onion powder: 1/2 tsp, italian seasoning: 1/2 tsp, chicken broth: 1-3/4 cup, milk: 1-1/3 cup
4. 4

   Remove from heat, stir in the cooked vegetables and cooked shredded chicken to create the pie filling.

   cooked shredded chicken: 4 cups
5. 5

   Transfer half of the filling to a pie plate lined with one of the unbaked pie crusts . Add the top crust, pinch edges and cut slits into the top. Brush with cream or milk if desired.

   unbaked pie crusts: 4 9-inch
6. 📝

   Let the remaining filling cool, then transfer it to a gallon sized freezer bag and freeze. When ready to use, thaw and warm the filling in a saucepan before assembling the pie as described above.

7. 6

   Place a foil ring around the edge crusts. Bake in the preheated oven until the crusts are golden brown and the filling is bubbly, normally ⏱️ 30 minutes to ⏱️ 35 minutes . If the crusts are browning too quickly, cover the pie with aluminum foil after about ⏱️ 15 minutes .
8. 7

   Cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes before serving.