Jan
14

Here is a new recipe for you.
Chicken potpie. Turned out good and we ate every last leftover (which is saying a lot for my family).

Part I: Creamed Chicken
1. Buy a roasted chicken at Jewel (I like the large chicken breast that you can buy). Pull all meat from the bone and place in a bowl.
2. Melt in a large saucepan 4 TBSP butter.
3. Add and whisk until smooth 1/2 cup flour.
4. Cook, whisking constantly for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat.
5. Add 2 cups of chicken broth and whisk until smooth.
6. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk.
7. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly. Scrape the inside of the saucepan and whisk vigorously to break up any lumps.
8. Stir in the cooked poultry and cook for 1 minute more.
9. Remove from heat and season to taste with:
>fresh lemon juice
>salt and black pepper
>a pinch of nutmeg
(Congratulations, you just made your first white sauce!)

Part II: The Veggies
1. Heat a large skillet over med-high heat; melt 2 TBSP butter.
2. Add and cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes:
>1 medium onion, chopped
>3 medium carrots, sliced
>2 small celery ribs, sliced
3. Stir the vegetables into the creamed chicken, along with:
>3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed
>3 TBSP minced fresh parsley
4. Pour the mixture into a prepared baking dish.

Part III: The Biscuits.
1. Combine in a bowl and whisk together:
>2 cups flour
>2 tsp baking powder
>1/2 tsp baking soda
>1 tsp salt
2. Add all at once:
>2/3 cup buttermilk
>1/3 cup vegetable oil
3. Stir with a fork just until the dough readily leaves the sides of the bowl.
4. Drop walnut-sized dabs of dough from a spoon onto the top of the chicken/vegetable mixture. You could also roll out the dough and make it more like a pie, but I am too lazy and likely to drop the f-bomb.

Bake at 400F on the top 1/3 shelf in the oven for 30-40minutes. Bake until the sauce is bubbling and the topping is golden.

Enjoy!

Category: Cooking
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  1. Stephanie says:

    Ooooh, this looks yummy! I’m going to have to make it for the Granges so they can find out what American biscuits taste like.

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