Chicken pot pie and The Office

Turkey Pot Pie

Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready In: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:
1 recipe pastry for a (10 inch) double crust pie
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 small onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
2 cubes chicken bouillon
2 cups water
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed (I used one can of sliced potatoes)
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey (I used chicken)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roll out bottom pie crust, press into a 10 inch pie pan, and set aside.

2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add the onion, celery, carrots, parsley, oregano, and salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the bouillon and water. Bring mixture to a boil. Stir in the potatoes, and cook until tender but still firm.

3. In a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the turkey and flour. Add the milk, and heat through. Stir the turkey mixture into the vegetable mixture, and cook until thickened. Cool slightly, then pour mixture into the unbaked pie shell. Roll out the top crust, and place on top of filling. Flute edges, and make 4 slits in the top crust to let out steam.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

(Notes: This recipe took a lot of pots and pans (though we didn't have leftover chicken, so I did cook that too) - it felt like most of the contents of the kitchen were in the sink, on the stove or in the dishwasher by the time everything was made. Oh - and there was a lot more filling than would actually fit in the pie crust, so I would probably would use a little less of everything next time.)

We didn't watch a movie along with this, but we did watch The Office - which was a pretty good episode this week.

Pot Pie Ratings:
Adam - ***1/2 (he just doesn't understand how good it is)
Melanie - ****1/2