Dinner

Country Chicken Pot Pies is for Dinner.

Country Chicken Pot Pies takes several minutes to prepare.

Country Chicken Pot Pies takes several minutes to cook.

Country Chicken Pot Pies makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Country Chicken Pot Pies are:

1 C chopped onion
1 C chopped celery
1 C chopped carrot
1/3 C butter or margarine, melted
1/2 C all-purpose flour
2 C chicken broth
1 C half-and-half
4 C chopped cooked chicken
1 C frozen peas, thawed
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Basic Pastry :
4 C all-purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 C plus 1 Tblsp. shortening
1/3 to 1/2 C cold water

Here is how you make Country Chicken Pot Pies:

Saute first 3 ingredients in butter in a skillet over medium heat until tender. Add flour; stir until smooth. Cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and half-and-half; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken, peas, salt, and pepper. To prepare pastry mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour till the size of peas. Add water 1T at a time and mix gently. Divide Basic Pastry into 8 equal portions . Roll 4 portions of pastry to 10 inch circles on a floured surface. Place in four 6 inch disposable pie pans. Divide chicken mixture over pastry in pans. Roll remaining 4 portions of circles over filling; fold edges under and flute. Cut slits in tops to allow steam to escape. To Freeze: Cover tightly and freeze up to 1 month (I've made double batches at the same time and froze them for a couple of months) To Serve: Bake, uncovered at 400F for 1 hour or until crust is brown Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAYDIAMONDS5282.

The nutritional information for Country Chicken Pot Pies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 393.0

• Total Fat: 24.2 g
• Cholesterol: 17.0 mg
• Sodium: 186.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 4.9 g