Chicken Pot Pie

I had a harvest-themed party last fall and decided I wanted to focus on "comfort" food as my main dish.

And then I found myself craving pot-pie. Which is always nice, right?

And then I forgot about this damned recipe and forgot to post it. Forever. SO hey! How bout some winter comfort food instead?

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter (or less if you're anti-butter. I'm not, I may have used more knowing me)
2 cloves garlic
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped Onion
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 cup chopped broccoli
1.5 cups chopped potato
2.5 cups chopped roasted chicken
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup half n half
1 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp sage
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp italian seasonings

Pie Dough

Crust Ingredients
1.5 cups flour
1 stick butter - cubed and cold (or it sticks like whoa!)
2 dashes salt
1/4 cup ice water

Mix the flour and butter together until there's no large butter chunks in, it'll get kind of mealy. Then add in your water and kneed that in until you can form it into a ball. At this stage it's going to be real sticky, so if you're like my you can toss in a little more flour to make it manageable and then form it into a ball and cover it in saran wrap and set it aside for 15-20 minutes. Or however long the rest of this process takes you.



And back to the Pot Pie!

1. Preheat the oven to 400 and melt the butter in a large saute pan/pot. Add in the garlic when melted, a minute later add the carrots, onion, celery and broccoli.

2. Saute for a few minutes then add the mushrooms. Wait another minute then add the flour and stir til it's all mixed in and a little thicker.

3. Pour in the 2 cups of broth and 1 cup half n half. Bring to boil, then reduce down to simmer. Add potatos, chicken and spices. Cook for 15 minutes or so or until it thickens up. Taste test, add salt/pepper if necessary.

4. Pour into a large casserole dish or (I use a round one) and top with pie dough. Cut a few holes in the top and throw it in the oven.

5. Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until crust is nice and golden brown. Consume when it ceases burning your tongue.