Chicken vegetable pot pie

Yes, we're still eating that chicken. I worked again this afternoon so we cheated a bit on this one.

- store bought pie crust

- almond milk

- Campbell's cream of potato soup

- vegetables

- potatoes

- garlic powder 

- curry powder

- paprika 

I took an old butter wrapper and greased a deep dish pie pan. I preheated the oven to 410 degrees.

Next, my husband microwaved some potatoes and I put the bottom pie crust into the pie pan.

We plopped in the soup, then a half can of almond milk. I sprinkled in leftover chicken and frozen vegetables (carrots, spinach, cauliflower, and peas). 

Next I added the spices, a quick sprinkle of the paprika and garlic and probably about a tablespoon of curry powder. We added more chicken.

The potatoes went on top of that and then I topped with the second crust. Into the oven she went, covered with aluminum foil. 30 minutes with foil, then 15 minutes without. I then lowered the heat to 350 and did another 15.

The result was scrumptious but a tad saltier than I'm used to these days.

Daughter chicken potato pot pie

A few days ago, we were having a conversation at the dinner table discussing whether or not Dear Daughter is old enough to make dinner.

We decided daughter would make dinners on Friday, with coaching from me. She decided she wanted to make pot pie.

So, now she is.

She wanted chicken pot pie, so I suggested she prepare a sauce. The choices for the base were:
- vegetable stock
- butternut squash soup
- corn chowder
- V8 potato leek soup
- Campbell's chicken noodle
- Archer Farms Thai lemongrass chicken soup (that would have been my choice -- with some curry and lots of veggies)

She chose potato leek and she also chose a can of potatoes which she cut. She added the soup, cut potatoes and canned chicken to her pot.

She wanted to add spices. She decided against curry, didn't want Italian.
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon country herb blend

She added to the pot:
- about 2 1/2 cups California blend heated in the microwave
- 1 cup corn
- about 3/4 cup white (great northern beans)

Then she put her pie crust in her deep dish pie pan.

Once she gets it all done we'll bake it...