Chicken or Turkey Pie
From: Beth, Wyoming, USA
Comments: The best way to eat leftover poultry.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] chicken gravy mix powder
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups [500 mL] milk
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] cooked chicken or turkey dices
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups [250 to 375 mL] boiled potato dices
  • 1 cup [250 mL] boiled mixed frozen vegetables or any combination freshly boiled vegetables pieces
  • Enough pastry dough for a 9-inch [23-cm] pie shell
  • Flour
  • Preheat oven to 425°F [220°C].
  • Into a 2-quart [2-L] saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter or margarine.
  • Melt onion in hot butter, until tender but not browned.
  • Stir in chicken gravy mix powder; sprinkle with pepper and pour in milk.
  • Simmer until boiling and thickened, stirring constantly.
  • Delicately mix in chicken or turkey dices, potato dices and mixed vegetables; heat through.
  • Spoon into a 6-cup [1.5-L] casserole.
  • Onto a floured surface, roll dough until 1/8-inch [4-mm] thick.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut slits into the center of rolled dough.
  • Arrange dough over filling.
  • Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears, trim pastry 1-inch [2.5-cm] down all around casserole.
  • Fold excess pastry underneath top and flute.
  • Bake into preheated oven for 25 minutes, until lightly browned.