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Chicken Pot Pie Dinner!

On a cold, autumn day in October, I decided to warm my stomach and soul with a steaming hot bowl of Chicken Pot Pie.  I just had a hankering for the dish...plus, being sick as a dog didn't help.  I guess I was well enough to get my cook on though, because it came out exceptionally.  It's a fantastically easy and pretty quick dish to make.

First you grill up some chicken.  You can also use the meat from leftover rotisserie chicken or even go out and buy one.  You just need some cooked chicken.  I grilled some chicken breasts with just some salt, pepper and Mrs. Dash seasoning since we didn't have any chicken in the house.

While that's resting, you chop up some onions and then sautee them in butter in a large pot.  You turn down the heat to medium-high and let the onions sweat.  

I then added minced garlic (optional) and then just a bit more butter.  I then made a roux by adding flour to the butter and onions.  When the flour tasted cooked off, I added chicken stock.  You then boil this until it reaches a thick, sauce-y consistency.  HOWEVER...this time was a little different.  As I mentioned, I was pretty gosh darn sick and needed a little extra warmth this time around.  I added one can of Cream of Chicken Soup, which was still thick enough to not be all soup-y.  I added some fresh corn, string beans and carrots, although you can definitely use frozen veggies, then cut the chicken into cubes.  

I let that cook on the range for a few minutes while the oven was pre-heating to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.  I transferred everything into a casserole dish and hastily draped a sheet of puff pastry over it.  

I was a little anxious at this point to start eating so I didn't trim the edges, hence why it looked weird but it all tasted very, very yummy.  After baking for about 15 minutes, it was ready to get in my belly.

Funny-looking, but yummy tasting!

Soup-y!

Oh, so delicious!!!

And there you have it! This probably took 45 minutes, including the grilling, so it's not too bad.  It yields about 8 servings, so it's a really quick solution to impromptu dinner guests!

Bon appetit!

Mission: Accomplished