chicken pot pie

i made chicken pot pie yesterday for the first time...actually it was also the first time i've ever eaten it..i know but my family is polish and they just don't make food like that..when i told my sister i was making it she called it so american!LOL....but i've always thought it looked good so i decided to give it a try...it was actually pretty easy to make and came out delicious!! here's the recipe give it a try!

you will need:
                     about a pound of chicken breast cubed
                     1 cup sliced carrots
                     1 cup frozen peas
                     1/2 cup celery
                     1/3 cup butter (i know crazy but thats why its delicious)
                     1/3 cup onions chopped
                     1/3 cup flour
                     1/2 tsp salt (we ended up needing a bit more)
                     1/4 tsp pepper
                     32oz carton chicken broth (reserve 1 3/4 cups for sauce)
                     2/3 cup milk
                     2 pre-made pie crusts

preheat oven 425

boil chicken, carrots, peas and celery in the chicken broth

then in another pot add butter and onions over med heat til onions are tender then add the flour, salt and pepper...mix til it all pulls together...i couldn't take pics of this step because i was holding mister grey while doing it....after it pulls together add it to the chicken and veggies and add the milk...mix ..then depending on how thick or thin you want the sauce add chicken broth one alittle bit at a time i added 1/2 cup....

                                             looks gross but it was yummy!

then take one of the pie crust and place it in a pie dish...fill...cover with the other pie crust...crimp edges and put slits in the top to allow steam to come out....oh shit i forgot i had boiled potatoes in my fridge from the night before and cubed them and added them in the end...

                         ok i know it doesn't look pretty but................

THIS GUY didn't want it to look nice! grey thought it was much better if i attempt these things for the first time ever one handed! if i wasn't holding him or in his face talking to him he was not a happy guy..so one handed it was

ok i should also tell you that trying to beat an egg one handed is not an easy task and then brushing it on was not easy either so one side had alittle too much egg so i ended up cutting that piece off and trashing it..i just didn't think mike or miles wanted scrambled egg on top!

                                                                 it was delicious! i had extra filling but no more pie dough so but i did have that fake biscuit dough and put it on top

in theory this should taste amazing and when it came out it looked great!

but the biscuits never cooked through and so today when i put it in the oven to warm it just burned on top and was still doughy on the bottom..lesson learned: bake biscuits first then place on top otherwise you lose a whole dish of pot pie...bogus.....

anyway the first one was yummy and both mike and miles were happy..so i was happy...next time i will add more salt and maybe other veggies..like kale and asparagus and maybe garlic...well i'll definitely try this one again...minus the biscuits....xoxoxtrash