I don’t know what makes this such a good meal to serve after a zombie attack.  Maybe because each person gets their own pie, making it personal and special.  Maybe we all just need something warm and comforting.  I can’t say for sure, all I know is that it works.

Here’s my recipe for all-purpose, pick-you-up chicken pot pie.  This recipe is easy to size up or down.

Serves 6

Filling Ingredients:

1. 1 pound chicken (mix of thigh and breast meat, deboned and chopped)
2. ½ cup of butter
3. 4 whole carrots, diced
4. 2 celery stalks, diced
5. 2 cups potatoes, diced
6. 1 onion, peeled and diced small
7. 2 cloves garlic, minced
8. ½ cup peas
9. 2 ¾ cups chicken stock
10. 1 ½ cups milk
11. ½ cup flour
12. Salt (to taste)
13. Black Pepper (to taste)
14. 1 teaspoon Thyme
15. Chili pepper flakes
16. Cooking oil

• Season the chicken with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Cook the chicken in a skillet with 2 teaspoons oil.  Set aside.
• Steam the potatoes and carrots.  Set aside.
• Heat chicken stock in a small pot.
• Sauté onions and garlic with 1-2 tablespoons butter until translucent.
• Add celery as well as the rest of the butter and cook until butter is melted.
• Add flour and stir until thickened.
• Add hot chicken stock.  Bring to a boil then lower heat.
• Add milk and let simmer for 10-15 minutes until it reaches a creamy consistency.
• Add potatoes, carrots, peas, chicken, and seasoning.  Let cook for another 5 minutes and season to taste.

To construct the pies:

Bake small loaves of French bread.  You will want a thick crust so make sure to set a pan of water under the loaves while they are baking.  Once cooled, scoop the insides of the loaves out and fill with chicken mixture.  Serve warm.

Enjoy!

Very truly,

Mrs. K