Debbie's Fabulous Chicken Pot Pie

I have tried many different pot pie recipes in my day, and I thought I had my favorite already nailed down....until I tried this!! One trick I learned is that this can be a great recipe for a FREEZER MEAL! I bulked up the veggies and 1 1/2 times the roux. Half of the mixture went into my 9x9 baking dish and the other half went in a Ziploc bag to be eaten at a later date...genius!

Prep work:
Remove
1 package refrigerated pie crust from fridge

Petite Dice the following
1 c carrot
1 c celery
1/2 c onion
1-2 c potato

Saute all veggies in
1/4 c butter 3-4 minutes. (They do NOT need to be fork tender yet, just get them started)
Stir in 1/2 c flour
2 1/2 c chicken broth
1 c milk

Boil this mixture and season with pepper and garlic salt and season salt to taste. Sauce will thicken to a nice creamy consistency 4-6 minutes.
Lower heat and add
2-4 c cooked and diced or shredded chicken breast.
1 c frozen peas

*don't worry if veggies are not fully cooked at this point..they will finish cooking in the oven.

Pour into a 9x13 dish
(or you can divide into 2 9x9 portions)

If making the 9x13 you will need 1 1/2 pie crusts. Lightly flour your surface and gently roll out and stretch your pie crusts into a more square shape. Overlap and roll the 1/2 pie crust into the full pie crust increasing it's length so it will fit over a 9x13 dish. Place over pot pie filling and roll excess edges under and press with fork making a seal around the edge of the pan. Cut a few air holes to vent. Brush top of crust with milk to create a nice browning effect.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

If you freeze half of your chicken mixture, defrost in fridge and top with one pie crust in a smaller 9x9 dish, then bake as directed.

Artichoke Parmesan Stuffing

2 lbs sourdough - cut into 1 inch cubes

3T butter

2 large onions, chopped

1 lb mushrooms, sliced

2 c celery - rinsed, chopped

1/2 c minced garlic (12 cloves)

3 1/2 c chicken broth

4 6oz jars of marinated artichokes

1 c grated parmesan cheese

1 T poultry seasoning

1 T rosemary

3/4 t each salt and pepper

2 large eggs - beaten

Spread bread chunks evenly on baking sheet. Toast at 350 until crisp and golden brown (25 mins). Shake cubes after 15 mins. If you don't have a convection oven - switch pan positions.

Melt butter over medium heat. Add onions, mushrooms, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring often until veggies are soft and golden brown. To release browned bits from pan - add 1/2 cc broth and stir. In a large bowl, mix veggies, bread crumbs, artichokes, cheese and seasonings. Wisk together remaining broth and eggs. Pour over bread mix. Stir until well coated. Bake in 5 qt baking dish at 350 for 30 mins covered and 20 more minutes uncovered.

ENJOY!

Mom's Sloppy Joe's

Easy...Classic

1 lb ground beef
1 can chicken gumbo condensed soup
1 T mustard
1 T brouwn sugar
1/4-1/2 c ketchup

Brown meat. Stir in other ingredients. Serve on rolls.

Original Joe's

This was a family standard growing up. So standard, I don't even have a recipe for it. BUT, I will re-create one here because it is really good and fun for a change!

1 lb ground beef
1/2 green pepper chopped
1/2 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
2 handfuls of salad spinach
sliced mushrooms (if desired)
deli pastrami chopped (4 or 5 slices)
3/4 cup ketchup
Italian Spices
2 Tbls. Worcestershire Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Hoagie Buns

Fry up hamburger with onion and green pepper. Add remainder of ingredients and after all of the items are cooked add cheese on top. Turn off the burner and cover long enough to melt cheese. Serve over Hoagie Buns! DELISH!