Chicken Pot Pie
Perfect comfort food for a rainy day.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 yellow onion small, diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 carrot diced
- ⅓ cup flour
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup half and half
- 2 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 cups chicken cooked and diced or shredded
- ¾ cup peas fresh or frozen
Instructions
- In a large skillet melt butter. Add onion, celery, and carrot, and cook until onion is softened and transparent. About 4-5 minutes.
- Add flour, stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in chicken broth and half and half.
- Add cream cheese and cook until thickened.
- Stir in chicken and peas and remove from heat. (If using frozen peas, can leave on heat for 2-3 minutes to allow peas to thaw, however don't allow to boil or overheat)
- Prepare pie crust and add filling. Bake according to pie crust instructions.